No racing was held due to continued light winds at the ILCA European Championships in Athens today (Wednesday 21st February 2024) where three Irish sailors are in action.
Since starting the championship series on Sunday, just three out of a planned eight race schedule to date have been completed for the women’s ILCA 6 class while the men in the ILCA 7 have had two races.
Finn Lynch (National Yacht Club) and Ewan McMahon (Howth Yacht Club) along with Eve McMahon (Howth YC) were among the 300 sailors who went afloat in the hope of wind but the calm weather persisted.
Organisers have now opted to cancel the Olympic format medal race final on Friday and instead concentrate on fleet races.
Four races are needed to constitute a championship but the hope is that the qualification round will be completed on Thursday allowing for Gold fleet racing on Friday to decide the event.
