Tauranga sailor Sam Meech has his best ever Laser World Championship result, finishing seventh at the 2015 Laser World Championships in Kingston, Canada.

Sam's previous best was ninth at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Santander.

Sam Meech in action. Pedro Martinez/Sailing Energy

Sam's been consistently placing in the top 15 at this year's ISAF Sailing World Cup Regattas with a 13th in Miami, 14th in Hyeres and 8th at ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth.

Team mate Andy Maloney finished sixth in the hard fought seven day regatta. Sam was 10^th and Andy 12 going into the final day.

Tauranga sailor Tom Saunders finished 27th in the gold fleet and NZ sailor Michael Bullot finished 46th.

Aon Fast Track Squad sailor Andrew McKenzie narrowly missed the cut for gold fleet, but has gone on to place 9th in the silver fleet.

Elsewhere around the globe NZL Sailing Team crews were competing at the 2015 Nacra World Championships where day four of six has just concluded in Aarhus, Denmark.

The 49er and 49erFX European Championships are underway in Porto, Portugal featuring where four New Zealand crews are competing.

Meanwhile at the Nacra 17 World Championships on in Aarhus, Denmark, New Zealand's mixed multihull pair Gemma Jones and Tauranga sailor Jason Saunders are 5th overall on day four.

Sailors endured a long day with racing proving fruitless in the morning, returning ashore while winds on the course area settled enough for racing to get underway, which happened about 7pm.

Only the gold fleet sailed, but they managed to squeeze in three finals races. Jones and Saunders keep a 7, a 19 and a 5 from today.

On a day where many struggled is was enough to see the kiwis improve overall and place them among the top five of the fleet.

Billy Besson and Marie Riou of France are in the overall lead. There are two more days of racing remaining in Aarhus. The title will be decided on Friday.

In Portugal at Porto, a solid breeze and wavy conditions suited conditions on day three of the 2015 49er and 49erFX European Champs.

On day two, Tauranga sailor Peter Burling and Blair Tuke moved from 8th to 6th on the leader board after placing 1st, 3rd then 6th in today's three races.

'Good breeze out there today with 10-13 knots in the morning while we were racing,” says Burling. 'Solid day for us, to keep us in the hunt.

'It's a real long schedule of races here so it's going to be about getting through the qualifying solid and building from there.”

Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski have taken a massive jump up the 49er standings after a brilliant run in today's three races taking two race wins and a 4th in their fleet.

Alexandra Maloney and Tauranga sailor Molly Meech racing in the 49erFX have now sailed nine races over three days. They remain in 9th and progress now to 49erFX gold fleet for the finals rounds.

Medal races are on Saturday 11th (49erFX) and Sunday 12th (49er) in Portugal.

NZL Sailing Team final results

6th Andy Maloney

7th Sam Meech

27th Thomas Saunders

46th Michael Bullot

9th Silver fleet Andrew McKenzie (Aon Fast Track)