Ireland’s Sailors placed 9th and 10th overall in 2008 Paralympic Regatta

Ireland’s Paul McCarthy, Paul Ryan and Richard Whealey placed 9th overall in the 2008 Paralympic Games at the conclusion of their regatta in the Sonar class. On their final day’s racing they placed 12th and 11th.

Over the course of the Regatta they counted the following race results 7th, 10th, 10th, 5th, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 12th and 11th, discarding two 12th places as their lowest results.

Germany's Jens Kroker, Robert Prem and Siegmund Mainka took the gold when they finished on 35 points, just one point ahead of the week's leaders France (Bruno Jourdren, Herve Larhant and Nicolas Vimont-Vicary) who took silver. Australia's Colin Harrison, Russell Boaden and Graem Martin claimed bronze.

In the Skud 18 class Amy Kelehan and John Twomey placed 10th overall in the 2008 Paralympic Games at the conclusion of their regatta. On their final day’s racing they placed 9th, 10th and 9th.

In total over the course of the Regatta they counted four 9th places, three 10th places and discarded two additional 10th places as their lowest results.

America’s Nick Scandone & Maureen McKinnon Tucker took gold despite discarding their last race. Australia's Daniel Fitzgibbon and Rachael Cox took silver followed by Canada's John Scott McRoberts and Stacie Louttit in Bronze place.