Star duo qualify third boat for Olympics

PETER O’LEARY and David Burrows finish their Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships with mixed emotions.

An impressive fightback in their second race yesterday brought them 12th overall, two places short of a spot in the medal race which was well within their expectations from this regatta.

But finishing as ninth nation, they secure Ireland’s place in the Star keelboat class for the 2012 Olympic Regatta.