Frenchman Parlier had an almost faultless day in the gold men's fleet - winning the vast majority of his in breezes of 10 to 11 knots. 

However, he, along with the rest of the leaders, including compatriot Axel Mazella and Briton Oliver Bridge, was closely pursued by riders lower down the leaderboard, who finished just seconds after the frontrunners in several of the day’s races.

Although Parlier managed to extend his lead at the top of the table to 13 points, the real winner of the day came lower down as Riley Gibbs from the United States managed to climb up to fourth in the table after being awarded a scoring redress for the five races he was forced to miss yesterday following a collision in an incident with the reigning Formula Kite World Champion, Maxime Nocher. 

The award propelled Gibbs up to fourth on the leaderboard and secured his place in the Medal Series which takes place tomorrow.

Russian rider Denis Taradin had a very mixed day but managed to climb up to ninth, thanks to a good finish to the day which saw him finish sixth in his final race.

Taradin summed up how close the leaderboard was lower down in his comments after the day’s racing. 

“Behind the leading three guys there is a battle for every single place.

“It’s definitely the toughest fleet I’ve ever sailed in.

“The whole line-up is packed.

“I love every single moment of it.

“I try not to care too much about the result, enjoy myself and not make too much trouble in my mind.”

Théo de Ramecourt of France, who finished tenth overall, echoed Taradin’s sentiments.

“The level here is just insane.

“One race you can be number four, then number 14.

“You just can’t make any mistakes.

“It’s really hard, but it’s so interesting.

“We now have a new vision of what racing is.

“I’m so happy with my speed and performance.”

In the women’s fleet, American Daniela Moroz once again stole the show with six wins from six races – increasing her lead at the top of the table to 24 points.

There was an interesting battle for second and third spots between Alexia Fancelli of France and Russia’s Elena Kalinina.

However, it was Fancelli who eventually came out on top after securing one second place and several third-place finishes. 

This puts her one point ahead of Kalinina, the former Formula Kite World Champion, in the table.

Tomorrow is the final day of the competition with the medal race being contested between the top 10 kiteboarders.