The start guns finally cracked shortly after one o’clock. By then, the swell was settling into a lively half-metre chop, with a steady 10–12 knots of breeze pushing the fleets through two solid opening races. In the ILCA 7 European Championship, Dutch sailor Duko Bos set the early pace with a 1–3 scoreline, but compatriot Willem Wiersema stole the second race win to sit just behind. Ireland’s Ewan McMahon kept himself in the mix with a 2–6.