Narrow lead for the Czechs

After nine races at the Fireball Europeans in Izola, Slovenia

After a lay day the 85 boat fleet returned to the warm waters of the Adriatic to complete two more races, leaving one more race to be completed tomorrow.

Tomas Musil and Jan Stantejsky of the Czech Republic posted a 2nd and 3rd to regain the lead from the Swiss pairing of Urs Schaer and Ruedi Moser. 4 points separate the top 3 boats so the championship is still wide open.

Top 50 results after 9 races (2 discards)

Pos	Crew	Sail no	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Tot
1	Tomas Musil (M), Jan Stantejsky (M), YC Rodop	CZE 14879	1	-9	1	3	6	3	-22	3	2	19,0
2	Urs Schaer (M), Ruedi Moser (M), Murten/SCoW	SUI 14799	-12	5	2	1	1	1	4	6	-11	20,0
3	Sime Fantela (M), Igor Marenic (M), JK Sv.Krsevan	CRO 14881	-19	-11	3	11	3	2	1	2	1	23,0
4	Dave Wade (M), Richard Wagstaff (M), Northampton	GBR 14880	-13	4	5	2	-9	5	3	5	4	28,0
5	Martin Kubovy (M), Roman Roček (M), JK Tousen/YC Neratovice	CZE 14552	4	2	22	-32	4	-24	2	1	3	38,0
6	Richard Estaugh (M), Rob Gardner (M), Chase/Notts County	GBR 14874	2	14	4	-30	8	4	7	(cs)	5	44,0
7	Kurt Venhoda (M), Sonja Zaugg (F), SCoW	SUI 14863	-14	1	8	5	2	11	12	12	-21	51,0
8	Andy Smith (M), Norman Byrd (M), Notts County SC/Draycote Water	GBR 14801	3	-17	13	16	15	8	-19	4	7	66,0
9	Tim Rush (M), Frederic Sotteau (M), Notts County/ANO Istreenne	GBR 14864	10	6	(bf)	4	11	9	-32	11	17	68,0
10	Lukas Neumann (M), Milan Kvasnik (M), YC Rodop/Neratovice	CZE 14827	-21	10	10	7	5	-18	11	15	10	68,0
11	Shane MacCarthy (M), Roger Gilbert (M), Greystones SC/Stokes bay SC	IRL 14834	18	8	(bf)	-34	13	6	6	16	6	73,0
12	Vince Horey (M), Gavin Tillison (M), Fishers Green/Oxford	GBR 14870	-26	(bf)	11	8	10	10	20	17	8	84,0
13	Eva Skorepova (F), Jan Danek (M), YC Spoje/YC Rodop	CZE 14056	7	16	16	6	18	16	9	-37	(bf)	88,0
14	Angus Hemmings (M), Steve Chesney (M), Stokes bay SC/Hayling Island	GBR 14791	8	(bf)	24	-29	19	7	16	10	9	93,0
15	Jaroslav Verner (M), Pavel Winkler (M), JC Tousen	CZE 14696	-44	-51	12	9	23	19	14	7	14	98,0
16	Ian Fryett (M), Jonathan Bale (M), Chew Valley Lake SC	GBR 14821	24	7	6	-31	26	-38	10	9	23	105,0
17	Donald J.Smith (M), Matthew Richardson (M), Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC	GBR 14682	11	19	-32	-21	7	15	17	18	18	105,0
18	Robin Inns (M), Christoph Troetschler (M), Adelaide (AUS)	GER 14189	23	13	7	20	22	14	-31	8	-24	107,0
19	Theo Ganz (M), Barbara Carmondy (F), YCB/RVS	SUI 14739	-31	18	9	13	21	21	8	-34	26	116,0
20	Marko Kocjancic (M), Matjaz Vodopivec (M), JK Jadro/JK Fireball	SLO 14019	25	-42	(bf)	10	14	17	15	23	15	119,0
21	Penny Gibbs (F), Ian Gibbs (M), Brightlingsea SC	GBR 14789	17	12	18	-33	17	12	26	-44	28	130,0
22	Jeremy Davy (M), David Scott (M), Northampton	GBR 14778	15	(bf)	15	-43	12	34	18	25	13	132,0
23	Joerg Nolle (M), Roger Leemann (M), SV Dingelsdorf	GER 14508	22	-38	30	14	25	22	(nf)	19	12	144,0
24	Frederic Mouches (M), Jean-Francois Nouel (M), SNO	FRA 14793	30	29	25	23	-32	-41	24	13	16	160,0
25	Hinko Golias (M), Katarina Kersevan (F), JK Ljubljana / JK Burja	SLO 14796	5	28	28	12	-49	26	45	21	(bf)	165,0
26	Philip Popple (M), Donald White (M), Shoreham SC	GBR 14877	27	25	-55	-50	35	31	5	22	20	165,0
27	Petr Sklenar (M), Petr Janacek (M), YC SpN/YC LS	CZE 14794	6	24	(bf)	48	20	35	13	20	(bf)	166,0
28	Francois Chartier (M), Rierre-Yves Robin (M), CNBPP	FRA 14838	-52	26	14	24	-28	28	27	28	25	172,0
29	Sam Mettam (M), Richard Anderton (M), Royal Naval Sa/Weston SC	GBR 14578	35	15	(bf)	18	34	30	21	(cs)	19	172,0
30	Neville Herbert (M), Stephen Penfold (M), Tamesis SC	GBR 14663	-46	22	17	-56	40	25	28	14	29	175,0
31	Jenny Green (F), Malcolm Green (M), YC d'Antibes	FRA 14398	9	20	31	-49	27	32	23	35	-56	177,0
32	Martin Peculier (M), Thomas LeSeach (M), SNO	FRA 14631	16	35	21	-41	24	27	25	33	-38	181,0
33	Derian Chandler (F), Andy Scott (M), Chew Valley Lake SC	GBR 14853	42	21	42	-44	16	13	30	-46	34	198,0
34	Euan Sellar (M), Matt Summers (M), ASYC/RTYC	GBR 14835	28	30	20	-46	37	20	34	32	(bf)	201,0
35	Noel Butler (M), Hugh Butler (M), DMYC/RSGYC	IRL 14790	-37	31	26	27	31	33	33	-45	22	203,0
36	Martin Scarth (M), Nigel Sheppard (M), Blackwater SC	GBR 14798	29	3	34	-47	39	40	-53	29	33	207,0
37	Will Moody (M), Glenn Peverell (M), Dun Laogharie Motor YC/Frankst	IRL 14849	-40	-65	27	25	38	29	37	26	30	212,0
38	Miroslav Peterka (M), Filip Prochazka (M), YC Neratovice	CZE 13626	38	27	-39	38	30	-53	29	24	31	217,0
39	Romy Schwerzmann (F), Ivo Helbling (M), SCOZ	SUI 14419	32	-48	23	22	29	39	39	40	-44	224,0
40	Elaine Tudor (F), Warren Tudor (M), Brigtlingsea SC	GBR 14804	20	23	37	-51	-47	37	38	43	41	239,0
41	Collin (M), Thoby (F), SR Brest/SNO Nantes	FRA 14679	-57	33	52	-62	36	23	41	27	32	244,0
42	Melanie Lederer (F), Michael Schaefer (M), SV Dingelsdorf	GER 14658	41	50	19	-54	41	-60	46	31	27	255,0
43	Vincent Junca (M), Dominique Junca (M), SNB St. Malo/CN Estuaire	FRA 14367	47	34	36	26	-77	44	43	41	-53	271,0
44	Chris Panting (M), Keith Ellis (M), Fairlop	GBR 14525	45	32	29	17	-60	58	51	(cs)	50	282,0
45	Werner Aebi (M), Ursula Aebi (F), YCB	SUI 14760	49	47	46	42	33	49	-50	38	-59	304,0
46	Luca Maria Manzi (M), Alfredo Annese (M), CN San Vincenzo	ITA 14833	-68	45	44	45	43	47	-60	30	52	306,0
47	Fritz Widmer (M), Ernesto Zollinger (M), YC Kreuzlingen	SUI 14602	-73	41	35	-63	51	54	35	42	48	306,0
48	Mitja Hrvatin (M), Al Markocic (M), JK Burja/JK Olimpic	SLO 13861	33	40	57	-72	45	59	-71	39	36	309,0
49	Thomas Gautschi (M), Trudi Gautschi (F), YCB	SUI 14824	36	52	48	36	53	48	-58	-58	37	310,0
50	George Elspeth (F), Alan Fraser (M), Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC	GBR 14665	55	37	47	-60	46	36	57	-70	35	313,0