Performance Team Update, 8 June 2021

The Laser Radials are back from the Netherlands tomorrow where they were competing in the Allianz Regatta in Medimblik. The regatta finished up at the weekend after a week of light and difficult conditions. Young Eve McMahon was quick out of the blocks and was going well in the early part of the week. However, two black flag results saw her drop out of a certain top 20 finish. Both Annalise Murphy and Aoife Hopkins also fell victim to the black flags but nonetheless will have gained a lot from being back in competition. The next event for Annalise will be the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer. Eve now travels to Montenegro for the U21 European Championships. Aoife will be working with Annalise in Irish Sailing Performance HQ in Dun Laoghaire throughout the summer.

The Laser Men continue their training at the Irish Sailing Performance HQ this week, and the 49ers are in Santander on the north coast of Spain where they also continue their training.

Photo: Annalise Murphy by Sander van der Borch / www.sandervanderborch.com