VOLVO CORK WEEK: O’Leary falls victim to conditions

Light airs again played games with the racing schedule at Volvo Cork Week yesterday and though further tricky conditions are expected today, clear leaders have emerged across the fleet.

Irish Commodores’ Cup team captain Anthony O’Leary on Antix fell victim to the conditions in the second race yesterday when the breeze died for almost 20 minutes in Class One.

“We were heading nicely for the mark then the breeze died and there was a big park-up for the entire fleet,” he said. “With class one and two starting together, it’s almost a mirror of what we can expect on The Solent in two weeks time.”