All six class leaders made clear their intentions for the series on the opening day of the ICRA National Championships on Dublin Bay yesterday.

As Autumn storms herald the end of the main Sailing season, twin annual showdowns between various strands of the sport in Ireland are set to take place in Dun Laoghaire and Lough Ree over the next two weekends.

With just two races remaining in the Brewin Dolphin Dragon Gold Cup at Kinsale, the leaderboard remains wide open after Germany’s Tommy Mueller had his turn on the receiving end of misfortune.

Germany’s Tommy Mueller extended his overall lead in the Brewin Dolphin Dragon Gold Cup at Kinsale yesterday as a third place for the day and upset amongst his nearest rivals set the stage for the second half of the series.

A STRONG performance by a veteran squad from the New York Yacht Club laid down the gauntlet in Schull yesterday as the United States 1 team won 10 out of 11 races at the ISAF Team Racing World Championships.