Boardsailing: Kendall and Tobin in medal races

New Zealand boardsailors Barbara Kendall and Jon Paul Tobin today qualified for the medal race of their respective events at the European championships in Cyprus.

Kendall goes into the regatta finale off Limassol tomorrow lying third overall.

She is 22 points from the lead, after placings of seventh and 12th on a day when competitors had to wait seven hours for sufficient wind.

Spaniard Marina Alabau sits top of the leaderboard, but holds just a four-point advantage over Italian world champion Alessandra Sensini.

Tobin improved one place to sixth, after placings of 12th and seventh.

The clear leader in his event is Poland's Przemek Miarczynski, who has a 14-point gap on the fleet.

- NZPA