Finn International

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 →

The International Finn Association delegation to the 2019 World Sailing Annual Conference in Bermuda has returned empty handed. The eight submissions to reinstate the Finn in the slate for the 2024 Olympic Games were rejected by both the committees and the Council. The IFA is … Weiterlesen →

Huge numbers of words have been written about the arguments for putting the  Finn back into the Olympic Games. Next week, the Finn class will be making its case once again at the 2019 World Sailing Conference in Bermuda to try and rebalance the proposed … Weiterlesen →

For the 2019 World Sailing annual conference in Bermuda the Finn Class has made eight submissions to try to ‘rebalance the slate’ and reinstate the Finn as Olympic equipment for 2024 and beyond.  In July the class announced its ’rebalancing’ strategy, which met with a … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →

Zunächst mal die Ergebnisse: Bei der internationalen Schweizermeisterschaft in Kreuzlingen (Bodensee) dominierte der Favorit: Mit sechs Laufsiegen blieb Titelverteidiger Nils Theuninck unangefochten, er wurde verdienter Meister mit nur 6 Punkten in der Wertung. Christoph Burger und Christoph Christen komplettierten das Podest (13 und 18 Punkte)- … Weiterlesen →

Von  Dienstag den 10.09. bis Sonnabend den 14.09. fand in Schwerin die diesjährige Finn Masters EM statt. Schon die Anreise am Dienstag bei herrlichem Wetter und entspannter Atmosphäre zur Vermessung und Anmeldung versprach ein gelungenes Event zu werden. Der Yachtclub Schwerin als Gastgeber hatte weder … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →