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The majority of participating boats came to the starting line in tow yesterday, as the sailors spared themselves for the final four races of the qualifying series. European Champions DRAPER and HISCOCKS began the day with a six point lead at the top. After finishes of 5,3,8 in the first three races they added their fourth bullet of the Championship in the final race to extend their lead at the top. However, it was ISAF Grade 1 Semaine Olympique Française winners PECKOLT and PECKOLT who were the stars of the day, opening up with a bullet in race nine and following it with two second places. A discarded 19 in race twelve was their only blip, with the German's moving up two places from fourth yesterday morning, to second going into the final series tomorrow.

Behind the top two a gap to the rest of the fleet has opened up with third place Alexandre MONTEAU and Damien GUILLOU (FRA) 14 points behind the Germans. The French pair had another steady day with four top ten finishes putting them above Olympic silver medallists Rodion LUKA and George LEONCHUK (UKR) in fourth. It was a less successful day for Jonas WARRER and Martin KIRKETERP (DEN), who started race nine in second place overall, but two finishes of 17 in the last two races see them drop back to fifth.

Olympic Champions Iker MARTINEZ and Xabier FERNANDEZ (ESP) are gradually making up for a poor day one and scored another bullet yesterday which helps to lift them up to 14th overall.

Today there is no racing allowing the crews a lay day before the three day final series begins tomorrow.

Qualifying Series Top Ten

Pos	Nation	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Pts
1	GBR	Chris DRAPER	Simon HISCOCKS	1	(11)	4	5	1	6	1	4	5	3	(8)	1	31
2	GER	Jan PECKOLT	Hannes PECKOLT	5	1	1	3	7	(15)	11	6	1	2	2	(19)	39
3	FRA	Alexandre MONTEAU	Damien GUILLOU	6	9	1	(15)	8	2	7	5	3	8	(10)	4	53
4	UKR	Rodion LUKA	George LEONCHUK	3	9	10	9	3	10	2	2	(15)	3	3	(13)	54
5	DEN	Jonas WARRER	Martin KIRKETERP	3	5	3	2	2	6	(19)	7	7	9	(17)	17	61
6	ITA	Pietro SIBELLO	Gianfranco SIBELLO	2	10	(15)	4	4	12	11	(24)	8	2	5	6	64
7	GER	Marcus BAUR	Max GROY	(25)	16	9	2	4	1	(17)	16	2	8	1	7	66
8	GBR	Stephen MORRISON	Ben RHODES	2	11	(20)	3	1	3	2	9	14	(16)	10	14	69
9	AUT	Nico DELLE-KARTH	Nikolaus RESCH	(20)	6	5	1	5	7	7	13	13	13	(18)	3	73
10	ESP	Alberto PADRON	Javier DE LA PLAZA	5	13	(17)	1	5	5	15	14	(18)	16	3	3	80