#sywoc – Irish sailing teams lie eighth and ninth after the fourth day of racing at the Student Yachting World Cup in France. The Swiss team had an outstanding performance to be in second place but it is still the French hosts from Kedge BS that keep the lead in Ponic.
The 14 schools raced J/80s in four windward-leeward races. UCD are eighth and an Irish Universities team is ninth. Results here
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