VIDEO: Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie, ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao

Two New Zealand men’s skiff crews remain firmly in the medal hunt after surviving a curtailed third day at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Quiberon, France, where wild winds, massive seas and treacherous currents turned racing into a test of survival.

New Zealand riders battled punishing conditions on day four of the Kitefoil World Championships in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, as the regatta edged closer to a dramatic conclusion.