GILES Scott extended his lead at the top of the Finn class, while Helena Lucas and Megan Pascoe remain in the mix for Paralympic classes silverware at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Hyeres.

Competition for the Paralympic classes is set to reach its conclusion today, with two races for both the 2.4mR and Sonar classes still to decide the podium finishers.

Lucas amassed scores of second and sixth from her two races in the one person 2.4mR class on Friday, with Portland's Pascoe posting a sixth and a tenth – her discard – amid the fickle light wind conditions.

In the Olympic classes, Scott and Ed Wright continue to occupy the top two spots in the Finn standings, with Portland-based Scott extending his lead to 14 points over his British Sailing Team stablemate with the help of an eighth and a fourth from his two races on Friday.

Bryony Shaw, who’s been battling with illness in Hyeres, hit back from a tough start to her World Cup regatta with three scores inside the top five in the RS:X women’s windsurfing fleet to boost her into the top ten spots.

Shaw, who trains at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing academy, has been suffering from a virus which has hampered both her event preparation and her racing, and although at one point she’d considered withdrawing from the regatta, Shaw has dug deep.

“It has been really tough,” the Olympic bronze medallist admitted.

“I’ve had moments of ‘Bryony on form’ but the endurance has been a bit of a downfall for me having a bit of a virus right now.

“But I’m out there racing, getting the experience and getting the body firing again. I’m not going to make myself any worse so it’s worth doing and it’s such a high quality event.”

Weymouth’s Nick Dempsey is currently 15th in the men’s RS:X and Charlotte Dobson-Sophie Ainsworth are the best placed British crew in the 49erFX, in 25th overall.