NZL Sailing Team: Tom Ashley chases a medal in Denmark

8:52 PM Fri 3 Sep 2010 GMT

'NZL Sailing Team - New Zealand's National Sailing Team competing in Olympic event regattas' Yachting NZ

NZL Sailing Team's Tom Ashley is in the hunt for a World Championship medal with the RS:X Men's title up for grabs in one final medal race to be sailed in Kerteminde, Denmark tonight. Lying fourth after a hard fought five days of racing so far, Ashley is within reach of the podium. Team-mate Jon-Paul Tobin is also in the starting line-up sitting in seventh place in the top ten sailors who will compete in the quick-fire double points remaining race. Here's what Tom Ashley had to say at the conclusion of the penultimate day: 'I had a better day ...

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by Jodie Bakewell-White, Yachting NZ

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