August 21, 2003
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French Hold The Lead
With 7 of the 12 races scheduled held, a further two races will take place today and tomorrow. The Solent, and the waters off Stokes Bay Sailing Club, are providing excellent sailing conditions with a light to moderate breeze and sun.
With 7 of the 12 races scheduled held, a further two races will take place today and tomorrow. The Solent, and the waters off Stokes Bay Sailing Club, are providing excellent sailing conditions with a light to moderate breeze and sun.
The defending World Champions, Christophe and Catherine GHAZARIAN (FRA) face a tough job to have any possibility of retaining their title or achieving a podium finish. Placed 14 overall and with a 66 point deficit from the third placed crew overall, it looks certainly impossible, but if they could string in some bullets, who knows.
| Place | Boat | Helm | Crew | Club | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Gr Pts | Nt Pts |
| 17Aug | 17Aug | 18Aug | 18Aug | 19Aug | 20Aug | 20Aug | |||||||
| 1 | Banque Scalbert | Le Maux | Jones-Pierce | FRA | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | -12 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 22 |
| 2 | Mischief | Pullen | Rickard | GBR | 5 | 2 | 2 | -16 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 28 |
| 3 | Bouvier | Merelle | FRA | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | -32 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 31 | |
| 4 | Norm | Norman | Atkinson | GBR | 12 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | -20 | 8 | 55 | 35 |
| 5 | Lickalotapussy | Owen | Gadsby | GBR | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | -15 | 54 | 39 |
| 6 | Wibaux | Wibaux | FRA | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | -15 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 40 | |
| 7 | Barnham | Barnham | GBR | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | -52 | 4 | 10 | 93 | 41 | |
| 8 | Charterwood.com | Sly | Sly | GBR | 9 | 17 | 3 | -28 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 73 | 45 |
| 9 | Sailingbooks.co.uk | Roberts | Roberts | GBR | 1 | 10 | 10 | -23 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 86 | 63 |
| 10 | Scrawny Frog | Draper | Draper | GBR | 15 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 20 | -23 | 3 | 87 | 64 |