Heiner has led from day one in Spain and needs to be within two boats of Wright to secure his first Finn championship title in a medal race that has been brought forward to 9.30am to avoid forecast high winds.

"I have a five-point lead and am guaranteed a medal, but I have been leading all week and we want to finish that way for sure," Heiner said.

"It’s another yacht race tomorrow and only 10 boats and a massive forecast so I think it will be good fun and a lot of action."

There will be two races going on inside the medal race.

While Heiner and Wright contest the top prize, five other sailors are in the mix for the bronze.

The winner of today’s only race in heavy conditions - a re-run of the abandoned race eight - Britain’s Ben Cornish is seventh, but only 13 points adrift of the podium despite having what looked like a victory in race eight scrapped.

He remains hopeful of a second European bronze medal in a row.

"It was nice to get out there and put right what went wrong yesterday," Cornish said.

"I was a bit disappointed that the race got thrown out yesterday.

"But it was nice to go out with a clear head and go and get another race win."

After eight races, Heiner has 42 points, followed by Wright on 47, and Sweden’s Max Salminen and the United States' Caleb Paine on 67 each.