Tom Dolan Improves to Fourth in Class at Finish of MAP Trophy Race in Douarnenez

10th June 2017

Tom Dolan finished the MAP Trophy race on a high, but not quite high enough to give him a podium place

Ireland’s Tom Dolan had improved his position to fourth in class when the 55-stong Mini Transat Class had a close finish in the 220 mile Marie-Agnes Peron Trophy race at Douarnenez during the night writes W M Nixon. While he may have missed a coveted podium place, his continuing competitiveness in recovering placings in such an intense fleet - at one stage he was back in ninth - show that the Meathman is still very much on the pace, and following the planned preparation track towards the Mini Transat in October.

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