The Irish 49er team of Robert Dickson (HYC) and Sean Waddilove (SSC) didn't quite emulate day one's fleet leading performance but performed solidly enough to maintain Ireland's position as the leader in the battle for Olympic qualification. Two 8ths and a 6th saw the team drop to 5th overall as their closest challengers all recorded improved results. However, they maintain a healthy lead over their nearest challengers for the Olympic slot, Belgium, who, while not scoring as well as the Irish pair, moved up the rankings owing to discarding a 17th compared with the Irish team's 8th.
Fellow Irish competitors Ryan Seaton (CYC) and Seafra Guilfoyle scored two 12ths and a 5th to finish the day at 17th overall.
British and Danish sailors had the best day's results with all three races in the top five both to lie 1st and 2nd overall respectively.
The three fleets (49er, 49erFX and Nacra) enjoyed moderate north-easterly breezes in good sunshine with some shifts towards the top of the course closer to the land.
As of the end of sailing on day two, the crucial battle for Olympic qualification has the following rankings: Ireland (5th place, 21 points), Belgium (9th, 35), Italy, (12th, 39), Estonia (28th, 61), Norway (30th, 66), Russia (37th, 78) and Greece (39th, 83)
Tomorrow (Tuesday) will see three more qualifying races with the split into gold and silver fleets for racing on Wednesday and Thursday followed by the medal race on Friday.