Sailing: Sam Meech out of gold medal contention but can still stand on the podium

Sam Meech won the bronze medal in the Men's Laser class of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo / Getty

Kiwi Laser sailor Sam Meech remains in sight of a medal but gold is beyond him heading into the final day of the World Cup regatta in Miami.

Olympic bronze medallist Meech continued solid regatta form placing fifth, 10th and 10th in the three races on Sunday (NZT) to remain entrenched in fourth place overall.

His 66 net points leaves him just four behind second-placed Briton Nick Thompson and three behind German Philipp Buhl.

However, their will be no catching leader Tom Burton in the double-points race on Monday (NZT) as the Australian revelled in the healthy breeze.

Burton was first, sixth and first to clinch gold with a race to spare, nearly 30 points clear of the fleet.

Kiwi Tom Saunders improved three spots to ninth but is out of medal contention.

Elsewhere, the Kiwi men's 470 crew of Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox were fourth heading into the penultimate day and were still to complete their three scheduled races.

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- NZN