Irish Olympic hopefuls face six-hour storm delay before action begins at world championships

Either or both Irish boats must reach the gold fleet to be in contention for Olympic qualification.

Irish Olympic hopefuls face six-hour storm delay before action begins at world championships

A storm sweeping across Auckland Harbour forced a six-hour delay to the start of racing in the 49er world championship today.

The championships are the second major qualification opportunity for Irish sailors to win a berth for Ireland at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Men’s skiff event.

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