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Damien SEGUIN (FRA), 2004 Paralympic gold medallist, continues to dominate the single-person keelboat fleet in the 2.4mR, posting his sixth bullet of the championship in race seven and coming in second in race eight - his worst position so far! SEGUIN leads by eleven points from second placed Heiko KRÖGER (GER), the 2000 Parlaympic gold medallist who surprised everyone in Athens by not winning a medal. KRÖGER hangs on to second overall despite having his worst day of the championship finishing seventh and fifth which allows Paralympic bronze medallist Thierry SCHMITTER (NED) to narrow the gap between them to just three points.

Helena LUCAS (GBR) who had an excellent start in Denmark, like KRÖGER, had her worst day yesterday with a ninth and a 13 - the first time she has finished outside the top ten. LUCAS is in fourth overall ahead of another Brit Megan PASCOE and the USA's Nick SANDONE who had a phenomenal day yesterday to take second in race seven and the bullet in race eight, a dramatic improvement on his results previously of which only two were in the top ten.

It's been close at the top of the three-person keelboat fleet throughout this championship but the competitors are now poised for a thrilling final day. Leaders since day one Jostein STORDAHL, Aleksander WANG-HANSEN and Per Eugen KRISTIANSEN (NOR) slipped up yesterday and marred their scorecard crammed with first, seconds and thirds by finishing tenth in race seven and fourth in race eight. Their lead over John ROBERTSON, Hannah STODEL and Stephen THOMAS (GBR) is therefore down to just one point as the trio continued their consistent performance.

Six points behind the British team are Jens KROKER, Holger SCHÖNENBERG and Tobias SCHUETZ (GER) who took their second bullet of the championship yesterday in race eight. Four points behind them in fourth are the 2004 Paralympic gold medallists Dror COHEN, Efrati ARNON and Benny VEXLER (ISR) who have not performed to their usual exceptional standard. A medal is still within their grasp and their will be racing hard to get on that podium later today.

Only one race is scheduled for Sunday so it's going to be a nail-biting conclusion to this closely fought championship.

2.4 Metre Top Ten After Eight Races

Pos	Nation	Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1	FRA	Damien SEGUIN	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	8
2	GER	Heiko KRÖGER	2	2	2	4	2	2	7	5	19
3	NED	Thierry SCHMITTER	3	4	4	1	7	3	3	4	22
4	GBR	Helena LUCAS	4	3	3	3	3	9	9	13	34
5	GBR	Megan PASCOE	11	13	5	9	6	4	5	6	46
6	USA	Nick SCANDONE	12	8	8	16	11	11	2	1	53
7	CAN	Paul TINGLEY	24	7	7	8	5	7	15	9	58
8	NED	Ruud VAN HOLSTEIJN	15	10	10	5	9	6	8	12	60
8	DEN	Jens ALS ANDERSEN	7	6	9	DNF	12	8	10	8	60
10	NOR	Bjørnar ERIKSTAD	5	5	DNC	DNF	4	10	4	3	66
10	GBR	Allan SMITH	8	11	17	6	8	5	11	21	66

Sonar Top Ten After Eight Races

Pos	Nation	Helm	Crew	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1	NOR	Jostein STORDAHL	Aleksander WANG-HANSEN	Per Eugen KRISTIANSEN	3	1	2	1	3	1	10	4	15
2	GBR	John ROBERTSON	Hannah STODEL	Stephen THOMAS	2	3	1	2	4	2	2	7	16
3	GER	Jens KROKER	Holger SCHÖNENBERG	Tobias SCHUETZ	5	9	3	4	1	3	5	1	22
4	ISR	Dror COHEN	Efrati ARNON	Benny VEXLER	1	2	8	3	2	DNF	4	6	26
5	ISR	Tzur AVI	Pertzman BARUCH	Dahan SHIOMO	4	5	10	6	10	DNF	1	3	39
6	IRL	John C. TWOMEY	Brian O'MAHONY	Anthony HEGARTY	11	6	4	9	6	DNC	3	2	41
6	GER	Olaf JAKOBS	Hans-Peter REICHL	Peter MÜNTER	6	4	6	5	7	4	9	10	41
8	CAN	Ken KELLY	Brian MACKIE	Don TERLSON	10	7	5	8	8	6	6	11	50
9	IRL	Paul MCCARTHY	Paul RYAN	Chris TOMAS	7	10	9	DSQ	5	5	8	8	52
10	ESP	Enrique VIVES	Jose Maria LASTRA	Francisco PEREZ	8	8	7	7	DNF	DNC	7	9	62