At last year’s Championships Ireland’s Adrian Miramon Quiroga, of Wicklow Rowing Club, recovered from a capsizing to earn bronze in the men’s single sculls.

Despite the choppy conditions, which caused the course to be shortened, he had no such issues this year and looked strong from the start as he secured the title.

Spain’s Ramon Gomez Cotilla earned silver ahead of New Zealand’s Matt Dunham.

The women’s solo sculls title went to France’s Jessica Berra, who beat Azerbaijan’s Diana Dymchenko, the early leader who was temporarily blown off course in the first edition of these Championships to be hosted within the British Isles.

Bronze went to Sweden’s Maria Berg.

The men’s double sculls title went to defending champions Dennis Gustavsson and Eskil Borgh of Sweden, outlasting Italy’s Giacomo Costa and Edoardo Marchetti.

In the women’s quadruple sculls favourites Hawkes Bay from New Zealand were outmanoeuvred by the Spanish crew RCMD Malaga, with Ireland’s Castletownshend RC earning bronze.

"It was far rougher, wavier, swellier than I thought it was going to be," said Hawkes Bay’s Emma Dyke.

"Literally you’re up in the air and then you’re dumped down the next second."

The women’s double sculls saw Dutch pair Janneka van der Meulen and Karien Robbers exchange the lead with Ireland’s Monika Dukarska and Rhiannon O’Donoghue from Kilorglin RC before taking gold.

Bronze went to Spain’s Ainoha Calpena and Nadia Garcia.

Gold in the men’s quadruple sculls went to Britain’s Tyrian Club boat, profiting from a minor calamity for the Italian leaders as their bowman, Andrea Serafino, came off his seat.

The Italians held on for silver however ahead of France.

The day ended on a high note for Spain as Ander Domingo and Esther Zamorano successfully defended their mixed double sculls title.

Fellow Spaniards Adolfo Marin and Teresa Moreno earned silver by just 0.09sec from New Zealand’s 35-year-old Olympic singles sculls champion Emma Twigg and  Ben Mason.