It was a case of so near, so far for Ireland at the Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark yesterday as the finals series of the event drew to a close.

Carlow Olympian Finn Lynch delivered a promising sixth place in his opening race of the Laser event at the Hempel Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark yesterday.

The countdown is on and the transition from Rio 2016 to Tokyo 2020 was marked by a gathering of Olympic Sailing hopefuls in Dublin this week.

THE season’s racing finally drew to a close at the Royal Cork YC at Crosshaven with the last events of the Laser series and of the multihull leagues.