Dún Laoghaire sailor Charlie Cullen, of the National Yacht Club and Royal St George Yacht Club, lies 13th overall at the 2026 International Moth World Championship in Perth, Western Australia, after three races were completed in shifty conditions on Wednesday (11 November).
Sailing Go Vico (IRL 5170), Cullen recorded an eighth, 15th and 27th in the day's three races on the Swan River, bringing his overall score to 92 points after ten races.
Cullen, who finished fifth at the Moth Europeans in Spain in June after running fifth during the opening stages, also featured in Afloat’s Foiling Week coverage from Lake Garda later that month.
The Irish sailor, who opened the world championship with a third-place finish, is now 20 points behind Britain's Henry Wetherell in 12th place and eight points clear of Australian Scott Babbage in 14th.
Racing resumed at Mounts Bay Sailing Club after Tuesday's foiler programme was abandoned, with a south-easterly morning breeze providing enough wind for three races. The conditions remained highly variable, but the breeze held long enough for organisers to consider a fourth race before abandoning the attempt while the course was being prepared.
Defending world champion Enzo Balanger of France remains firmly in control of the championship, despite an inconsistent day that produced a 13th, a race victory and a fourth place.
Balanger leads the standings on 12 points, with Australian Ryan Littlechild second on 28 points after recording fourth, sixth and first places. Littlechild's victory in Race 10 keeps him mathematically in contention for the world title, although overturning Balanger's 16-point advantage would require a significant change in fortunes on the final day.
New Zealand's Jack Bennett holds third place on 41 points, just two ahead of American Richard Didham, with Australia's Jack Ferguson fifth on 44 points.
Up to four races are possible on Thursday's final day, with Balanger strongly positioned to retain his world title and Cullen looking to consolidate his place among the leading 15 sailors.
Further information is available from the championship organisers and the Day 5 report from Sail-World.com and Down Under Sail.
