Sailing:Irish sailors Ger Owens and Scott Flanigan have qualified for London 2012. The pair are currently sailing at the 470 World Championships in Barcelona where an additional seven nation places are up for grabs in addition to the 20 that were allocated in 2011.
They currently lie 24th overall on Day 3 following a 10th and a 13th in their two races today. The 95 boats have now split into gold, silver and bronze fleets. Owens and Flanigan are in the gold fleet and with that comes the guarantee that they cannot fall lower than the 7th required nation, thus securing their place in the Games.
James O’Callaghan, ISA Performance Director remarked, “Ger and Scott fully deserve this. They sailed a great qualifying series to secure qualification early. It means we now have a five boat Irish team going to London which is a great achievement.”