Twenty-year-old Jo Aleh saved her best for last, claiming a silver medal in the Qingdao International Yachting Regatta in China, a test event for the 2008 Olympics.
Competing in the Laser Radial class, Aleh finished second to American Paige Railey in her final big regatta of the year.
Andrew Murdoch
also claimed a medal for New Zealand, finishing third in the Laser class.
Murdoch was tied for third with Slovenia's Vasilij Zbogar and Poland's Maciej Grabowski but won on a countback.
He finished five points behind Dutchman Steven Le Fevre and 16 points behind the winner, Great Britain's Paul Goodison. He now heads to the world championships in Korea which start on September 10.
For Auckland's Aleh it is her best result of the season.
In the 11 races she sailed in Qingdao her best results were a first, three thirds and a fourth in the fleet of 34. "I am definitely very happy," she said.
"It's also my best regatta result of the season, so it's nice to end it like this, as this is the last big regatta of year for me.
"It's been great to come here and see what the Olympic venue will be like and a good regatta for working on a few last things before heading home."
Also making the top 10 in their fleet were Dan Slater in the Finn and Tom Ashley in the Men's RS:X. Slater finished eighth and Ashley ninth.
The Finn class was dominated by Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman Ben Ainslie of Britain.
FINAL NZ RESULTS
Qingdao International Regatta
Jo Aleh, Laser Radial, 2nd
Andrew Murdoch, Laser, 3rd
Tom Ashley, Men's RS:X, 9th
Dan Slater, Finn, 8th
Sharon Ferris, Raynor Smeal and Ashley Holtum, Yngling, 13th
Shelley Hesson and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher, Women's 470 24th
Steffanie Williams, Women's RS:X, 23rd
Stephen Keen and Philip Keen, Men's 470, 15th
Geoff Woolley and Mark Overington, Men's 470, 30th
