Irish Sailor of the Year Eve McMahon of Howth Yacht Club finished a promising 12th in fickle conditions in her first race in the yellow flight of the ILCA 6 European Championships in Andora, Italy.
Both ILCA 6 Women’s groups were also able to complete a race, but Red’s was finally cancelled by Jury decision due to a problem with a GPS mark, so it will need to be resailed tomorrow.
The Irish youth world champion, the only Irish female campaigning for Paris 2024, regained ground after a poor start and, over the first lap of the course, worked into the top ten boats of her flight.
On the second upwind leg, she slipped to 12th, a good start to the regatta in her 116-boat event.
McDonnell second in men's ILCA 6
Also on the same course area, the Men's ILCA 6 class had their first series race that saw both Irish sailors in the top five.
Dubliners Fiachra McDonnell (Royal St. George Yacht Club) was second while Rocco Wright (Howth YC) had a fifth.
No ILCA 7 racing in Andora
The senior men's ILCA 7 class had no wind on their course to allow a second race so Tuesday will again be a waiting game to see if the weather delivers enough wind for a planned three-race day across all fleets.
Ireland's Finn Lynch (National YC) had a fifth place on Sunday while Ewan McMahon (Howth YC) placed 20th in their single qualification round race sailed to date.