TEAM Brady grew in performance across the weekend in the latest round on of the E1 series in Dubrovnik and showed strong pace to take second place overall, in a solid weekend for the team that moved them up to third in the Championship.

Friday was a day of refining set up, finding balance and learning how best to cope with the choppy conditions on the Adriatic Sea. The team performed well and ended the day with a fourth place in the Qualifying Race.

Saundersfoot’s Sam Coleman and team-mate Emma Kimlainen delivered in Saturday’s group races, with Sam winning and Emma taking second, and a strong showing in the race off meant the team lined up for the finals in lane four.

A dramatic Final 1 saw Emma keep her cool and push hard to take the win, putting the team in the best position for Final 2 and Sam followed suit, racing Team Aoki all the way to take a very close second place and give Team Brady its first podium of the year.

A strong haul of points this weekend moves the team up to third in the Championship ahead of Lake Maggiore, and for his calm, cool and consistent performance, Sam was also awarded the PIF Pilot of the Day.

Sam said: "A good weekend all round in the end. This result is all down to teamwork, Emma put it on pole for me, and the team made this happen all weekend.

“The final felt like a battle, I had a bit of a rubbish start, so we had to work our way back through and it was tough from behind the wheel, so it’s cool to get this result in spite of that.

“It’s been a bit of struggle so far this season, those two fifths were painful.

“This weekend we had the pace, and it was frustrating at times, but the result is solid so very happy with that.

“I think we could have won the race today but will take some good points.

“We’re back on the podium and back in the hunt.”

Emma added: “Very happy to be back on the podium, and take some really good points this weekend.

“We actually haven’t been on any other podium position apart from first before, so this is a new experience for us as a team!

“We definitely wanted to win, but this was the maximum we could do today so really happy with the result.

“We can now reset for Lago Maggiore and of course will be aiming to win there!”

Lake Maggiore or Verbano is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps.

It is the second largest lake in Italy and the largest in southern Switzerland.

The lake and its shoreline are divided between the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino.

The E1 Series is the world's first all-electric raceboat championship, sanctioned by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM).

It's a platform for promoting sustainable electric watercraft and raising awareness about marine conservation, with races held in iconic locations around the globe.

The series utilizes innovative, all-electric RaceBirds, and features a unique format where each team has one male and one female pilot.

Team Brady is owned by NFL icon and seven-time Super Bowl champion, Tom Brady.