Flanigan and Owens bow out on positive note

‘You are only as good as your last race,’ is the popular maxim in sailing and it is that which Ireland’s 470 pair Ger Owens and Scott Flanigan will be keeping foremost in their mind after bowing out of the 2012 Olympic regatta with a creditable fifth place yesterday.

They finished well short of the top 10 cut for tomorrow’s medal race, 23rd overall, but the final fifth place race finish will leave them with a positive memory of a regatta which has been disappointing for them.

Flanigan said: “It is a decent note to finish on. The difference today was lighter winds and flat water and we were competitive. Otherwise it was mainly stronger winds and we did not go so well. But I am only 19 and it has been a good learning experience and I will be definitely be pushing towards Rio and 2016.”