Tuesday was the final opportunity for the Irish sailors to make a move at the Mapfre EuroMed Cup in Malta and what moves they made. Emily Conan and Jessica Riordan finished first & second Female Sailors in the ILCA 4, having come 8th and 10th overall. The Royal St George Sailors sandwiched Howth Yacht Club’s Charlie Keating, who had his best result of 2nd place in the last race.
Light winds were the order of the day, and unfortunately for the large Optimist Fleet, there was no racing at all. This means that Carolina Carra of the Royal St George remains the best-placed Irish sailor in 60th place.
Also representing the Royal St George was Daniel O’Connor in the ILCA 6 fleet. Lying fourth going into the final day, Daniel needed to make up three points on Irene De Tomas Perello in third and six points on Mathew Flores in Second. Regatta leader Dmytro Karabadshak had a comfortable lead and was seemingly uncatchable.
The race officer could only get one race in, however, due to a lack of wind which Dmytro won to secure the title. Daniel tried hard and came third in the race ahead of Irene in fourth and Mathew in seventh. So, despite closing the gap, it wasn’t enough for a podium finish, and he’ll overall be very happy with his performance and fourth place.
Full results here: