Ireland's newest sailing star following in familiar footsteps

Eve McMahon captured gold in the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships in Houston, Texas last Saturday and is following in the footsteps of Olympic medallist Annalise Murphy 

GOLDEN WELCOME: Eve McMahon with her mother Vicky and her father Jim upon arriving to Dublin airport after capturing gold in the single-handed ILCA6 class at the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships in Houston, Texas on Saturday evening, July 30. Pic: INPHO/Tom Maher

Ten years ago this month, Ireland and the sailing world were looking on in awe as a young athlete from Rathfarnham in Dublin appeared to be walking away with the women’s single-handed event of the Olympic Sailing regatta in Weymouth.

But it was not to be the dream ending and tears of heart-break ended that event until four years later in Rio when Annalise Murphy won her Silver medal.