O’Leary and Milne in 11th place overall

AFTER a demanding day on the waters of Qingdao’s Fushan Bay yesterday in the most wind they had sailed in since they dropped their mast disastrously during the Star Worlds, Peter O’Leary and Stephen Milne lie in 11th place overall in the Star class.

While it was lighter and much more unsettled 6-12 knot breezes that the Irish duo had to deal with on Saturday when they scored a 12th and a seventh, they slipped back yesterday in the 18 knots easterly breeze which kicked up disproportionately large, and disorganised seas which played havoc with the 49er class medal race on the inshore show course.

While the breeze was no more than 20 knots out of the most offshore course area, where the Stars and Tornados were due to race, both fleets were sent back to the Olympic Sailing Centre when the committee boat got into trouble.