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Class 40 World Champion Decided
Photo by Mike Jones
It could not have been tighter at the top going into the final day of racing at the inaugural Class 40 World Championship, with just 5 points separating the top 5 boats.
The day was not without incident as a major collision before the first start between Wilfred Clerton's CGMER and Mike West's Keysource - who had been lying in 2nd overall going into the final day - had the two boats racing in to the River Hamble for repair. Unfortunately neither made a return to the race area signaling the end of West's hopes of winning the title.
Meanwhile on the water, a determined Simon Clarke on Clarke Offshore posted two 1st places in the first two races of the day with overnight leader Tony Lawson on Concise relinquishing his grip on the top spot posting a 2nd and a 4th. The Chilean team skippered by Felipe Cubillos on Desafio Cabo de Hornos was hot on their heels posting a 4th and 2nd; unfortunately it was not enough to keep him in the running for the title going into the last race.
The Championship title was taken in the final race by Lawson's team on Concise crossing the line ahead of Clarke Offshore. Clarke's 3 place penalty in the Round the Island Race proved to be costly as Lawson discarded his worst score and won the Championship by 2 points, with Clarke in 2nd and Felipe Cubillos in 3rd. -- Lucy Burn
Top five final results:
1. Tony Lawson, Concise, GBR, 10.2
2. Simon Clarke, Clarke Offshore, GBR, 12.2
3. Felipe Cubillos, Desafio Cabo De Hornos, CHI, 17.4
4. Gilles Dutoit, Techneau, FRA, 21.8
5. Denis Lazat, Jumpa Lagi, FRA, 30.8
Full results can be viewed at www.royal-southern.co.uk
