'After that, there wasn't really much of a chance to get back into it. It was a fairly straightforward course so not much we can do'
Irish sailors Sean Waddilove and Robert Dickson watched their Olympic medal hopes go up in smoke after a disastrous start in Marseille.
However, they were one of three boats that crossed the start line early - and that mistake proved hugely costly as they were forced to return and start over again, leaving them well behind the main medal contenders.READ MORE: Paul O'Donovan's comical reaction to becoming Ireland's greatest-ever Olympian
However ninth place added just 18 points to their overall score and that allowed the USA, who were fourth in the medal race, to move ahead into the bronze medal position ahead of Ireland as Spain took the gold and New Zealand the silver."The boat below us was over the line so we had to make a decision, do we go back and clear ourselves if we were over as well, and we took that decision.
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