A strong breeze and choppy seas caused further disruption to the schedule of day two of the 2016 49er, 49erFX and Nacra World Championships on now in Clearwater, Florida.

Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech. Picture: YouTube

The Nacra fleet managed four races, but the 49erFX completed just one to open their Championship, while the 49er fleet featuring Peter Burling and Blair Tuke did not complete any racing today.

After no racing on day one, and just one race possible on day two the 49erFX find themselves two days into the six day regatta with just one race on the board. Race organisers will do their best to catch up lost ground over coming days.

In spite of treacherous conditions, both the New Zealand women's skiff crews in Florida started solidly, each recording a single-digit result. Erica Dawson and Ellie Copeland 4th place, while NZL Sailing Team's Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech were 6th.

The rough sea state, compounded at the Clearwater venue by the shallow sailing waters, once again took its toll and NZL Sailing Team's Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders didn't come away unscathed on day two recording a DNF in the second Nacra 17 race of the day.

Aside from that Jones and Saunders placed 23rd and 24th in races two and four, but bounced back with a 10th to round out the day. They hold 26th overall with five races complete.

Jones, 22, Murrays Bay Sailing Club and Saunders, 25, Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club paired up to campaign the new Olympic multihull class in 2013 and finished 5^th representing New Zealand at the 2015 Rio Test Event last August. They placed 4^th at last year's Nacra World Championships, in Arhus, Denmark.

New Zealand's younger combination in the Nacra class Olivia Mackay and Micah Wilkinson, fared slightly better on day two of the 2016 Nacra 17 World Championship. With a 28, 27, 13 score-card from today they are lying 22nd overall in the 43 strong fleet.

Mackay 19, Napier Sailing Club, and Wilkinson 20, Ngaroto Sailing Club, combined forces in the Nacra 17 Olympic multihull class last year sailing 2015 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland in February and attended their first major international in May 2015 at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in the Netherlands. They are part of Yachting New Zealand's Aon Fast Track Squad which aims to accelerate the standard of the most talented sailors from being top international youth sailors, to top international Olympic campaigners.

Qualifying racing runs until Thursday 11th in Florida, before the regatta moves to finals racing. Medal races are planned for Sunday 14th February.

New Zealand's current standings…

49er World Championship

1st Peter Burling & Blair Tuke (1)

21st Isaac McHardie & Trent Rippey (11)

43rd Logan Dunning Beck & Jack Simpson (22)

54th Markus Somerville & Josh Porebski (35)

49erFX World Championship

7th Erica Dawson & Ellie Copeland (4)

11th Alexandra Maloney & Molly Meech (6)

Nacra 17 Championship

22nd Olivia Mackay & Micah Wilkinson (12, 28, 27, 13, 24)

26th Gemma Jones & Jason Saunders (27, 23, DNF, 24, 10)