Tagged as the team to beat, reigning RS21 World Champions Hong Kong’s Les Freaks wasted no time.
They top the leaderboard on day 1 at Yacht Club de Cannes, after three races with a 4, 5, 1 giving them a 5pt lead.
Edoardo Lupi of Italy won the first race but a second race 27 dropped him to 9th overall for the day, despite recovering with a 4 in the final race.
Monte Carlo local Matteo di Maio won the second race, flanked with a 12 and 9 to finish the day in 6th.
It was defending champion Marco Pocci with Les Freaks who won the third race, and with a 4 and 5 finished the day comfortably ahead of Gulboy Guryel TUR 6, 2, 7, on 15 pts and third Andrea Rossi ITA, 2, 3, 11 with 16 pts.
Best placed British is Ben Rolfe in 15th with a 21, 8, 19 score. And 19th Tom Hewitson with 13, 13, 35.
RS21 World Championship 2026 – Day 1 (39 entries)
