Liam Glynn Sails into the Lead of the Laser Nationals on Lough Derg

24th August 2018

U21–World Bronze medalist Liam Glynn leads the Laser Nationals in Lough Derg

Three straight wins for Ireland's Liam Glynn in the opening races of the Irish Laser National Championships on Lough Derg puts the Ulsterman at the top of the 24-boat full rig fleet.

Kinsale's Darragh O'Sullivan lies second counting three seconds and Mark Lyttle of the National Yacht Club is third with three third places so far.

Laser nationals lough derg Wet and wild for the first races of the Laser Nationals on Lough Derg Photo: Deirdre Horgan

In the 51-boat Radial rig fleet, the biggest of the championships, visitor Arturo Moratilla from Club Nautico Sevilla leads Lough Derg's own Aisling Keller with youth category sailor Chris Bateman of Royal Cork Yacht Club third.

The 4.7 fleet is led by Royal St. George's Edoardo Valletta with Maeve Leonard of Royal Cork second and Charlie Cullen of the National Yacht Club third.

Racing continues today.

Full results here

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The ILCA, formerly known as the Laser, is the most produced boat in the world, with 220,000 units built since 1971.

It's easy to see why the single-handed dinghy has won the title of the most widely distributed boat of all time.

The Laser is a one-design dinghy, the hulls being identical but three rigs that can be used according to the size and weight of the sailor.

The class is international, with sailors from 120 countries. The boat has also been an Olympic class since 1996, being both the men's and women's singlehanded dinghy.

Three rigs are recognised by the International Laser Class Association (ILCA):