Adriana Penruddocke and Sebastian Kempe finished the second day of racing on top in the International Laser Class Association fleet at the Central American and Caribbean Games on Sunday.

Penruddocke is at the apex of the ILCA 6 after following up sixth, second and first-place finishes on the opening day with a second and first on Sunday for six net points.

Kempe is joint-top of the ILCA 7 on seven net points with Pedro Luis Fernández Gamboa, of Puerto Rico, having backed up his eighth, second and third on Saturday with two wins on Sunday.

With five more races remaining and a finals day to come, Shaun Priestley, Penruddocke’s coach, was pleased with how his athlete is executing her races.

“It’s really nice to see Adriana leading the regatta after the first five races,” Priestley said.

“Points are very tight though and lots more racing to come. A lot can happen and we’ll continue to take it day by day.

“We have fantastic sailing conditions here in Dominican Republic, so we’ll look to capitalise on that.”

Kempe is mentored at the CAC Games by Charles Baillie-Strong, who coached Cook Islands at the 2016 Rio Olympics and Belgium at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“After two days and two races at the CAC games, Sebastian is leading on joint points with Pedro Luis Fernández Gamboa, from Puerto Rico,” Baillie-Strong said.

“The conditions are very strong winds and the first day saw massive lumps of seaweed, making racing more like a navigational exercise as you had to pick a route through and keep stopping to free the large lumps of weed from the boat.

“The regatta started really well as Seb had a big lead in the first race before a massive tangle with his controls meant he had to stop sailing to fix the issue and slipped to eighth place.

“Race two and three were better, finishing a solid two and three in the tight races with Puerto Rico and St Lucia. After a tough analysis, he refocused for the next race as points are very close and getting any leverage on your opposition is difficult.

“Day two again saw strong 20 knot winds but a different race area without seaweed. Speed was the main focus and Sebastian got a good jump on the fleet with great starts, picking the best wind shifts and leading the fleet around every mark to record two bullets.

“Monday sees a much needed day off for the tired muscles before racing on Tuesday, with finals on Friday.

“With seven possible races to go, he is in a solid position and takes great confidence from a great day and bounce back from a disappointing start to the event.”

In the squash event, while they fought hard on court at Agora Mall, the four Bermudians had a tough time as they were all eliminated from the round of 16 in the singles tournament.

Micah Franklin and Taylor Carrick played against opponents from Barbados in the men's singles. Franklin, Bermuda’s No 1, was bested 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8 by Darien Benn, while Taylor Carrick put up a fight in his 3-2 defeat to Khamal Cumberbatch.

After Cumberbatch took the opening games 11-4, 11-7, Carrick fought back to win the next two 11-8, 11-9, but his opponent bounced to seal the tie-breaker 11-4.

Rachel Barnes lost 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 to Laura Tovar, of Colombia, while Sydney Wallace was beaten 11-4, 11-2, 11-0 by Diana Garcia, from Mexico.

Franklin, the head of squash at the Bermuda Squash Association, conceded that they faced difficult pairings. On Tuesday, the Bermudians turn their attention to the men’s, women’s and mixed doubles, where there is belief that they have a better chance of doing well.

“Unfortunately, it was a tough day for us,” Franklin said.

“The individual draw is very strong. Doubles and teams is where we stand a chance of getting a medal, so now we can prioritise and focus on those starting on Tuesday.”