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Irish Feel the Heat at 470 Worlds
Anyone who's raced in the 470 fleet knows that it's one of the toughest dinghy fleets in the world, and the two Irish boats at the 470 worlds are facing that steep learning curve at the moment.
Both teams are relatively inexperienced in the fleet, and no doubt learning fast. Iarlaith Kennedy and Rob Lehane are top Irish at the moment in 95th of 119 boats, having posted some good roundings at the top mark but, according to the ISA's Olympic team 'they don't quite have the experience yet to hold on'. They did, however, post a 15th in race five, a major milestone.
Thomas Chaix and Barry McCartin are further back in 114th, finding the going slightly tougher, and have yet to break into the top 25 in group stages as yet.
The Australian Belcher/Page team are dominating proceedings, with three wins from their five races so far. Today's racing looks to have been cancelled, with more than 30 knots on the racecourse at The Hague.
