Finland's Sirre Kronlof and Veera Hokka earned the girl's 29er crown ©World Sailing

A dramatic final race in the girl’s 29er competition saw Finland's Sirre Kronlof and Veera Hokka eventually hold on to claim the gold medal as the Youth Sailing World Championships drew to a close in Langkawi, Malaysia.

The Finns held a narrow advantage ahead of the medal race as Spain's Carla and Marta Munte Carrasco and Denmark's Laerke Graversen and Iben Nielsby Christense were within three points of the duo, who had a total of 42 points.

All three crews found themselves locked in a battle in the middle of the 25-boat fleet, allowing New Zealand’s Greta and Kate Stewart to earn the final race victory.

Kronlof and Hokka crossed in 13th position and made the most of their discard to finish on a total of 53 points.

Graversen and Christense were also able to discard their 15th place to claim the silver medal on 57.

They only claimed the medal on countback, however, after ending level with Greta and Kate Stewart, who had leapfrogged the Carrasco’s into third position as the Spanish pairing saw their 14th place added to their score, seeing them end on 58 points.

“The last race was so tight, so tight,” Kronlof said.

“There was so much pressure on but we managed it."

Russia's Stefania Elfutina defended her girl's RS:X title ©World Sailing
Russia's Stefania Elfutina defended her girl's RS:X title ©World Sailing

After finishing well clear of New Zealand's Jackson Keon and Nick Egnot Johnson in the medal race in the boy’s event, Slovenia's Peter Lin Janezic and Anze Podlogar leapfroged their rivals into gold medal position, ending just two points clear on 46.

Norway’s Tomas and Mads Mathisen, the leader during the early stages of the regatta, took the bronze medal on 71 points.

In the girl’s RS:X event, Russia's Stefania Elfutina was successfully defended her title, ending on 24 points, with Britain’s Emma Wilson claiming silver on countback after finishing level with China's bronze medallist Xian Ting Huang on 28 points.

France's Titouan Le Bosq maintained his position at the top of the boy’s standings as he claimed gold on 45 points, finishing 10 points clear of Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympics champion Francisco Saubidet Birkner of Argentina.

Brazil’s Brenno Francioli secure bronze on 76 points, despite a strong challenge from Aruba’s Mack van der Eerenbeemt.

Girl’s Laser Radial gold was secured comfortably by Hungary’s Maria Erdi after she totalled 23 points, with Germany's Hannah Anderssohn and Poland's Magdalena Kwasna completing the podium on 32 and 41 points respectively.

Australia’s Alistair Young had already secured the boy’s title ahead of the final day and was joined on the podium by New Zealand’s George Gautrey and Britain’s Daniel Whiteley, who ended well adrift of the winner's total of 32 points by closing on 52 and 58.

Poland's Julia Szmit and Hanna Dzik had a difficult final race but won the girl’s 420 title ©World Sailing
Poland's Julia Szmit and Hanna Dzik had a difficult final race but won the girl’s 420 title ©World Sailing

Despite a poor medal race result, which they discarded, Poland's Julia Szmit and Hannah Dzik earned the girl’s 420 title on 29 points, with Australia's Nia Jerwood and Lisa Smith ending a point adrift in second and Spain’s Maria Caba and Carla Diaz taking bronze on 38.

America’s Will Logue and Bram Brakman were assured of the boy’s gold ahead of the final day, while Brazil's Leonardo Lombardi and Rodrigo Luz were silver medallists on 37 points.

The bronze medal was sealed by Ireland's Douglas Elmes and Colin O'Sullivan having finished the regatta on 46.

France's Louis Flament and Charles Dorange took the SL16 title with a total of 14 points, while Australian's Shaun Connor and Sophie Renouf took claimed silver and New Zealand's Tamryn Lindsay and William McKenzie sealed bronze after scores of 26 and 40 points respectively.

Following the completion of all the classes, Australia were crowned Nations Trophy winners after their sailors had earned them a score of 303 points, with New Zealand finishing as the second best country on 279.