Kiwi sailors Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have recovered from mixed start to the Olympic test regatta in Rio to take the lead in the women's 470 fleet after the second day of racing.
New Zealand also holds second place in both the men's and women's skiff events with world champion crews Peter Burling and Blair Tuke moving up in the 49er ranks and Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech in the 49erFX delivering more strong results.
After struggling with the shifty conditions and ocean swells on day one, Aleh and Powrie responded with a faultless performance today. Racing on the Niteroi course outside Guanabara Bay, the experienced pair took two guns from two races pushing them to the top of the leader board after sitting in third going into the day's racing. With five races on the board they are three points clear of the USA crew, with the British pairing in third.
The Kiwis were prominent on the 49er course where two races were sailed by the 19 boat fleet featuring the world's top crews. Burling and Tuke finished in the top three in both their races, which saw them shuffle up the leaderboard into second, two points behind the French. Fellow New Zealanders Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski recorded a seventh and a win to climb into seventh overall.
Overnight leaders Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen from Australia only managed two mid fleet finishes as they slipped into third place.
