A third Irish boat qualified for Gold fleet racing at the Princess Sofia regatta for Olympic classes on the Bay of Palma in Mallorca on Wednesday.
Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove sailed two races in their 49er skiff event after light winds delayed the schedule late into the afternoon from their base at S’Arenal.
Although conditions were tricky. with shifting light to medium airs coming down from the Tramuntana mountains, the Dublin pair negotiated their way to sixth place for the opening race of the day.
But a starting-line incident in the next race involving two other countries hampered their start and they did well to recover to 10th place.
However, that incident looked set to involve them in a late night protest hearing with a possible outcome of disqualification in the right of way rules …
- April 7, 2022
