SAILING:Fresher winds brought some sparkling performances from the assembled Irish crews at the Palma Olympic Classes Regatta yesterday, writes David Branigan.

The week-long series is part of the build-up to national qualification for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Two fourth places for Star keelboat contender Max Treacy, with Anthony Shanks boosting the Dun Laoghaire pair to fourth overall before later being disqualified from the second race of the day for an alleged starting line "right of way" incident with an Italian rival.