Dublin Bay sailors Sean Craig and Stephen Boyle of the Royal St. George Yacht Club and Sutton Dinghy Club lie third overall after the first three races of the GP14 World Championships in North Wales.
In a strong performance for a visiting 29-boat Irish contingent in light to medium winds on day one at the Welsh National Sailing Academy in Plas Heli, Pwllheli, five Irish are in the top ten of the 85-boat fleet.
Britain's Matt Mee and Chris Robinson of Red Warf Bay Sailing Club have got off to a perfect start and lead with three wins. They are followed by Fireball World Champions Tom Gillard and Andy Thompson (of East Antrim Boat Club in Northern Ireland) on eight points, with the Dublin duo on 12, counting a 2,12 and 6.
Next Irish is Colman Grimes and Ross Gingles of Skerries Sailing Club in fifth.
Elsewhere in the fleet, Sligo's David Evans and William Draper lead the Silver fleet and the top youth boat.
Winds gusting up to 33 mph confront the fleet on Tuesday, day two of the championships.