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The ISAF Sailing World Cup finals concluded in Abu Dhabi on Sunday (November 30).

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The final day of racing took place in Abu Dhabi on Sunday - as the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup reached a wet climax in the Emirati capital.

An 8-12 knot north westerly breeze tested the competitors on the final day.

Louis Giard of France took a single point lead over Greece's Byron Kokkalanis into the Men's RS:X Medal Race and did exactly what was needed to claim gold by taking the race victory.

Kokkalanis came through in third which was enough for silver and Nick Dempsey sailed astutely to pick up fifth which gave him bronze.

It was a French one, two and three in the Nacra 17 class.

2013 and 2014 world champions Billy Besson and Marie Riou claimed the title with a fifth in the Medal Race.

In the 49er fleet Tomasz Januszewski and Jacek Nowak of Poland kept hold of their overnight lead with a Medal Race tenth to secure their first major title.

Mat Belcher and Will Ryan of Australia added Men's 470 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final gold to their already impressive haul in 2014.

They hold the World and European titles and took the World Cup Final title with a Medal Race fifth.

Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis had a chance to take gold in the Men's 470 but missed out after they finished sixth. Nonetheless the Greek pair walked away with silver. Americans Stu McNay and Dave Hughes picked up the final podium position.