The Sailing World Cup Final continued in Marseille ©World Sailing

Olympic bronze medallist Pierre Le Coq of France secured two victories to move to the top of the men's RS:X leaderboard on the second day of the the Sailing World Cup Final in Marseille.

Le Coq, third in the event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, also recorded a fourth-place finish to open up a six-point lead over nearest challenger Paweł Tarnowski of Poland.

The French sailor has a total of 13 points after five races, with Tarnowski second on 19 points.

French competitors Thomas Goyard and Louis Giard and Poland's Radoslow Furmanski are tied for third on 20 points.

Olympic gold medallist Hannah Mills and her partner Eilidh McIntyre remain at the summit of the women's 470 standings but Spain's Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero have narrowed the gap to a single point.

The British pair were fourth and second in the two races held today, while Mas and Cantero were first and third.

Mills and McIntyre are still in pole position on seven points, with the Spanish duo sitting second on eight.

Gamagori World Cup winners Ai Kondo Yoshida and Miho Yoshioka occupy third place.

"It's incredible sailing with the top sailors like Hannah Mills and Camille Lecointre," said Mas.

"But it is super challenging and you learn a lot, because we are all close on the water and you fight for the best spot."

Spain's Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero have narrowed the gap to a single point in the women's 470 ©World Sailing
Spain's Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero have narrowed the gap to a single point in the women's 470 ©World Sailing

Emma Plasschaert of Belgium also holds a narrow lead at the top of her fleet as she is one point in front of Hungary's Maria Erdi in the women's laser radial.

Plasschaert discarded a 10th place result and recovered to finish second in the day's second race to end on seven points.

Erdi, the youth world champion in 2015, was third and first as she closed the deficit to the Belgian.

The duo have a clear advantage over the rest of the field as Britain's Alison Young is third on 17 points.

"We had the same wind direction as yesterday, so I decided to go to the left side of the course and that paid off," said Erdi. 

"My plan was just to get up to the start line safe and work my way to the top left. 

"That worked well for me.

"In the first race, I was scared because there were not many sailors who took the left side of the course, but it paid off.

"In the second race I had a good start, went to the left again and it was clearer in my head of what I needed to do. 

"I was clear in my decisions and I managed to win that one so I'm very happy."

The event in Marseille, the venue for sailing competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, continues tomorrow.