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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

If you are planing to sail at the European Masters in Gdynia, the early entry deadline is currently July 30.  We are expecting a medium sized fleet. A lot of you have made enquiries and we know a lot are watching the entry list, but have not entered. Please do so now to register your interest and encourage everyone else […]

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 […]