High jumpers Rohan Simons and Ronan Kane looked out of their depth as Cuban world record holder Javier Sotomeyer took centre stage here last night.

Simons, who was looking for the qualifying standard for the Commonwealth Games of 2.12 metres, succeeded with just one of his four jumps, and that at 1.95 metres to make an early exit.

Kane reached the Commonwealth standard in a meet while competing at youth level for Ireland, but his place on the plane to Kuala Lumpur was by no means certain with the Bermuda Olympic Association set to make a decision on his participation following his performance here.

And he started badly, failing with his first jump at 2.00 metres before gaining his composure to clear at the second attempt.

He them jumped 2.05 metres with relative ease but was found wanting at 2.10m on this occasion, failing with all three attempts.

Neither Simons nor Kane were talking afterwards as the far reaching tentacles of the Bermuda Track and Field Association continued to strangle interviews at birth.

Kane was apologetic but wouldn't speak even after it was pointed out that the BOA code of ethics prevented them only speaking on behalf of the BTFA and not about their own individual performances.

"They are telling me one thing and you're telling me another,'' said the teenager. "I don't want to get into any trouble.'' Simons added: "You know I can't speak to you.'' Instead, it was left to Sotomeyer to make the only comment of the evening after beating his old CAC Games record of 2.35 metres with a leap of 2.37 metres.

Sotomeyer, who also holds the world record at 2.45 metres, was pursued by a huge bunch of cameramen and reporters after seeing off the challenge of Colombia's Gustavo Mayo, who conceded defeat after two failed attempts at 2.33m.

This left the eyes of the Stadium on Sotomeyer alone and conducting the crowd to his own rhythm, he inspected the bar at a number of angles before retreating to the end of his run-up in the far lane of the track.

There he sat for a moment to compose himself before initiating a hand-clapping accompaniment from the crowd. As it built to a crescendo he set off on his lengthy run and seemed to have cleared the bar only to see it gently plop down almost as an after thought as he landed on the mat.

It took two more attempts for success and when Sotomeyer failed at his first bid at 2.40 metres, he stood up and waved to the crowd to signal the evening's fun was over.

Elsewhere in sailing, Sara Lane Wright went to close to clinching Bermuda's only medal from a disappointing Games for the Island.

She finished fourth, just two points adrift of third placed Eliane Fierro of Mexico in the Laser Radial class.

Fierro's compatriot Tania Calles hung on for gold with Cuba's Marisela Duarte Sanchez claiming silver.

Husband Brett Wright, meanwhile, finished outside the medals in the Laser class though his final position of sixth in a fleet of 18 should not be sniffed at.

Osvaldo Padron of Cuba overtook his team-mate Jose Urbay to claim gold while Mexico's Frederico Goeters took bronze.

The Games wind up tomorrow with all of Bermuda's contingent now having completed their events.