Otago rowers added six medals to their tally on the final day of the national championships on Lake Karapiro on Saturday.
After winning eight medals - two gold, four silver and two bronze - last Friday, a further gold, two silver and three bronze were won on the final day.
Bryce Abernethy, of the Otago Rowing Club, accounted for the gold with Jared van Vianen in Southern RPC's men's lightweight double.
They crossed the line in 6min 26.28sec, more than 10sec ahead of the second-placed Waikato RPC crew.
It was Abernethy's second gold medal of the regatta, after he and fellow Otago rower Andrew Potter helped Southern RPC's men's under-22 coxless quad win gold the previous day.
Potter, of the Otago University Rowing club, did not manage to double his gold tally, but did win silver in the men's under-22 double.
He and Timaru's Cameron Crampton could not peg back Waikato RPC's Jordan Parry and Matthew Dunham, who crossed the line almost 6sec clear of the pair in 6min 33.43sec.
Fiona Bourke, of the Otago University club, who won a silver in the women's premier coxed quad for Southern RPC on Friday, added a second silver medal.
She, Eve Macfarlane, Grace Prendergast, Kristen Froude, Davina Waddy, Olivia Loe, Holly Fletcher and coxswain Francie Turner finished second in the women's premier coxed eight.
Oamaru's Mark Taylor, Jared Brenssell, Charlie Wallis and James Scott won bronze in a thrilling men's club coxless quad medal race.
They had a titanic battle with Hawkes Bay's crew, but were pipped for silver by just 0.07sec, as they clocked 6min 14.69sec.
Otago University rowers Penelope Barnsdale and Hannah Duggan won bronze in the women's premier lightweight double, while Hamish Bond, of North End Rowing Club, and brother Alistair, of Otago University Rowing Club, combined with James Lassche and Cameron Crampton to win bronze in Southern RPC's men's premier coxless four.
Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale, of Auckland RPC, highlighted the morning of the final day by winning his ninth men's premier single sculls title.
Having lost to John Storey in the Cambridge Town Cup earlier in the month, he produced a fine performance to hold off second-placed Robbie Manson by 1.29sec.
Drysdale won in 6min 55.02sec, while Storey was third in 7min 1.53sec.
‘‘The national title is always nice to win, but it is very much a stepping stone towards the Olympics,'' Drysdale said.
‘‘I feel very much on track with my training. It is all about being the very best I need to be in August, and as I showed today, I can pull out a big race.
‘‘To know that I can improve with a bit more speed work and preparation is pleasing.''Emma Twigg, of Auckland RPC, showed she still has what it takes despite a year off.
The 2014 world champion single sculler claimed her seventh national title, after she won it in 2009-2014.
Twigg won in 7min 47.15sec, 5.03sec clear of Lucy Spoors, of Southern RPC.
