Cycling provided the biggest reward on the first day of competition with four medals.
Ellen Barker claimed a bronze in the criterium behind Ferguson, giving the women a clear victory in the team classification.
Despite missing an individual medal, the men’s cycling team also earned a bronze in the criterium event.
Triathlon delivered further success for the island, despite some misfortune for the Manx athletes.
Men’s runner-up William Draper went the wrong direction in the swim, before cutting his hand as he tried to remove a jammed chain on his bike in the cycle leg.
In the end, he came home just over a minute behind Guernsey’s Joshua Lewis and his performance helped the Isle of Man to third in the team competition.
Meanwhile, women’s bronze medallist Lynsey Elliott had to have her wetsuit repaired shortly before her event.