The battle for country qualification at the ILCA Vilamoura European Continental qualifier for the Olympic single-handed dinghy will enter the final day tomorrow without any Irish sailors in contention.
Irish hopes of securing a third boat for Tokyo ended this afternoon after two breezy races in the Gold fleet.
The result is a disappointment for team Ireland who will not have a male Laser sailor at the Olympics, the first time since 2008 and the third absence since the boat was introduced to the Olympics at Atlanta in 1996.
Spain is the leading contender some 33 points ahead of Netherlands with Belgium, Switzerland and Italy within shouting distance.
A second black flag of the regatta in race 9 today scuppered Finn Lynch's chances in the fresh south-south easterly breezes. He followed it up with a 26th to lie 38th overall.
Other Irish results today:
- Ewan McMahon (HYC) 37, 47 to lie 51st overall
- Liam Glynn (Ballyholme YC) 47, 50 - 59th overall
Silver fleet results not available at time of report.
- Tom Higgins (RSGYC)
- Hugo Kennedy (RSGYC)
Robert Scheidt (BRA) bounced back into 2nd place - he now lies just 14 points behind regatta leader Britain's Michael Beckett.
Country Qualification After Day 5
Country | Pts Day 5 | Pos after Day 5 | |
ESP | 76 | 1 | |
NED | 109 | 2 | |
BEL | 125 | 3 | |
SUI | 127 | 4 | |
ITA | 127 | 5 | |
MNE | 141 | 6 | |
POR | 142 | 7 | |
GRE | 199 | 8 | |
IRL | 220 | 9 | |
POL | 258 | 10 | |
TUR | 261 | 11 |
Racing continues tomorrow. Full results here