One of the most coveted trophies in the sport of sailing will be raced for next week at Fragila Vela Macesine on Lake Garda, Italy. The 2022 Finn Gold Cup opens on Sunday with an impressive 110 entries from 23 nations so far. Dating back to 1956, the list of Finn Gold Cup winners is not only who’s who of […]

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The April 2022 issue of FINNFARE has been published and dispatched. The first issue of FINNFARE for 2022 includes a wide range of articles and news items from around the world. Content includes: • In a wide ranging and fascinating interview, Giles Scott talks about his rig choices and settings, revealing a few of his secrets and exposing some of […]

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Dear Finn Sailors Below is a round up of the latest news. Urgent IFA Constitution Change Following many requests to allow the AGM to go online, an urgent submission is currently with National Secretaries to change the IFA Constitution to allow online AGMs. The decision will be published by mid April. Finn Gold Cup So far there have been 105 […]

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IFA has produced a short survey for Finn sailors about potential event and rule changes that may be used to guide direction at this year’s AGM. Please take a look and take part. It takes no more than a few minutes to complete. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehWplgzSZihvp-Ivb8jX8SUqOCHFvjjl9dGRHtmLhEotfBNA/viewform

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The International Finn Class and Fragila Vela Malcesine are delighted to announce that the 2022 Finn Gold Cup will be held at Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy, from 15-21 May. Following its exclusion from the Olympic Games the Finn class is determined to maintain the Finn Gold Cup as its pinnacle event, and for it to remain attractive to top […]

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The fourth day of the 2021 Finn World Masters on Mar Menor in Murcia, Spain produced yet more great racing, with Valerian Lebrun, from France, securing the title with a day to spare. He takes an insurmountable 17 point lead into the final day. Filipe Silva, from Portugal remains in second with Spain’s David Terol in third. The race wins […]

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    Only one race was scheduled on the third day of the 2021 Finn World Masters on Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain. Anthony Nossiter, from Australia, led from start to finish in the light winds only to find he’d been black flagged for the second race running, handing the race win to Laurent Hay, from France, while Akos Lukats, from […]

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  Finn racing doesn’t get much better than the opening day of the 2021 Finn World Masters on Mar Menor, in Murcia, Spain. With 12-18 knots of wind and in 25 degrees, two races were sailed in near perfect conditions. France’s Valerian Lebrun took both race wins to take the early lead from Filipe Silva, from Portugal, and Anthony Nossiter, […]

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The new Hungarian National Champion, Akos Lukats, has taken the lead on the penultimate day of the 2021 Finn European Masters at Tihanyi Hajós Egylet in Tihany, Hungary. Bas De Waal, from The Netherlands, is back up to second with Taras Havrysh, from Ukraine, up to third. There were race wins for Harvysh, Waal and Vladimir Stasyuk The first two […]

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  The largest ever Finn European Masters opened at the Tihanyi Hajós Egylet, Hungary, on Wednesday in ‘paradise’ sailing conditions. After two races Zdenek Gebhart, from Czech Republic, leads Bas de Waal and Cees Scheurwater, from The Netherlands. A fleet of 78 Finn Masters, a record entry for the event, with competitors mainly from across eastern Europe has gathered in […]

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Domonkos Németh moved into a 14 point lead at the U2 Finn World Championship for the Finn Silver Cup at Tihany on Lake Balaton on Wednesday after two more races were sailed. Levente Rácz and Bence Rácz are separated by just four points in second and third. There is just one day left to sail. After a very hot and windless […]

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Levente Rácz started to apply some pressure to the overall leader, Domonkos Németh, on the second day of the 2021 U23 Finn World Championship for the Jorg Bruder Finn Silver Cup, at Tihanyi Hajós Egylet (THE) on Lake Balaton, Hungary. In lighter winds, Rácz took the opening race only to be scored as over the line early, and followed that […]

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Twenty ambitious young Finn sailors, from six nations, are taking part in the 2021 U23 Finn World Championship for the Jorg Bruder Finn Silver Cup, which opened on Sunday at Tihanyi Hajós Egylet (THE) on Lake Balaton, Hungary. Domonkos Németh, from Hungary, leads overall after taking three bullets on a day that was all about speed and hiking. In fact […]

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It took more than 60 years for a New Zealand sailor to win the Finn Gold Cup, and now two have come along in a row. Andy Maloney has led the 2021 Finn Gold Cup since Day 1 and on Wednesday, though he briefly lost the lead, did just enough to take the cup from his teammate Josh Junior, who […]

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New Zealand’s Andy Maloney has extended his lead at the 2021 Finn Gold Cup in Porto, Portugal, to take a five-point lead into the final day on Wednesday, with three races possible. Zsombor Berecz, the 2018 champion, from Hungary, moves up to second, while defending champion Josh Junior, also from New Zealand, climbs to third. Race wins went to Brazil’s […]

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  The 2021 Finn Gold Cup was opened on Friday in Porto, Portugal, but without an opening ceremony due to COVID-19, but with a practice race with a small fleet taking part. Nearly 60 sailors from 33 nations are taking part in the final major event before the Olympic Games in August. However the mood is overshadowed by the wider […]

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The Finn Gold Cup has been part of the fabric of the sport of sailing for 65 years, an iconic trophy that is reputed to be more difficult to win than an Olympic Gold medal and which has made legends out of not only those who have lifted the prestigious cup, but also those who have tried.  The 65th Finn […]

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Following this week’s cancellation of the French Olympic Week, in Hyères, of which the Finn Open and U23 European Championships was included, the International Finn Class is delighted to accept an offer from the Vilamoura Sailing Center to host the event over the same dates, which remain 10-16 April.  The event is a crucial competition ahead of the all-important Finn […]

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Dear Finn sailors, Dear friends, The International Finn Association wishes you a Happy New Year, with the very real hope that everything will return to normal sometime in 2021. 2020 has been a challenging year for the Finn class in many ways, and while looking back with pride at the few international events that the class managed to hold, a […]

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After the entry process was opened last week, more than one hundred entries have already been received for the 2021 Finn World Masters in Medemblik, The Netherlands. It is being held from 21-28 May. For an event that is used to setting records, getting the first 100 entries in just four days is another new record. People clearly want to […]

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The Notice of Race for the 2021 Open and U23 Finn European Championship has been published and registration is also now open. The 66th Finn Europeans will take place in Hyères, France from 16-23 April. The championship is part of a carefully planned event strategy for the class that leads from the Trofeo Princesa Sofia, in Palma, in March, through to […]

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Having already won the event a day early, Arkadii Kistanov, from Russia, comfortably won the final race of the International Finn Cup at Malcesine, Italy, on Sunday. Christoph Burger, from Switzerland, took second while Matteo Iovenitti, took third and won the XVII Andrea Menoni Trophy as the first Italian. 34 sailors from eight nations took part. It was an early […]

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  Arkadii Kistanov, from Russia, has taken the early lead at the International Finn Cup – XVII Andrea Menoni Trophy at Fraglia Vela Malcesine, Italy after two races in light and wet conditions on Lake Garda, on Friday. Michael Beyeler and Carlo Lazzari, both from Switzerland are second and third. The opening race was won by Juan Ignacio Perez, from […]

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Nicholas Heiner wrapped up victory at Kieler Woche on Sunday after two more races. A fifth and a second left him with an 11 point lead at the top. Facundo Olezza, who has spent all week in third place moved up to second with a 2, 6, while Nils Theuninck dropped to third after a 4,7. However the day belonged […]

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Kieler Woche delivered some epic conditions on Day 3 with three more races in 15-20 knots in the first race, rising through the day to 25-30 for the final race. Nicholas Heiner took two more race wins to go into the final day nine points ahead of Nils Theuninck. Facundo Olezza is in third, one point behind Theuninck, after winning […]

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Nicholas Heiner continues to lead after the second day at Kieler Woche, despite losing the lead after the second race of the day. Nils Theuinck won both of the first two races to briefly take the lead, while a win for Heiner in the third and final race of the day put him back on top, tied on points with […]

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A small fleet of Finns is taking part in Kieler Woche, many fresh from last week’s Europeans in Gdynia. While many had a turn at the front of the fleet, at the end of Day 1, Nicholas Heiner leads with a 1,2,1. Nils Theuninck picked up a 2,4,2 to lie in second while third is Facundo Olezza with a trio […]

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The 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship in Gdynia, Poland, concluded on Sunday with the three titles assigned. Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, took gold without winning a race and with a race to spare. Giles Scott, from Britain, took the silver while Joan Cardona, from Spain, took the bronze. In addition Cardona won the U23 European Championship while […]

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Zsombor Berecz, the 2018 World Champion, from Hungary, has taken the lead at the 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship in Gdynia, Poland with one day left to sail. Going into the last day on Sunday he has a three-point lead over defending champion Giles Scott, from Britain, while overnight leader Alejandro Muscat, from Spain, drops to third. […]

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Alejandro Muscat, from Spain, holds on to the lead at the 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship in Gdynia, Poland, after two tough races in very shifty offshore winds. He sits one point ahead of Britain’s Giles Scott, with Zsombor Berecz, Hungary, just two points further back. However, the day belonged to Alican Kaynar, from Turkey, who won […]

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After three more races at the International Finn Cup – XVII Andrea Menoni Trophy at Fraglia Vela Malcesine, Italy, Arkadii Kistanov, from Russia, has secured the overall win with a race to spare. Christoph Burger, from Switzerland, is up to second while Italy’s Marko Kolic goes into the final day in third. The race wins went to Roberto Strappati and […]

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Spain’s, Alejandro Muscat has taken the lead at the 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship after two more races in Gdynia, Poland. Giles Scott, from Britain drops to second, while Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, moves up to third. The race wins went to Joan Cardona, from Spain, and Nils Theuninck, from Switzerland. There are 70 Finns from 27 […]

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Defending European champion, and current Olympic gold medalist, Giles Scott, from Britain, dominated the opening day of the 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship in Gdynia Poland to lead after the first day from Henry Wetherell, from Britain, and Alejandro Muscat, from Spain. The races were won by Scott and Facundo Olezza, from Argentina. There are 70 Finns […]

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The 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship has been opened in Gdynia, Poland. The final event in the Gdynia Sailing Days festival, it has attracted 70 entries from 27 countries for first and only major Finn event of the year. Earlier in the day the practice race attracted a small fleet to the water for a foretaste of […]

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