Lynch & Glynn in Action at Mens Laser World Championships

15th September 2017

There were extremely shifty conditions greeted the 147 competitors in Croatia

The National Yacht Club's Finn Lynch is lying 68th in the 147–boat fleet with Ballyholme's Liam Glynn 91st after the first two races of the Laser world championships in Split, Croatia. Download full results below.

Extremely shifty conditions greeted the 147 competitors in Croatia, meaning big gains and losses could be made, so Meech was happy to emerge from the first day in a healthy position with a win and a fourth in his two races.

The competitors have been split into three fleets for the first three days of qualifying before they're put into gold, silver and bronze fleets.

Top five after 2 races sailed:
1. Pavlos Kontides, CYP, 2 points
2. Jean-Baptiste Bernaz, FRA, 4
3. Sam Meech, NZL, 5
4. Giovanni Coccoluto, ITA, 5
5. Lorenzo Brando Chiavarini, GBR, 5

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The ILCA, formerly known as the Laser, is the most produced boat in the world, with 220,000 units built since 1971.

It's easy to see why the single-handed dinghy has won the title of the most widely distributed boat of all time.

The Laser is a one-design dinghy, the hulls being identical but three rigs that can be used according to the size and weight of the sailor.

The class is international, with sailors from 120 countries. The boat has also been an Olympic class since 1996, being both the men's and women's singlehanded dinghy.

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