With the domestic qualfying series set to close in Weymouth over the weekend of October 3rd and 4th, there are still five places to be decided in the British team for Sweden 2010.

Congratulations to David Cooper and his crew on “St James”, on qualifying for their first World Championship. Duncan McCarthy and Gavin Watson are the two others who have so far staked their claim. For both these helms, it will be their third World Championships, both having sailed at Weymouth in 2005 and Sardinia in 2008.

Stuart Jardine is fourth in the table and as one of the UK helms going to the Europeans in Crete, he has two events left and will qualify comfortably. Nathan Bachelor also has these two events left, but looks likely to go as Bob Turner’s International Chairman’s pick, freeing a UK place.

Stig McDonald and Thijs Knapper also have their fate in their own hands and will qualify at Weymouth next weekend. Jim Anderson and Roger Morris need to avoid any slip-up, with Nick McDonald, Paul Toms, Pat Cooke and Andrew Taylor breathing down their necks. With Jardine’s participation still in doubt and with a strong UK contingent chasing automatic qualification via the European Championships in Crete, all these helms still have plenty to play for.

2009	8 Places for Sweden			Events Sailed	Best	Fowey Cup (win=30)		Worlds Annapolis (win=40)		Spring Cup Weymouth (win=30)		Southerns Poole (win=30)		Nationals Plymouth (win=40)		Autumn Cup Falmouth (win=30)		Europeans Crete (win=40)
Pos	Helm	Usual Boat			4	Pos	Pts	Pos	Pts	Pos	Pts	Pos	Pts	Pos	Pts	Pos	Pts	Pos	Pts
1	Duncan McCarthy	4245	Madeleine	4	127	1	30		0		0	1	30	4	37	1	30		0
2	Gavin Watson	4265	Reloaded	4	121	7	24		0		0	3	28	1	40	2	29		0
3	David Cooper	4497	St James	4	108	3	28		0		0	12	19	8	33	3	28		0
4	Stuart Jardine	4215	Stouche	3	93	2	29		0		0	5	26	3	38		0		0
5	Stig McDonald	4206	Jam Too	3	81		0		0		0	6	25	10	31	6	25		0
6	Thijs Knapper	4222	Phoenix	3	81	6	25		0		0	4	27	12	29		0		0
7	Jim Anderson	4232	Boomerang	3	75		0		0		0	7	24	13	28	8	23		0
8	Roger Morris	4270	Jolly Roger	3	73		0		0		0	8	23	11	30	11	20		0
9	Nathan Batchelor	4247	Serco Defence	2	68		0		0		0	2	29	2	39		0		0
10	Andrew Taylor	4242	HitchHikers'..	3	63		0		0		0	11	20	19	22	10	21		0
11	Nick McDonald	4064	Legal Alien	3	60		0	71	0		0		0	5	36	7	24		0
12	Paul Toms	4213	Joya	2	60	5	26		0		0		0	7	34		0		0
13	Pat Cooke	4173	Jive	3	59	8	23		0		0	13	18		0	13	18		0
14	Ian Southworth	4177	Writing Instruments	2	57		0	19	22		0		0	6	35		0		0
15	Lewers / Partridge	4147	Hi Jack	3	55	14	17		0		0		0	20	21	14	17		0
16	Sue Proudfoot	4254	Ju Ju	2	49	4	27		0		0	9	22		0		0		0
17	James Beckley	4035	Jiffi	2	44	12	19		0		0		0	16	25		0		0
18	Brian Downing	4252	Jumanji	2	44		0		0		0	10	21	18	23		0		0
19	John Hicks	4269	Jitterbug	2	41	9	22		0		0		0		0	12	19		0
20	Rob Clark	4254	Ju Ju	1	32		0		0		0		0	9	32		0		0
21	William Pollock	4067	Y-Jewellers	1	27		0		0		0		0	14	27		0		0
22	Walter Amos	4256	Soma II	1	27		0		0		0		0		0	4	27		0
23	John Gorman	4251	Italian Job	1	26		0		0		0		0	15	26		0		0
24	Phil Samuel	4113	Jethro	1	26		0		0		0		0		0	5	26		0
25	Steve Wassell	4026	Just the Tonic	1	24		0		0		0		0	17	24		0		0
26	Barney Peters	4233	Just Wind	1	22		0		0		0		0		0	9	22		0
27	Andrew Gent	4234	Shere Khan	1	21	10	21		0		0		0		0		0		0
28	Craig Brown	4027	Jiggy With It	1	20	11	20		0		0		0		0		0		0
29	John Herbert	4250	Joker	1	18	13	18		0		0		0		0		0		0
30	Dan Reeve	6482	Suspicion	1	17		0		0		0	14	17		0		0		0
31	Simon Heap	4083	Jammy Dodger	1	16	15	16		0		0		0		0		0		0
32	Richard Fruehman	4044	Clewless	1	15		0		0		0	16	15		0		0		0
33	Barry Grant	4271	Tiger	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
34	Richer Cross	4266	Helms Deep	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
35	Mike Lewis	4264	Rumble	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
36	Lush / Hepburn	4263	Jobs for the Buoys	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
37	Andy Gaunt	4261	Jinseng	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
38	Mike Street	4259	Jacobite	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
39	James Richardson	4257	Juggs	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
40	Gareth Robinson	4255	J-Whizz	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
41	D P Wheldon	4252	Mojo	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
42	Peter Walsh	4248	Ballistic	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
43	Mike Matcalfe	4246	Just One More	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
44	Lee Elford	4243	Fruit Cakes	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
45	Phil Owen	4239	Zaphod	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
46	Owen Kerr	4236	Owen's J	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
47	Andrew Hill	4235	Wijit	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
48	P Wright	4228	Justrite	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
49	Matt Eeles	4227	Jellied Eeles	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
50	James Shuttleworth	4225	Joskin	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
51	Denning	4223	RogerRabbit	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
52	Rob Libby	4219	Jooler	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
53	Paul Waine	4218	Jelignite	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
54	Mark Jardine	4215	Stouche	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
55	Ronney Ball	4206	Jam Too	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
56	Martin James	4204	Easy Tiger	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
57	Ian Mills	4199	Jungle	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
58	David Pipe	4194	Jeepers	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
59	Richard Hornby	4164	Speedy Bean	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
60	Taylor / Stringer	4153	Jam	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
61	John Darbyshire	4115	Johnny Bravo	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
62	J Theaker	4105	Savage by Nature	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
63	Bill Uppington	4084	Billy Whizz	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
64	Bowers	4076		0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
65	Lucy McGregor	4070	Jolly Roger	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
66	Roderick Harris	4067	Why Jewelers	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
67	N Henshaw	4028	J Dreamer	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
68	Christopher Lang	4177	Hedgehog	0	0		0		0		0		0		0		0		0