The racing is completed for the 2010 Fireball World Championships and Great Britain have won the top three spots on the podium at the 2010 Fireball World Championships.

One race was held today off Carlisle Bay in Barbados, West Indies, under sunny skies and winds ranging from 14 to 18 knots. The fleet was very aggressive on the start line today with it being the last chance for teams to secure their final spots on the results sheet. It took five attempts, three of them under a black flag, before the fleet finally got off to a clean start. With the delay in the day’s first race, it was not possible to start a tenth and final race for the series since the start time limit had expired.

In the end, nine races were completed for this year’s championship, allowing the competitors to discard their worst 2 races from the score sheet.

The final top ten are as follows:

1st – Chips Howarth, Vyv Townend (GBR)
2nd – Matt Burge, Richard Wagstaff (GBR)
3rd – David Edwards, Simon Potts (GBR)
4th – Matt Findlay, Richard Anderton (GBR)
5th – Ben Schulz, Phillip Bowley (AUS)
6th – David Wade, Tim Saunders (GBR)
7th – Robin Inns, Joel Coultas (AUS)
8th – Tim Rush, Russ Clark (GBR)
9th – Martin Kubovy, Milan Cap (CZE)
10th – Kevin Hope, Russell Thorne (GBR)

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Lighter winds made no difference to Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend from Great Britain as they continued to dominate the 2010 Fireball Worlds. Two races were held today off Carlisle Bay in Barbados at the 2010 Fireball World Championships.  There were a few small showers and otherwise mostly sunny skies with winds at 12-14 knots throughout the day.

Fellow Brits, Matt Findlay and Richard Anderton  kept it a closer finish for Race 5 battling through to the finish with Howarth and Townend, but then Chips and Vyv pulled away from the fleet to finish well ahead in Race 6.

After 6 races, Matt Burge and Richard Wagstaff (GBR) are in 2^nd place, followed by Matt Findlay and Richard Anderton (GBR).  Boats with sail numbers not starting with GBR still haven’t managed to crack the overall podium, but they are starting to reach the top three spots in individual races with Australian boats claiming 2^nd and 3^rd in Race 6.

Complete results are available here.

Wednesday, May 5 is a lay day.  Racing continues on Thursday, May 6 with two races scheduled.

Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend (GBR) continue to lead the 2010 Fireball Worlds after day 2 of racing.  Matt Burge and Richard Wagstaff (GBR) are in 2nd place, while David Wade and Tim Saunders (GBR) climbed up the rankings to sit in 3rd.

Barbados served up another beautiful sailing day with sunny skies and warm winds.  Two races were held today in shifty conditions with breeze ranging from 13 – 18 knots.

Full results as of race 4 are available here.

Racing continues tomorrow, Tuesday, May 4 with the first of two races scheduled to start at 12:30.

The leaderboard was filled with teams from Great Britain on day 1 of the 2010 Fireball World Championships.  Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend continued their strong performance with another first in Race 1, while their compatriots Matt Findlay and Richard Anderton won Race 2. In fact, British teams held down the top 7 spots in Race 1.

As of Race 2, Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend (GBR) sit in 1st, Matt Burge and Richard Wagstaff (GBR) are 2nd, and Matt Findlay and Richard Anderton are in 3rd.

Complete results are available here.

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The common sentiment heard among competitors was that the conditions were shifty and tricky. A lead could quickly evaporate, and by the same token, there was always room to move up in the fleet by paying close attention to puffs and shifts. “Snakes & Ladders” was how Matt Burge & Richard Wagstaff (GBR), winners of race 3 described it.

After 3 races, British boats are holding the top 2 spots with DJ David Edwards in 1st, followed by Kevin Hope and Russel Thorne. Australians Ben Shulz and Phillip Bowley currently sit in 3rd.

Full results are available here.

Results are posted for International Week Day 1.  Click here.