AFTER his equipment breakage on Friday, Finn World Champion Giles Scott managed to salvage the best result possible – a silver medal – as the Princess Sofia Trophy drew to a close in Palma on Saturday.

Scott pulled through to fourth in the medal race, and with Finnish rival Tapio Nirkko back in ninth, it was enough to hand the world number one the second step on the podium. Gold went to New Zealand’s Josh Junior.

“I’m pleased to come away with the second,” Scott explained.

“I think there are a lot of positives to take away from their regatta. We’ve actually been experimenting quite a bit with some of the stuff that we’ve been using here so we’ve got some good info from that.

“Ultimately it’s a stepping stone and when (my coach) Matt and I come to review it there’s an awful lot of positives to take from this week, and I think we’ve gained an awful lot of knowledge that would’ve been pretty tricky to gain through training.

“We’re still in a good place and I’m looking forward to the events coming up.”

RS:X windsurfer Tom Squires secured his first international regatta victory.

The Oxford sailor, whose previous best senior international result was silver at his home World Cup in Weymouth and Portland last year, sealed his victory in style, finishing second in the medal race to end up 12 points ahead of Polish runner-up Pawel Tarnowski in the final standings.

Bronze medals for young 470 talents Amy Seabright-Anna Carpenter and the Paralympic Champion Helena Lucas made it four medals for the British Sailing Team at the conclusion of the event.