Finn Lynch will be the sole Irish sailor competing in Saturday’s medal race final for the ILCA7 class at the 1,000-competitor Princess Sofia Trophy in Mallorca.
The Carlow sailor improved his overall standing to fifth place at the end of the Gold fleet series that he achieved consistently high scores in. However, the best that Lynch can hope for is fourth place in the final as the points difference to the podium limits the final to four contenders.
Fourth place would match his result from 2019 at the same event, which marked a period of steadily improving results in his quest to qualify for Tokyo 2020 to match his debut Olympics at Rio in 2016.
However, …
- April 9, 2022
