Eve McMahon Leads at ILCA 6 U21 European Championships in Mallorca

19th March 2024

Howth's Eve McMahon in winning form on the opening day of the ILCA 6 U21 European Championships in Mallorca

Howth's Eve McMahon in winning form in the opening day of the ILCA 6 U21 European Championships in Mallorca Credit: Thom Touw

Ireland's Paris 2024 representative in the ILCA 6 class, Eve McMahon, is leading the 2024 Women's U21 European Championships after three races sailed in Spain.

The Howth Yacht Club ace is the top boat in the 65-boat fleet at the Reial Club Nautic Port de Pollensa in Mallorca, Spain.

The day commenced with a one-hour postponement on shore due to a lack of wind. Eventually, the first warning signal was sounded at noon, with steady winds ranging between 10-14 knots from a direction of 65 degrees.

Reigning ILCA 6 Women’s Under-21 World champion McMahon counts two race wins in her tally to be seven points clear of Spain's Marga Perello on 15 points. Poland's Lilly May Niezabitowska is one point behind Perello in third place.

Emma Mattivi from Italy (3-4) recently finished fifth overall at her first Senior Europeans in Athens and is here defending the U21 European title after winning the 2023 edition in Norway.

Italian sailor Maria Vitoria Arseni, recently crowned World champion at the 2024 ILCA 6 Youth Worlds in Argentina, is eighth.

Two more races are scheduled for Wednesday, with the first warning signal at 12:00.

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