Andrew McKenzie cast aside the bitterly cold conditions in Hyeres, France, to fire at the World Cup regatta, winning the last race of the day in the Laser fleet overnight (NZ time).
McKenzie produced the standout performance of the day, but he will need to fashion some more strong results over the next two days to lift himself into the top 10 to qualify for Sunday's medal race. The Aon Fast Track squad member is presently 20th in the 60-boat fleet.
Olympic bronze medallist Sam Meech, who won yesterday's only race in the Lasers, struggled on day three and dropped from fourth overall to 10th but he still the best placed of the Kiwis.
"It was a really long and cold day out there today," he said. "The Lasers had three races and it was freezing right from the start.
"For me, it wasn't a great day. I just felt like nothing went my way. I was in some pretty good positions in the races but couldn't hold it and slipped back. It was a little bit disappointing so in the next couple of days I need to get some better results to lift myself back up the leaderboard.
