Myszka took the title in the men's RS:X class with another dominant display today and has won eight of the 15 races so far this week, which puts him out of reach of the rest of the field.

Compatriot Pawel Tarnowski is well clear in second place and is odds-on to take the silver medal while another Pole, Przemyslaw Miarczynski, sits in third place, six points clear of Dutchman Dorian Van Rijsselberge, and their battle for the final podium place looks set to be the main highlight of the RS:X category on the final day of racing.

After a dramatic day yesterday, which saw him recover from a broken halyard, Postma sealed the deal in the Finn class with yet another superb showing as he recorded two second place finishes to amass an unassailable lead.

Croatian Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic occupies the silver medal spot after picking up a race win today and is three clear of Frenchman Thomas Le Breton going into the last day of action.

New Zealand's Josh Junior took the other race win to leave him lying in fifth place overall behind American Caleb Paine.

Pieter Jan Postma completed his gold medal win in Hyères with two second place finishes today ©Getty Images



In the women's RS:X class, it's a three-way battle between Pole Maja Dziarnowska, Jiahui Wu of China and Germany's Moana Delle.

All three are guaranteed medals but the colour has yet to be decided.

Dziarnowska and Delle both registered wins today to leave the Pole one point clear of the German, who is tied in second with Wu going into the medal race.

While Belgium's overnight leader, Evi Van Acker, recorded another race win on the penultimate day, a poor showing in her first outing sees her drop to second overall on the Laser Radial leaderboard just ahead of the Netherland's Marit Bouwmeester, while the new leader is Tatiana Drozdovskaya of Belarus who registered a win and a fifth to take control of the class.

The Belarusian is three points clear of Van Acker with Bouwmeester a further two points behind.

New Zealand's Andy Maloney leads the Laser class by three points from Australian Tom Burton after posting a best of second, while Burton's eighth place in the first race of the day keeps him clear of Dutchman Rutger van Schaardenburg in third.

Brazilian Robert Scheidt is a point further back after picking up a win, while the other race went to Jesper Stalheim of Sweden.

New Zealand also looks well-placed to take gold in the women's 470 class and the 49er category.

Two more race wins has Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie heading into tomorrow's 470 medal race with a healthy 12-point lead over Britain's Sophie Weguelin and Eilidh McIntyre and American duo Anne Haeger and Briana Provancha.

Andy Maloney is one of a number of New Zealanders well placed to challenge for gold tomorrow at the final ISAF World Cup of the season ©Getty Images



Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have an even more comfortable lead in the 49er as another win sees them 23 points clear of the chasing pack, which is led by compatriots Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski and Ireland's Ryan Seaton and Matthew McGovern, who are tied for second.

A fourth place finish or better in tomorrow's medal race will guarantee gold for the Kiwis.

Australia's Mat Belcher and Will Ryan are favourites for the men's 470 gold as they posted two wins today to leave them 17 points to the good over Greek pair Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis, with France's Sofian Bouvet and Jeremie Mion a further five back in the bronze medal position.

Two race wins has put another French duo in contention for gold in the Nacra 17 class as Billy Besson and Marie Riou sit just seven points behind Darren Bundock and Nina Curtis of Australia, while Italians Vittorio Bissaro and Silvia Sicouri lie in third place overall.

Brazilians Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze have been the most impressive duo all week in the 49er class and another consistent day which saw them post three top-six finishes gives them an 18-point advantage going into tomorrow.

Kiwis Alex Maloney and Molly Meech sit in second place, five points ahead of Danish pair Ida Marie Baad Nielsen and Marie Thusgaard Olsen.

Racing on the waters of the French town Hyères concludes tomorrow.

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