Don’t say Caleb Paine in the Finn and Stuart Mcnay/David Hughes in the men’s 470 didn’t give it all they had on Sunday in pursuit of a medal. The only Americans competing on the final day of the Sailing World Cup stop in Hyeres won their races in the final to move up in the standings, though neither were able to reach a medal spot.

In the Finn class Paine’s win actually drew him very close to a medal which you might not know if you just saw he finished eighth overall. Paine ended up with 56 points while 52 points was the score for the third place finisher. Looking back the 30th and 24th place finishes in races five and six really did him in. If one of those had been even just tenth instead he would have been tied for first place.

For McNay/Hughes their bid for back-to-back medals was a bit dicier as even with a win in the final they finished fifth and nine points behind third place. They had five top eight finishes in their eight races leading up to the final but with the other three all being between 15th and 19th they just had too much ground to make up.

The next Sailing World Cup stop is in Weymouth & Portland, Great Britain from June 6th through the 12th.

Previous ISAF Sailing World Cup Coverage:
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Day 1 Update
Day 2 Update
Day 3 Update
Day 4 Update