Day one of the Mapfre Euromed Cup in Malta yielded interesting results for the Irish competitors.
In the 138-boat Optimist Fleet, Carolina Carra of the Royal St George Yacht Club managed the best of the Irish boys and girls, earning a very credible 18th place in the third and final race of the day and is lying in 59th place overnight.
In the ILCA 4 fleet, Lucy Ives, sailing under the Carlingford Sailing Club burgee, started the day well with a 7th and a 6th in races 1 and 2 but slipped to 18th in the day's final race, leaving her in 9th overall at this stage.
Close behind her is the Royal St George pair of Emily Conan and Jessica Riordan in 12th and 13th, respectively, with Howth’s Charlie Keating in 14th.
New to the fleet is Ella Fitzgerald of the National Yacht Club, whose best position today was 28th. She will be looking to improve in tomorrow’s slightly lighter forecasted wind.
At the top of the fleet in the ILCA 6 is Malta’s Shaun Aquilina, closely followed by ILCA 4 2022 European Champion Irene De Tomas Perello from Spain. Daniel O’Connor is Ireland’s beast-placed boy in 9th overall. The Royal St George Sailor will look for more results like his third place in today’s final race when racing resumes tomorrow.
Full results here: