Kiwi sailors continue to make the right waves at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres Regatta with Tauranga's Peter Burling and Blair Tuke opening up a sizeable lead in the 49er class.

At the end of day three, Burling and Tuke are joined by five crews also lying within the top 10.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke. Photo: 46 Trofeo S.A.R Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR. PedroMartinez/Sofia.

Tomorrow is the penultimate day of the regatta, the last day of fleet racing and the last chance for all crews to secure a place in the top 10 of their fleet for a start in the medal races.

Despite one rare mid fleet result in race three on day three Burling and Tuke remain well out in front of the pack.

They recorded two 3rd places and a 20th to now sit on 24 points, with Jonas Warrer and Anders Thomsen (Denmark) 37 points adrift and holding 2nd overall ahead of Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (Australia) in 3rd.

'Three races in light winds – super tough racing,” says Tuke.

'Two good and one average for us.”

Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski claimed a race win and have rocketed from 18th overall at the outset of the day to lie 9th heading into day four. They're now well placed for a medal race spot if they sail well again on day four.

In the 470 class, both the women and men are holding 5th with Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie slipping from 3rd overall after a 17th and a 12th on the water today.

For Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox it was a good day who closed with a race win and results that sees them climb from 10th to 5th in the men's double-hander class.

Another kiwi to climb up the leader board after today is Andy Maloney in the Laser. With a 10th and a 3rd in racing today Maloney climbs into 6th place and close enough to go hunting those just ahead of him on the leader-board.

'Two more tight, light air races on day three,” reports Maloney.

'All to play for with the final day of fleet racing tomorrow.”

A good day for Tauranga's Sam Meech could see him race in the medal race too; he is currently lying 11th overall after placing 7th and 6th on the water.

The other two NZL Sailing Team Laser sailors, Thomas Saunders and Mike Bullot, are in 18th and 20th respectively.

Sara Winther has improved her overall position to lie 21st at the end of day three.

In the Finn class Josh Junior is the closest of the two kiwis to earning a medal race spot – the Wellington sailor is in 13th overall after day three and just four points adrift of the sailor in 10th.

Andrew Murdoch, who suffered gear damage yesterday, is lying 16th.

In the Nacra 17, Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders retain 16th and after sailing three races in the Women's windsurfing today Natalia Kosinska holds 16th on the leader-board in the Women's RS:X:

*The ISAF Sailing World Cup is a world-class annual series for Olympic sailing. It is open to the sailing events chosen for the 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition. Its centre piece is the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in late October.