New Zealand leads both the Laser and Finn events as 2016 Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR Regatta hits the mid-way mark in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Both Andy Maloney in the Laser, and Josh Junior in the Finn went into day three of the six-day event holding the lead, and have retained their positions after today's racing, putting them in great shape as they head into the business end of the Olympic classes regatta.
Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR is an annual regatta which attracts large fleets in the Olympic class events, including the world's best sailors, and 2016 is no exception.
Today the Laser fleet split into gold and silver fleets for finals racing and Andy Maloney was one of only three sailors in his fleet who returned two top ten race results on the water today- with an eighth and a fifth.
He spoke after racing today; "The regatta is going well so far. Really for me this is a chance to get another big fleet regatta under my belt before going to Hyeres and working on a few things, tactical big fleet things."