Bermuda’s sailors were back on the water at the Pan American Games in Algarrobo on Monday.

After the action was postponed on Sunday, when high waves hampered the sailors’ ability to leave the harbour, Campbell Patton and Adriana Penruddocke continued their quest for Olympic spots with three races.

Penruddocke was sitting in an Olympic qualification spot after the first day of competition, but has dropped behind North American rivals Mexico after finding the going tougher on day two.

Competing in the Ilca 6 class, the young Bermudian finished eleventh in her first two races before improving to finish fifth, her best performance of the regatta, in the final race of the day.

With competitors allowed to drop their worst result and points allocated according to finishing positions, Penruddocke now sits eighth after two days of competition with 32 points, six behind Mexican Elena Oetling Ramirez in the race for the North American Olympic spot.

American sailor Erika Reineke leads the Ilca 6 class after winning four of the five races so far.

In the Ilca 7 class, Campbell Patton finshed ninth and had a further two twelfth-place finishes as he dropped from seventh to ninth in the standings.

After being allowed to remove one of the twelfth-place finishes from his account, Patton has 34 points but has his work cut out for Olympic qualification with Puerto Rico’s Pedro Fernandez in pole position for that spot with 16 points after five races.

Peruvian Stefano Peschiera leads the class with seven points.

Tom Clarke, team manager for the Bermuda sailing team, was pleased with the day as Penruddocke moves closer to Olympic qualification.

“They both had good moments on the water, and both were frustrated with mistakes and hiccups that they know they shouldn't be having,” Clarke said

“While losing some ground to Mexico, Adriana is continuing to be in the top two non-qualified North Americans and is 16 points ahead of Cayman, the next non-qualified country. Neither Mexico nor Bermuda have been beaten by any non-qualified country so far.

“Campbell had a really good day, although both he and his coach know they left some results on the field. His upwind performance was exceptional, but he was frustrated with his downwind performance. He is beating sailors he hasn't traditionally beaten, including USA and Canada so that's a big positive.”