Portland-based British sailors are well poised in the Men’s Skiff ahead of today's medal race at the Olympics.
Tricky conditions continued on day four of the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition, but James Peters and Fynn Sterritt booked their place among the top ten boats for the Men’s Skiff (49er) medal race later today.
The pair qualified for the finale in seventh place, nine points from the bronze medal position.
Gold is still a mathematical possibility for the European Champions, but they’d need the stars to align.
Sterritt said: “It really has been a grind. It felt like every day we were chipping away and working our way up.
"Our first race was tricky so we added quite a few points there, but we finished it off with two really good races.
"Two pressure races at the end there. I felt like we delivered.
“Mathematically [a medal] is still possible. You’ve got to believe we’re going to keep flying till the end.”
Freya Black and Saskia Tidey's regatta came to an end in the Women’s Skiff (49erFX) though, after missing out on the cut for today's. The pair finished in 16th overall after 12 qualifying races.
Tidey said: “Everyone out there is really bloody good. It’s just devastating to come away and underperform for Team GB, but we're here to support everyone else.
"We really hope the rest of the British Sailing Team will go and smash it. It's really great to support them.”
The Men's Skiff medal race gets underway at 1.43pm later today at the Olympic sailing venue in Marseille.
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