Finn Lynch Of National YC Is “Sailor of the Month (Olympic)” for January

1st February 2024

Finn Lynch of Ireland (222017) finished ninth overall in the ILCA7 World Championships in Adelaide, Australia Credit: Jack Fletcher

When Finn Lynch of the National Yacht Club finally secured Ireland's Olympic 2024 ILCA 7 place last August when qualifying opportunities seemed to be rapidly evaporating, he said it was “like getting a monkey off my back”. Since then, he has been sailing in a flourishing style and was visibly revelling in the final week of January with the challengingly breezy 2024 ILCA 7 Men’s Worlds on Adelaide’s renowned open waters.

In a truly global fleet of 153 boats, getting into the top 50 was a highly competitive challenge. But the Carlow sailor ripped round the long courses in real style and then some, and at one stage was looking at sixth. He stayed in single figures to come in ninth at the end, with the long list astern reading like a Who’s Who of top ILCA 7 sailing

Published in Sailor of the Month, Laser, National YC

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