The two windsurfers had led the standings from the opening day of competition.

A lack of wind prevented competition taking place yesterday, leaving Picon and Cohen seeking to preserve their respective leads in today’s double point medal race.

Olympic champion Picon completed an impressive week by winning the women’s medal race, with two points added to her final total.

The French star finished the competition with 25 points.

Katy Spychakov secured the silver medal with another second place finish, with the Israeli windsurfer ending on 39 points.

Poland’s Zofia Noceti Kelpacka rose to third place ahead of Britain’s Emma Wilson following a close final battle.

Kelpacka finished on 44 points, while Wilson was five adrift on 49.

The men’s title was earned by Cohen as he eased to fifth in the medal race, with the result enough to preserve his lead.

Cohen topped the overall standings on 45 points, with an Israel one-two completed by Shahar Zubari on 51.

The Netherlands’ Kiran Badloe clinched the final podium place after winning the medal race.

He ended on 55 points, with Greece’s Byron Kokkalanis slipping to fourth on 63 after a 10th place finish in the final race.

The European Championships had initially been due to take place in Athens during March, before being postponed to November.

Vilamoura stepped in to host the event after the Hellenic Sailing Federation withdrew from staging the event in Greece’s capital.

The European Championships served as a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The top windsurfer in the men’s and women’s events would secure a place for their country, should the nation be yet to earn a berth.

Russia's Aleksandr Askerov claimed the men's berth, while Aikaterini Divari of Greece earned the women's spot.