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A convincing third place finish for Rod BEURTEAUX and Chris O'KEEFE moves the Australian crew into the overall lead of the series with three races remaining.

Martin and Murray, sailing out of Strangford Lough Yacht Club, broke out of a mid-fleet finishing pattern to lead around the top mark and finish as the only Irish boat in the top 20. Fourth place for husband and wife team Barry and Sue PARKIN leaves the British couple lying fourth in the series, with Sue trumpeting "This one's for the North of England!"

Previous series leaders Justin BURKE and Alan GREENE (IRL) suffered a poor start, dropping to 40 at the top mark before recovering to finish 28. With one discard applied following race 4, the Irish crew now slip to third place overall behind Britain's Mike HART and Richard RIGG.

Contrasting a poor day for the Irish, no fewer than 12 British boats finished in the top 20 finishers, with Greg WELLS and Miles MITCHELL grabbing a creditable fifth at the line.

While race 4 was sailed in a light 6~7 knot breeze and a sea mist which refused to burn off, fresher winds are forecast for the final two days of the Subaru Worlds. Principal Race Officer Jack ROY aims to run two races on Friday, commencing at 11.30UCT, with the final round taking place on Saturday.

Top Ten After 4 Races

Pos	Nation	Helm, Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	Points
1	AUS	Rod BEURTEAUX, Chris O'KEEFE	-28	5	3	3	21.4
2	GBR	Mike HART, Richard RIGG	1	7	-32	8	27
3	IRL	Justin BURKE, Alan GREEN	10	6	1	-28	27.7
4	GBR	Barry PARKIN, Sue PARKIN	-29	1	15	4	29
5	GBR	Steve GOACHER, Phil EVANS	4	-17	17	1	31
6	USA	Rupert MANDER, Chris HEWKIN	-37	15	2	10	40
7	GBR	Roger PALMER, Barbara PALMER	12	3	-30	11	40.7
8	GBR	A TATTERSALL, T SMART	5	10	9	-19	41
9	IRL	Sean CRAIG, Stephen BOYLE	25	2	5	-38	44
10	AUS	Ashley SMITH, Kym THUMPKIN	2	-23	7	23	45