The Yachting New Zealand 49erFX women's team of Alexandra Maloney and Tauranga sailor Molly Meech are in the lead at the ISAF Sailing World Cup.

The regatta, which is the second event in the 2015-16 ISAF Sailing World Cup series, has two days of fleet racing remaining, with medal races for the top 10 on Saturday in Miami.

Molly and Alexandra are in the lead. Picture: supplied.

Tauranga sailors Thomas Saunders is holding seventh and Sam Meech ninth. Murrays Bay sailor Andy Maloney is 10^th in the laser class.

A decent 7-12 knot southerly wind came in yesterday, which allowed race officials to get racing underway on time and make up for light wind interruptions which set some fleets behind schedule over days one and two.

The new breeze was to the liking of the New Zealand women's pair who were lying 2nd overall after the opening two days of the regatta featuring a quality 34-strong fleet in the FX building towards their World Championships next month.

Consistency paid dividends for Alexandra and Molly today adding 7-6-2-2 to their scorecard from the four races sailed and jumping into the lead at the mid-way mark of the regatta.

They have a ten point buffer over the chasing Danish crew of Jena Mai Hansen and Katja Salskov-Iversen.

New Zealand's four-strong laser contingent are all sailing well in the 98 strong laser fleet which is the biggest in the regatta.

Best placed after day three, is Thomas Saunders in seventh after an eighth and a fifth on the water.

Gemma Jones and Tauranga sailor Jason Saunders in the Nacra multihull have bounced back from an average start and continue to climb up the leader board. After day three they're in 14^th, gunning to break into the top ten before Saturday.

Competitors in the Olympic and Paralympic classes have five days of fleet racing from Monday, January 25 to Friday, January 29. Medal Races across the 10 Olympic classes will bring the regatta to a close on Saturday, January 30 where medals will be awarded to the top three boats.

New Zealand's current standings

49erFX Skiff

1st Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech (NZL Sailing Team) (4, 24, 1, 12, 7, 7, 6, 2, 2)

18th Ellie Copeland and Erica Dawson (Aon Fast Track Squad) (23, 4, 14, 13, 23, 17, 24, 24, 16)

Laser

7th Thomas Saunders (14, 11, 12, 1, 8, 5)

9th Sam Meech (NZL Sailing Team) (7, 10, 23, 4, 7, 10)

10th Andy Maloney (NZL Sailing Team) (1, 10, 3, 18, 12, 13)

15th Mike Bullot (12, 6, 14, 14, 16, 4)

49er Skiff

24th Markus Somerville and Josh Porebski (8, 32BFD, 4, 28, 15, 4, 1, 12, 32DNF)

30th Logan Dunning Beck and Jack Simpson (Aon Fast Track Squad) (18, 32BFD, 20, 13, 9, 20, 16, 9, 5)

37th Isaac McHardie and Trent Rippey (Aon Fast Track Squad) (16, 8, 28, 29, 23, 10, 17, 19, 10)

Laser Radial

36th Sara Winther (28, 21, 17, 11, 12)

Nacra 17

14th Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders (NZL Sailing Team) (BFD, 28, 41, 1, 6, 19, 1, 7, 18)

18th Olivia Mackay and Micah Wilkinson (Aon Fast Track Squad) (14, 12, 38, 12, 20, 43, 28, 6, 9)