Mueller maintains lead on tricky day at Kinsale

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.

Light conditions dominated the two-and-a-half hour race south of the Bulman Rock and shifting wind direction caught many crews including several of the top contenders.

“It was very tricky — fortunately!” said Andy Beadsworth, a former Etchells class world champion who is sailing with Klaus Diederichs. “We didn’t have a particularly good start and rounded the windward mark in 40th.”