Business as usual for Bonezzi at Contenders

by Media/Gerald New on 13 Jan 2006 With six races completed, the first discard is taken and by reversing the previous days results and adding another win, Andrea Bonezzi of Italy consolidates his lead in the Ronstan Contender World Championship at Fremantle SC, Western Australia.

The leading group maintained their superiority. Bonezzi won from Matt Hosie (AUS) with title-chasing Marcus Hamilton (AUS) in third place. This keeps these three at the top of the table in the order; Bonezzi, Hamilton, Hosie.

Briton´s Simon Mussell took fourth in race six and is now tied for fourth place overall with the Australian Tim Hill.

If two races are completed Friday the series will be back on schedule for a final ninth race Saturday. If eight or more races are sailed a second discard is taken.

Contender positions after 6 races, 1 discard:

Pos - No - Helm - R1 - R2 - R3 - R4 - R5 - R6 - Tot - Pts
1 ITA 11 Andrea Bonezzi 1 1 1 1 [ 3] 1 8 5pts
2 AUS2323 Marcus Hamilton 2 2 2 2 1 [ 3] 12 9
3 AUS2296 Matt Hosie 3 3 [ 11] 7 2 2 28 17
4 GBR 709 Simon Mussell [ 11] 6 7 3 5 4 36 25
5 AUS2281 Tim Hill 4 4 6 5 6 [ 7] 32 25
6 AUS2126 Paul Green 5 8 4 13 [ 14] 6 50 36
7 GER 551 Christoph Homeier 8 9 8 8 8 [ 13] 54 41
8 DEN 44 Soren Andreasen 9 5 9 [ 18] 9 10 60 42
9 ITA 313 Virgilio Frau 12 [ 62] 12 12 4 5 107 45
10 GBR2318 Tim Holden 10 7 [ 62] 10 11 8 108 46
11 AUS2237 John Cassidy [ 62] 10 15 11 7 9 114 52
12 AUS2208 Chris Chambers [ 23] 19 5 15 12 11 85 62
13 GBR2315 Ben Holden 7 [ 62] 17 9 23 14 132 70
14 GBR 693 David Davies 16 14 10 [ 20] 17 15 92 72
15 ITA 342 Roberto Lorenzi 13 13 [ 62] 6 13 33 140 78
16 GER 544 Jan Von der Bank 6 62 3 4 10 [ 62] 147 85
17 GBR2324 Gary Langdown 15 17 20 14 20 [ 62] 148 86
18 GBR 702 Matt Aston 20 11 [ 62] 17 28 12 150 88
19 AUS2388 Chris Sutherland 14 16 [ 62] 25 16 21 154 92
20 GBR 683 Geoff Bettle 24 15 [ 33] 21 22 16 131 98
21 GBR2310 Paul Walker [ 62] 12 14 31 18 25 162 100
22 GBR 711 Nick Noble 19 22 16 24 [ 40] 19 140 100
23 NZL1753 Andrew Griffiths 17 24 13 28 24 [ 32] 138 106
24 AUS2263 Richard Batten [ 62] 30 24 22 15 17 170 108
25 GBR 700 Nick Grace 30 18 22 [ 30] 21 18 139 109
26 GER 531 Joachim Harpprecht 25 26 25 19 26 [ 40] 161 121
27 NED 222 Jan Haanstra 18 31 21 [ 40] 33 22 165 125
28 GBR 685 Chris Mitchell [ 62] 23 30 27 19 26 187 125
29 ITA 299 Marco Versari 27 21 [ 62] 32 27 34 203 141
30 AUS1306 Simon Spalding 32 25 18 29 [ 42] 38 184 142
31 GBR 622 Richard Buttner 21 [ 43] 37 33 35 20 189 146
32 GBR 659 Martin Metcalfe 28 33 32 [ 36] 32 29 190 154
33 AUS1641 Mathew Smith 35 32 23 [ 43] 39 28 200 157
34 USA2117 Gil Woolley [ 62] 29 29 41 45 23 229 167
35 NED 232 Mark Thorborg 31 36 34 [ 42] 37 30 210 168
36 AUS2389 Andrew Pope 29 62 [ 62] 16 29 36 234 172
37 AUS 226 Ian Bowman 22 39 31 [ 45] 41 39 217 172
38 AUS2339 Mark Phillips [ 62] 35 27 37 30 47 238 176
39 AUS1365 Chris Peile 62 34 [ 62] 26 34 24 242 180
40 GBR 714 Martin Jones 62 27 26 34 [ 62] 31 242 180
41 DEN 33 Jacob Lunding 26 62 [ 62] 23 36 37 246 184
42 GBR 635 Paul Horlock 62 20 19 62 [ 62] 27 252 190
43 GBR 678 Bill Hooton 62 37 [ 62] 38 25 35 259 197
44 AUS1587 Adam Garnaut [ 62] 38 35 39 43 46 263 201
45 CAN1798 Neil Smith 36 40 36 46 44 [ 62] 264 202
46 AUS2338 Robin Dayes 62 49 [ 62] 35 31 42 281 219
47 GBR 669 Simon Clark [ 62] 45 38 51 47 44 287 225
48 GBR1771 Alan Mollatt 34 28 62 62 [ 62] 45 293 231
49 GBR 508 Paul Mew 62 48 28 50 46 [ 62] 296 234
50 AUS1363 Kym Petersen 33 62 [ 62] 49 49 43 298 236
51 AUS2166 Ross Brennan 38 44 62 48 50 [ 62] 304 242
52 AUS2164 David Luketina 62 41 39 62 [ 62] 41 307 245
53 GBR2314 Rodger White 62 62 62 44 38 [ 62] 330 268
54 GBR2331 David Murley 37 46 62 62 62 [ 62] 331 269
55 AUS 201 Wade Palmer 62 47 62 52 52 [ 62] 337 275
56 AUS 252 Antonio Martini 62 62 [ 62] 53 51 48 338 276
57 AUS2125 Mathew Kee 62 62 62 47 48 [ 62] 343 281
58 AUS 229 Clinton Watkins 62 42 62 62 62 [ 62] 352 290
59= NED 212 Bart Thorborg 62 62 62 62 62 [ 62] 372 310
59= AUS2105 Greg Barrington 62 62 62 62 62 [ 62] 372 310
59= AUS2174 Norman Brandon 62 62 62 62 62 [ 62] 372 310