Sam Meech's up-and-down week continued but he experienced enough of an up overnight (NZT) to sneak into the top 10 medal race in the Laser class at the World Cup regatta in Hyeres, France.
The Olympic bronze medallist won the third race of the regatta and had three other top-10 results in qualifying for the medal race but also had a handful of blowouts in the 60-boat fleet which adversely affected his overall standing.
Starting the day in 16th, Meech banked a fifth and sixth in last night's racing to qualify for the double points medal race in 10th and will be looking for a positive result to finish his regatta.
"It was a much better day for me today," he said. "I managed to come away with a five and a six in fantastic sailing conditions - sunny, not warm, but 10-15 knots and some nice waves.
"In the races I managed to get pretty good starts and then didn't take too many risks and came away with a couple of pretty good results. I scraped into the medal race. I can't really move up much, unfortunately, but it's nice to be in there after such a horrendous day yesterday."
