Two-time Finn class Olympian Deniss Karpak from Estonia is leading the 2025 Finn Gold Cup, after winning the only race on the opening day in Cascais, Portugal. With big swells, big shifts and light winds, it was a challenging day for everyone. A further race was attempted, but the increasing current, and decreasing wind made a start impossible. Karpak said, “The first day was a bit of a mess, with too big swell, light winds, strong current, and we had only one race which I managed to win. I am quite happy with that as I am quite good in light winds despite being one of the heaviest guys in the fleet, so I still manage to feel the boat and gain some speed.