Tatiana Drozdovskaya made amends for her final day heartbreak at ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao by defeating her rival Dongshuang Zhang (CHN) in Melbourne.
Sweden's Bjorn Allansson took his inaugural ISAF Sailing World Cup medal in Melbourne defeating young Australian hotshots Oliver Tweddell and Jake Lilley.
Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan (AUS) continued their unbeaten run in the Men's 470. Croatia's Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic put pressure on the Australians but they stayed strong for Belcher's 18th win in a row and the pairs tenth.
Tom Burton went into the ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne Medal Race with a strong lead and maintained his form and focus to walk away with another ISAF Sailing World Cup gold.
China's Shasha Chen and Yang Gao sailed their way to gold at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne. Sasha and Jaime Ryan (AUS) came through in second followed by Nan Zhang and Xiao Lv (CHN).
Croatia's Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic and Australia's Mat Belcher and Will Ryan are enjoying their match up in the Men's 470 and are tied for the lead after the opening day of ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne.
Dongshuang Zhang (CHN) forced Tatiana Drozdovskaya (BLR) to the back of the fleet in the Laser Radial Medal Race as she claimed gold on her home waters ensuring the Belarusian stayed in silver. France's Mathilde de Kerangat rounded off the podium.
Australia's Mat Belcher and Will Ryan will look to extend their unbeaten streak in the Men's 470 when racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami commences on 27 January 2014.
Six of the top ten finishers from the last Melges 24 World Championship are readying for the class' first Southern Hemisphere staging of their pinnacle international event, the Gill Melges 24 World Championship 2014.