Tauranga sailors Molly and Sam Meech have won medals at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami over the weekend, with Alex Maloney and Molly Meech taking the 49erFX gold, and Sam taking bronze in the laser class.

The gold was certain for Alex and Molly before the start of the medal race after out-sailing their international rivals over five days of fleet racing.

Alex Maloney and Molly Meech take the winners' dunking. Picture: Pedro Martinez

Consistent sailing throughout the week saw the kiwi women end the regatta 25 points clear of Jena Mai Hansen and Katja Salskov-Iversen who won silver.

Wearing the yellow bibs, the NZL Sailing Team crew of Alex and Molly were the only crew across the 10 Olympic fleets assured of gold and they sailed a safe and solid race to place 4th, leaving the Danish and Swedish crews to duke it out on the race track for the silver and bronze.

The 49erFX fleet, including the kiwis, now prepare for their 2016 World Championships which are set to take place in Clearwater, Florida from 9-14 February at the same time and venue as the 49er and Nacra 17 World Championships.

Sam Meech came from behind to snatch bronze in the tough fought Laser class.

Sam was lying 12 points behind Rutger van Schaardenburg from the Netherlands going into the medal race, however, Sam crossed in 3rd, and the Dutch sailor crossed in 9th drawing them equal on 69 points.

The Laser fleet featured close to 100 sailors from around the world, after an excellent light wind medal race in Miami.

The NZL Sailing Team fern was prevalent in the Laser medal race with New Zealand the only nation to have more than one sailor represented in the top ten – there were four kiwis.

Tauranga sailor Thomas Saunders finished 10th and closes the regatta in 7th overall. Andy Maloney was 6th and 9th overall, while Michael Bullot was 8th and 10th overall.

Olympic selection in the Laser class is a close fought battle in the lead-up to London 2012 and it's clear that New Zealand's Laser Squad have maintained their strength through this cycle on the road to Rio.

2016 ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami is the second in the 2015-16 ISAF Sailing World Cup series. Many of sailing's top Olympic campaigners from around the globe have been competing this week in Miami.

New Zealand's final results

49erFX Skiff

1st Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech (NZL Sailing Team)

19th Ellie Copeland and Erica Dawson (Aon Fast Track Squad)

Laser

3rd Sam Meech (NZL Sailing Team)

7th Thomas Saunders

9th Andy Maloney (NZL Sailing Team)

10th Mike Bullot

49er Skiff

25th Logan Dunning Beck and Jack Simpson (Aon Fast Track Squad)

27th Markus Somerville and Josh Porebski

36th Isaac McHardie and Trent Rippey (Aon Fast Track Squad)

Laser Radial

27th Sara Winther

Nacra 17

14th Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders (NZL Sailing Team)

26th Olivia Mackay and Micah Wilkinson (Aon Fast Track Squad)