The 2021 Finn World Masters on Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain, concluded on Friday with no more races possible. With a difficult forecast the fleet was sent out in the hope of one final race, but after a brief hope was dashed, racing was abandoned for the day. Valerian Lebrun, from France, had already secured the championship but went out anyway […]

Not everyone went out for Sunday’s practice race at the 2021 Finn World Masters on the Mar Menor, in Spain, but those who did were treated to divine conditions ahead of what looks set to be a highly memorable championship. After the practice race the opening ceremony was held. Over the last three days 108 Finn Masters have completed registration […]

After nearly two and a half years of waiting, the 50th Finn World Masters will finally take place next week at Los Alcazares on the Mar Menor in Murcia, Spain. Despite the challenges of travelling, around 120 entries from 27 countries, as well as some more late entries, are expected to travel to Spain. Traditionally held in May/June, both the […]

Giles Scott, Zsombor Berecz and Joan Cardona secure Finn medals at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games After an epic final Finn medal race, Giles Scott has won the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Hungary’s Zsombor Berecz won the medal race to secure the silver while Spain’s Joan Cardona did just enough to hang on to the bronze.  Despite […]

The journey is the reward but they all want medals There was a Finn brochure produced in the 1990s that perfectly encapsulated the spirit of the Finn class. One of the enduring maxims from that glossy marketing project was ‘The Journey is the Reward’. It expressed the opinion that whatever the outcome on the water, there was always a personal […]

Finns keep it tight into final medal race showdown at Tokyo 2020 Six sailors will go into the Finn medal race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Tuesday with a shot at a medal after the final day of the opening series on Sunday. The race wins went to Giles Scott, who led Race 9 from start to finish, […]

Junior wins the day while Scott extends on fickle day in Sagami Bay Double America’s Cup winner and 2019 Finn World Champion, Josh Junior, from New Zealand, made the best out of the extremely fickle fourth day for Finns at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. While this moves him within reach of the medals for the first time, the top […]

Finn fleet at the half way stage After six races the Finn fleet is having a day off at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition. Racing resumes Saturday with early forecasts showing some light winds for the next few days, which could introduce some new elements to the competition. Here we look at the top 10 at the half way […]

Scott takes control in Enoshima while Cardona moves up on third day at Tokyo 2020 Giles Scott made it four race wins in a row to move into the overall lead after two more confident victories on Thursday, the third day of the Finn competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Spain’s Joan Cardona also moved up to second, after […]

TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES – DAY 1 Perfect start for Alican Kaynar as Finns begin racing at Tokyo 2020 Turkey’s Alican Kaynar made a perfect start to his third Olympic Games with two bullets on one of the most difficult course areas in Enoshima. Hungary’s Zsombor Berecz picked up two second places while Spain’s Joan Cardona ended with two third […]

New Zealand’s Andy Maloney has grabbed the early lead at the Finn Gold Cup in Porto, Portugal, after three races on Saturday, the first day of racing. Joan Cardona, from Spain, won the second race and the European Champion from Hungary, Zsombor Berecz, ran away with the final race to sit in second and third overnight. USA’s Luke Muller won […]

FINNFARE has been part of Finn class culture for 60 years. First published in 1961, it has consistently brought Finn sailors the news and views from around the world.  FINNFARE is also the legacy of the class. In 1961, the arrival of FINNFARE was often the first news of major races, and the only place that Finn addicts could read […]

After a week of incredibly consistent racing, the defending European Champion from Hungary, Zsombor Berecz, broke free of the fleet for the first time on Thursday with two quite impressive race wins that leaves him with an 11 point lead with just two races to go. Britain’s Giles Scott consolidated his second position overall but never got close to Berecz, […]

Fortunes changed for many on the third day of 2021 Open and U23 Finn European Championship in Vilamoura, Portugal, after two more races in great conditions, yet as tricky as ever. Hungary’s ever consistent Zsombor Berecz is back on top, while Britain’s Giles Scott jumps from ninth to second. Overnight leader, Joan Cardona, from Spain, drops to third after a […]

Joan Cardona, the defending U23 European Champion from Spain, showed some serious form on the second day of the 2021 Open and U23 Finn European Championship in Vilamoura, Portugal. Cardona is one of the world’s most exciting emerging sailing talents, and today won both races in a fleet packed with some of the best Olympic sailors in the world. He […]

The 2021 Open and U23 Finn European Championship opens in sunny Vilamoura, Portugal, this weekend with a fleet of around 50 sailors from 28 nations entered. It is the beginning of the end of the extended road to Tokyo, and for many it is being used as a warm up event to the crucial Finn Gold Cup in Porto in four […]

It’s been a long wait since the last major Finn event, but next week, the 2020 Open and U23 European Championship, as well as the Finn European Masters, will take place in Gdynia, Poland. The fleet sizes are smaller than usual, but there was a huge desire on the part of the class, the sailors and the organizers for the […]

Double U23 Finn World Champion, Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, stamped his authority over the fleet at the 2020 Finn Silver Cup at Carnet en Roussillon, France on Wednesday, with three race wins from three races in near perfect conditions. France’s Guillaume Boisard had a great day to move up to second overall, but is now 10 points adrift of the […]

Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, took two race wins from two races on the second day of the U23 Finn World Championship for the Finn Silver Cup at Canet en Roussillon, in France, on Tuesday to extend his lead at the top to three points from Nicolas Thierse, from Germany and Guillaume Boisard, from France. Again light winds dominated the day […]

This week should have been the 2020 Finn World Masters in Port Zelanda, in The Netherlands. Entries were approaching 250 when the decision was made to cancel back in March, with more than 300 Finns expected to turn up. Across the sport of sailing many major events have been postponed or cancelled, but for the Finn Masters the cancellation of this year’s event was especially poignant […]

The International Finn Masters Committee is delighted to announce that the 2021 Finn World Masters will be held in Medemblik, The Netherlands. Following the cancellation of the 2020 Finn World Masters at Port Zelande, and then the postponement of the 2021 Finn World Masters in Puntala, the Dutch Finn class immediately began to work on finding a venue for 2021 […]

Finn sailors across Europe are deep in training and gearing up for a busy season ahead. This eNews looks at the majority of the early season events and the major championships this year. Last week the class launched a short survey of Finn sailors worldwide to produce some demographics and get feedback on a number of ideas and initiatives. The […]

  Here is a New Year treat for Finn sailors everywhere. The 2019 Finn Gold Cup in Melbourne delivered fantastic imagery and close competition. The conditions for the medal race were everything every Finn sailor dreams about, big wind, wind waves, sunshine and a huge battle between giants. It was an epic end to an epic year of racing. A […]

The battle for the 2019 Finn Gold Cup has come down to New Zealand’s Josh Junior and The Netherlands’ Nicholas Heiner. Junior will take a 16-point lead into Saturday’s medal race to spar off against Heiner for the gold medal. The other podium places will be decided between Hungary’s Zsombor Berecz, Brit, Giles Scott and Kiwi, Andy Maloney. Each day […]

The 2019 Finn Gold Cup began in style with the 60-boat fleet getting two races in on day one of the Finn Gold Cup, the class world championship, in Melbourne, Australia (16-21 December 2019). Racing got underway with an hour delay to give the breeze a chance to fill in and by 2 p.m. the first race started in a […]

Andy Maloney and Josh Junior, from New Zealand, share the early lead at the 2019 Finn Gold Cup in Melbourne, Australia after two races on Monday, the first day of the championship, with a race win and a fifth placing each. Nenad Bugarin, from Croatia sits in third. The day began wet and overcast but improved through the day to […]

Christmas only comes once a year, but for one Finn sailor Christmas will come early this year, with one of the most prestigious and famous trophies in sailing there for the taking over the next six days at the 2019 Finn Gold Cup, sailed from the Royal Brighton Yacht Club, in Melbourne, Australia. After weeks of preparation and training on […]

The 2019 Finn Gold Cup was officially opened by John Bertrand AO at Friday evening’s opening ceremony at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Melbourne, Australia. More than 60 Finn sailors from 22 nations have gathered in Melbourne for the penultimate class world championship before next summer’s Olympic Games. As well as being the Oceania qualification event for the Tokyo […]

For much of his life, Andres Lage from Venezuela has been chasing a dream – to sail at the Olympic Games. That dream finally became real last week after he qualified for Tokyo 2020 in the Finn Class following the South American Continental Qualifier, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 25-30 November. The 10-race regatta was won by Antonio […]

The Finn has been the dinghy of choice for generations of sailors seeking to challenge themselves to the limits of their sailing skills and their physical endurance. It has a culture that embraces sailors of all ages and a camaraderie that lasts a lifetime. It is a class that is proud of its incredible history and legacy as well as […]

Half a century ago on an island nation in the middle of the Atlantic, the idea was born to create an event for Finn sailors over 40 years old. At the class AGM during the 1969 Gold Cup in Bermuda, the Veteran Gold Cup was born. It has developed into one of the largest single fleet regattas in the world. […]

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 […]