Irish Sailing hosted a special homecoming for its teams on Saturday after a summer of success on the water at the European and World Championships.
Clementine and Nathan Van Steenberge were crowned World Champions in the 29’er class at the World Championships in Weymouth while Ben O’Shaughnessy and Etna Spain won at the European Championships as did Lucia Cullen and Alana Twomey, all in the 29’ers.
This is the pathway towards the senior 49’ers class where to crown the summer Finn Lynch succeeded last week in qualifying an Irish boat for the Paris Olympics next year.
“It is difficult to express the significance of Finn’s result but he can now add nation qualifying to his many achievements to date,” commented James O’Callaghan, Irish Sailing’s Performance Director.
“As our senior athlete in the squad, he motivates and inspires our up and coming athletes by his leadership and perseverance.”
Irish sailing tasted success in the Olympics with Annalise murphy winning Silver at the London Games and the depth of talent now representing the country is testament to the innovation and investment that has gone in over the last decade.
