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New Zealand have four entries among the top 10 of their classes at the world sailing championships in Spain.
Olympic medallist and defending world champion Barbara Kendall made the biggest advance today, improving to third overall in the women's Mistral after finishing fourth and first in the day's two races.
In the
men's Mistral, Jon-Paul Tobin remained fourth overall with three races remaining following his ninth and 11th placings.
Shelley Hesson and Linda Dickson moved up to fifth overall in the women's 470 class after adding another two top results to their series.
They returned third and seventh placings today, pleasing returns particularly after they ripped their kite in the first race.
Andrew Murdoch is sixth in the Laser class qualification series after second and fifth placings in one of the four fleets.
Defending world champions, Simon Cooke and Peter Nicholas, were the top New Zealanders in the men's 470, sitting in 11th after finishing third in today's third race.
New Zealand positions:
Laser (after 4 races, 171 entries): Andrew Murdoch 6, Robbie McMillan 12, David Weaver 30, Rod Dawson 39, Michael Bullot 75, Hamish Pepper 77.
Mistral women (after 8 races, 65 entries): Barbara Kendall 3, Julie Worth 29, Sheena McKinnon 37, Anita Purdie 51.
Mistral men (after 8 races, 118 entries): Jon-Paul Tobin 4, Tom Ashley 29, James Wells 34, Matthew McCormick 61.
Yngling (after 10 races, 41 entries): Sharon Ferris/Joanna White/Sara Winther 21, Alesha Thorpe/Karen Lambert/Michelle Vinsen 32.
49er (after 6 races, 84 entries): Mike Bassett/Ed Smyth 44, Chris Skinner/Chris Burgess 70.
Finn (after 6 races, 82 entries): Clifton Webb 28, Peter Fox 35.
470 women (after 4 races, 55 entries): Shelley Hesson/Linda Dickson 5.
470 men (after 3 races, 98 entries): Simon Cooke/Peter Nicholas 11, Andrew Brown/Jamie Hunt 26, Stephen Keen/Philip Keen 62, Geoff Woolley/Mark Overington 80.
Tornado (after 3 races, 72 entries): Aaron McIntosh/Mark Kennedy 26.
Star (after 8 races, 83 entries): Rohan Lord/Andrew Taylor 47.
- NZPA
