Peter O’Leary and David Burrows, the Irish Star duo, were the first from Team Ireland to qualify for tomorrow’s Medal Races at the Rolex Miami OCR.

AFTER a demanding day on the waters of Qingdao’s Fushan Bay yesterday in the most wind they had sailed in since they dropped their mast disastrously during the Star Worlds, Peter O’Leary and Stephen Milne lie in 11th place overall in the Star class.