After 19 years of loyal and committed service to the Finn Class and Finn sailors worldwide, Corinne McKenzie  stepped down from the Executive Board of the International Finn Association (IFA) on September 1, 2019. Corinne joined the Executive Board of the IFA in 2001 and steered the class through four Olympic reselections. She provided oversight and management to a wide number of projects over […]

Felipe Silva, from Portugal, has retaken the lead at the Finn European Masters at Schwerin, Germany, after two more races on Friday. Bas de Waal, from The Netherlands, drops to third, while André Budizen, from the home club, moves up to third after the second best score on the water. The best score was reserved for Michael Maier, from Czech […]

Bas de Waal, from the Netherlands has taken the lead at the Finn Europeans Masters after two more races were completed in Schwerin, Germany. Felipe Silva, from Portugal, dropped to second with Gerko Visser, also from The Netherlands up to third. The races were won by de Waal and Michael Maier, from Czech Republic. The conditions were more benign than […]

Filipe Silva, from Portugal, leads the Finn European Masters in Schwerin, Germany after two races on the opening day, Wednesday. Bas de Waal, from The Netherlands is second with Volodymyr Stasyuk from Ukraine in third. The race wins eventually went to Andre Budzien, from Germany, and Silva, though neither led the fleet across the line. The event has attracted 65 […]

Ready Steady Tokyo, the Olympic Test Event concluded Thursday after the medal race was abandoned because of insufficient wind. Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, had already secured the gold a day early, while Nicholas Heiner, from The Netherlands, took the silver and Giles Scott, from Britain, took the bronze. Though the forecast was 8-9 knots, it was a largely grey day […]

Finn World Champion Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, has secured the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic Test Event, with a day to spare after sealing victory on Wednesday in Enoshima, Japan. Nicholas Heiner, from The Netherlands, move up to second, while Giles Scott, from Britain drops to third to set up a three way fght for bronze and silver with Andy Maloney […]

With just one day left of the opening series at the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic Test Event in Enoshoma, Japan, Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary has extended his lead to 16 points over Giles Scott, from Britain, with Nicholas Heiner, from The Netherlands a further five points back. Race wins on Tuesday went to Scott and Joan Cardona from Spain. The […]

Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, is back in front in the Finn fleet at the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic Test Event in Enoshoma, Japan. He now has a nine point advantage over Giles Scott, from Britain, with Nicholas Heiner another five points behind Scott. With three races sailed to catch back up to schedule, Andy Maloney, from New Zealand, took the […]

  Olympic champion, Giles Scott, from Britain has taken the lead at the Olympic Test Event – Ready Steady Tokyo – after only one race was possible on the second day of competition due to light winds. Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, drops to second while Nicholas Heiner, from The Netherlands, drops to third. The race was finally won by Jorge […]

World champion, Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, hold the lead after the epic opening day of the Olympic test event – Ready Steady Tokyo – in Enoshima, Japan. Nicholas Heiner, from The Netherlands is second, while Olympic and European Champion, Giles Scott, from Britain, is third. After three days of typhoon weather, Saturday dawned with near perfect conditions, complete with a […]

A fleet of 22 Finns, three larger than next year’s Olympic Regatta, has gathered in Enoshima for the 2019 Olympic test event – Ready Steady Tokyo. The fleet includes 17 nations and 12 sailors who competed in Rio 2016. It includes 13 nations that have qualified for Tokyo 2020, which leaves six more spaces available, to be decided at the […]

After much consideration and thought, our President of Honour and Finn sailor friend, Gerardo Seeliger, has decided to stand for the President of World Sailing in the 2020 elections. Please find below a letter from Gerardo to all Finn sailors explaining his decision and setting out the framework for his candidacy. Dear Finn sailors, Over the last months I have […]