#MatchRacing - Philip Bendon and team made a strong start stick as they finished fourth in the 19th Match Race Germany in Langenargen on Monday (16 May).

The Kinsale skipper and his crew fell to Pierre Rhimbault's Matchtogether who took the 'Petite Finale' playoff by 2-1.

The overall winners from the 12-team fleet were the German/Polish team Jablonski Racing, one of the two favourites who dominated from the get-go last Friday.

Karol Jablonski and crew swept Maxime Mesnil's Co Pilotes By Normandie Elite Team – who defeated Bendon Race Team in the semis – by 3-0 in the final.

#MatchRacing - Kinsale skipper Philip Bendon and team made an impression on the first day of the 19th Match Race Germany in Langenargen yesterday (Thursday 12 May).

Ireland's top ranked match racers Bendon Race Team are currently ranked joint third in the two-day round robin after picking up three wins, as did Nelson Mettraux's Geneva Match Race Team, Dejan Presen's Lumba team, Przemek Tarnacki's Energy Yacht Racing team and Pierre Rhimbault's Matchtogether.

The day was dominated by the favourites Jablonski Racing, the German/Polish entry skippered by Karol Jablonski, and Poland's Lukasz Wosinski-led Delphina Sailing Team, both on four wins out of five heading into the second of five days' racing.

Only the top eight of 12 teams will qualify for the weekend's quarter finals on Lake Constance.