Sailing: James Epsey and Finn Lynch battling it out

Baltimore Sailing Club’s Fionn Lyden delivered a wake-up call to the two leading contenders for the Irish place in the Laser class for Rio 2016 yesterday at the Palma Olympic classes regatta.

Although trailing in third place in the trials, he won the first race of the day in the Silver fleet where all three are placed after six races.

However, in the second race of the day, coming into a mark his mainsail control jammed briefly and he collided with a Japanese competitor.