The host nations Bart Lambriex and Floris van de Werken had the 49er title sewn up with the medal race to spare, so attention turned to the battle for bronze at the Allianz Regatta in the Netherlands on Sunday.
Australia’s Jim Colley and Shaun Connor soared from tenth to third in this regatta but were left to rue Saturday’s slip-ups for losing their grip on bronze.
Despite finishing second in the medal race, they missed the medals by one point.
Austria’s Keanu Prettner and Jakob Flachberger bagged bronze, their maiden World Cup podium.
“It’s an amazing feeling,” said Flachberger. “We’ve got to drive to Kiel tomorrow, so we can’t party too much, but there will be a party when we get home!”
No Irish in medal race
Ireland's Séafra Guilfoyle and Johnny Durcan from Royal Cork Yacht Club finished 11th in the 32-boat fleet beating Tokyo 2020 Irish reps Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove, who counted three retirals and a DNS on over the course of 12 races to be 14th overall.
Results here