British Laser sailor Paul Goodison finished 18 points ahead of his second placed Swedish rival Rasmus Myrgren and 20 points ahead of his third placed competitor, Gustavo Lima from Portugal.
Goodison's two solid performances, a 4th and a 6th, were sufficient to ensure that the man who came 4th in Athens was assured of a medal this time around. Bronze is already Goodison's, but the news could be much better in 24 hours. In a worst case, bronze is guaranteed in the medal race which sees a fleet of just 10. Here, last would earn him silver if Lima won and a 9th would get him gold. "It's definitely not over until we're finished and the results are on the board," said Goodison after today's races. "I thought I had a great day on the water, I nailed all the starts and held my nerve on the shifts. But the job's not over until we're finished and hopefully it will be a gold medal. "Iain Percy and Andrew 'Bart' Simpson were similarly cautiously optimistic after their best day's racing, although for them the path to success is a little longer with three more races to go until their medal competition. An 8th, a 2nd and a first places the British Star team in second overall. Swedish sailors Fredrik Loof and Anders Ekstrom hold the overnight lead with a margin of just 3 points. Meanwhile in the RSX fleet, Nick Dempsey was enjoying some consistently good results and posted a 5th and a 3rd today to place him in second overall by three points. There is just one more race before the medal race today. As the count down continues there is an air of nervousness around the venue.
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