New Zealand has moved into second place after the first day of racing in the France leg of the Sail GP in St Tropez.
Peter Burling's crew secured finishes of fourth, third and third in the three fleet races. They sit three points behind Jimmy Spithill's United States, who scored two wins, while Spain are third.
New Zealand entered the fifth round of the series in fifth place overall, while championship leaders Australia struggled on the French Riviera and are last after the first day of racing.
The teams were forced to contend with light wind conditions throughout the day's racing, with Burling ruing missed chances to close their gap on the overall leaders.
"I wouldn't say we had a consistent day," Burling says. "We gave ourselves plenty of opportunities but made a lot of mistakes as well. It would be much better to have more points on the scoreboard.
"We are really excited by the challenges, we just haven't had much time as a group, but we feel like we are doing a really good job of learning and improving."
There are another two fleet races on Monday (NZ time) before the top three final race to determine the event's winner.
