Bryony Shaw, Olympic Champion Paul Goodison and the 49er duo of Paul Brotherton and Mark Asquith made the best of another testing day at the ISAF Sailing World Cup event in Hyeres, France, on Wednesday (28 April 2010).



The Olympic bronze winning windsurfer Shaw, who turned 27 yesterday, extended her lead at the top of the RS:X women's fleet, Goodison bounced back from a disqualification while Brotherton and Asquith put in solid showing across four races to take over the yellow jerseys in their respective fleets on another day beset with delays. 


Light wind conditions continued to dog the French Olympic Sailing Week, and with many fleets desperately needing races to complete their qualification series', it made for a long day on the water with the 49er class the last to reach the shore after sunset.Bryony Shaw sailed a mature two races to consolidate her lead in the women's RS:X fleet.



The Skandia Team GBR star picked up a third and a fifth from her two races, while all her nearest rivals struggled to find form, which allowed her to amass a 13 point lead over Spanish training partner Blanca Manchon after six races. 


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