Lucia Cullen (Royal St George YC) and Alana Twomey (Royal Cork YC) won Gold and took the U17 29er Female World Title in Spain at the weekend.
As Afloat reported previously, the Dublin-Cork duo sailed a very strong series and took home a number of trophies, including:
- Gold – Female World Under 17 Champions
- Bronze – 3rd Female World Championships
- 17th in the Worlds overall.
It was a fantastic week for the Irish sailors in tough conditions at the 29er World Championships in Club Nautic, El Balis, with four Irish boats in the Gold Fleet after the three-day qualifying series.
242 crews from 26 countries over three race courses are vying for victory at this year's World Championships.
Lucia Cullen and Alana Twomey were joined in the Gold fleet by sister and brother pairing Clementine and Nathan Van Steenberg, who finished in 22nd place.
Topping the podium in Spain - 29er skiff sailors Lucia Cullen (Royal St George YC) and Alana Twomey (Royal Cork YC)
Ben O’Shaughnessy and Ethan Spain finished in 37th place, and James Dwyer and Johnny Flynn in 38th place.
Team Ireland had six other boats flying the flag for Ireland at the 29er World Championships. Sisters Jessica and Emily Riordan, Emily Conan and Erin McIlwaine, Lauren O’Callaghan and Fiona Ferguson, William Walsh and Sorcha Gannon O’Connor, Lara Little and Russell Bolger, Trevor Bolger and Lorcan Little.
Yellow bibs for overall leaders - 29er youth skiff sailors Lucia Cullen and Alana Twomey in action in Spain
The strong performance by team Ireland at the 29er World Championships 2022 saw the team achieve a bronze medal for the nation ranking.
After a fantastic World Championships, next up for these sailors is the 29er National Championships in Royal St George YC next week.
