The Cypriot, who won silver at the London 2012 Olympic Games, was two points adrift of his rival heading into the medal race.

Crucially Kontides would take an early lead in the race, which offered double points, while Wearn saw his hopes fade when he was required to do a penalty turn.

Kontides would seal the race win to conclude the World Cup on 22 points, while Wearn would have to settle for the silver medal on 26.

Croatia’s Tonci Stipanovic ended on 41 points to earn the bronze, edging out Australia’s Tom Burton for the final podium spot.

"This is my first gold medal in the senior fleet," said Kontides.

"I've come close to winning many times but I'm really glad I have finally won.

"It was a great week with great conditions."

Marit Bouwmeester was the clear winner of the women’s laser radial event, with the Dutchwoman finishing with 16 points.

Denmark’s Anne-Marie Rindom and Belgium’s Emma Plasschaert completed the podium by ending on 26 and 46 points respectively.

Lara Vadlau and Jolanta Ogar earned victory in the women’s 470 class as the Austria duo finished the regatta with 10 points.

Australia’s Carrie Smith and Jaime Ryan were eight points further back in second, with China’s Nan Zhang and Yixiao Lv claiming the bronze on 31 points.

The men’s event was comfortably won by Mathew Belcher and William Ryan as the Australian duo finished with 10 points.

Japan’s Daichi Takayama and Kimihiko Imamura would take the silver medal in front of Australia’s Alexander and Partrick Conway due to their higher placing in the medal race, with both crews having ended on 36 points.

There was further Australian success when Jake Lilley won the men’s finn class by scoring a total of 12 points.

Britain’s Ed Wright and the United States’ Caleb Paine claimed the silver and bronze medals respectively, having ended with scores of 20 and 29.