NZ Herald Jon Paul Tobin thinks he's done enough Beijing gold medallist Tom Ashley in the race for the sole New Zealand spot in the RS:X class at next year's Olympics. Tobin has edged the defending Olympic champion in three head-to-head meetings this year, the most significant of which was at the weekend, when he finished fifth to Ashley's sixth at the world sailing championships in Perth. This should place Tobin in the box seat for Olympic nomination, but there is the possibility the selectors may force the pair to continue their battle next year. Despite his creditable fifth-place finish, Tobin believes he could have done better were it not for a late setback. Tobin was fortunate to even make the startline in Perth after standing on a poisonous cobbler fish the day before racing was due to begin. "The spine is actually still in my foot because if they had to operate and take it out, it would have meant stitches and basically a plane flight home, so I just went on antibiotics and tried to manage the pain the best I could," he said.