Tauranga sailor Molly Meech and Alexandra Maloney have comprehensively blown away the field to win the 49erFX event at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Abu Dhabi Regatta.

Placing 4th in the medal race overnight in the United Arab Emirates, the young NZL Sailing Team women's skiff pair sailed an excellent regatta to finish 23 points clear of their closest rivals Lisa Ericson and Hanna Klinga of Sweden.

Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech. Photo: File.

Italy's Giulia Conti and Francesca Clapcich rounded out the podium with the bronze medal.

The Abu Dhabi event is new to the ISAF Sailing World Cup programme, and billed as the finals to the series, with 2014 acting as the forerunner to the ‘invitation only' event format which allows for 20 boats in each event.

'It's been pretty amazing sailing conditions here,” says Meech.

'It's a lot better than I expected and the venue's been great. Quite a few of the top girls have been here and the racing's been really nice.”

Maloney says it has been a 'really cool event” and the pair are happy to come away with the win.

'The competition's been really good,” says Alexandra. 'Abu Dhabi has been a beautiful place to sail - the water is really clear and it's been amazing.”

Maloney and Meech will now return to New Zealand to take a break.

Alexandra adds: 'We go home for December and have a good block in New Zealand.

'Then we'll take a nice break over Christmas and New Year and then we'll be in Miami for the ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta there for the first time.”

Fellow kiwi sailors Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski missed out on a podium finish in the men's skiff class by the narrowest of margins, finishing fourth overall on count back.

Going into the final medal race the pair were lying second, however points around them were very tight and a 6th in the medal race saw them edged out of the top three.

Other kiwis to feature in the medal racing at this regatta were Sam Meech, Molly's older brother, in the Laser class, who finished 2nd in the medal race and 6th overall.

Josh Junior placed 8th in the Finn medal race and ends the regatta in 9th overall.