New Zealand sailors – including Tauranga's Molly Meech and Jason Saunders – continue to set the paces at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami after strong performances on the opening two days.

The major Olympic class regatta, held on Biscayne Bay in the US, has attracted quality fleets from around the globe and in the Women's 470, Women's 49erFX and the Mixed Nacra 17 multihull, New Zealand is leading the way.

Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech. Photo: File.

In the Women's 470 Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie are three points clear while Alexandra Maloney and Meech are 17 points out in front in the women's skiff.

Gemma Jones and Saunders are seven points in front of their closest rivals in the Nacra division. A further three New Zealand crews are within the top six in the Laser, Radial and Men's 470 fleets.

'We had another decent day,” says Aleh. 'It was rather tricky racing out there, very gusty and shifty.”

'In race one we had a good start but missed out on a rather large right-hand shift with pressure, so we had to fight back through the fleet, picking off a few boats each leg to take the lead near the finish and take the win.”

It was a big day on the water for the 49erFX fleet, sailing four races after just one was possible yesterday.

Maloney and Meech produced a solid day with consistent single-digit results including two runners-up placings which sees them stretch a points lead on the fleet at this early stage.

Current world champions in the class, Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze of Brazil, are lying second.

Another three excellent results on day two in the Nacra racing sees Kiwi duo Jones and Saunders retain their overall lead from Great Britain's Ben Saxton and Nicola Groves.

With a win, a 2nd and a 7th on the water, the duo are enjoying a good pace in the breezy conditions and will be hoping to maintain their edge over the coming days.

In the Men's 470, Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox have improved to 4th overall with an 11th and a 2nd on day two.

Meanwhile both Andy Maloney and Sara Winther have slipped from 2nd to 5th in their respective Laser and Laser radial fleets, although the points are very close.

The ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami runs through to January 31, with 856 sailors from 63 nations competing across the 10 Olympic and three Paralympic events.

It is the second regatta in the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Series which includes events in Melbourne (AUS), Miami (USA), Hyeres (FRA), Weymouth (GBR), Qingdao (CHN) and Abu Dhabi (UAE).