Finn International

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 … Weiterlesen →

  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 … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →