One year on from Rio 2016: Extreme Finn sailing – Finnally There has been one question on the lips of the many thousands of Finn fans around the world since the Rio Olympics – ‘Where can we see footage of the incredible Finn racing on the courses outside the bay?’ Everyone had heard about it,…
05.08.2017 Finn Class eNews – August 2017 Finn sailing is very popular. A look at the entry lists for the upcoming major championships will leave you in no doubt about this obvious fact. The Finn Silver Cup and the Finn Gold Cup are both being held on Lake Balaton in the next few weeks and…
04.08.2017 2017 Melges 24 World Championship in Helsinki, Finland Italian Power on the Fin(n)ish Line: Maidollis and Taki 4 Are the New Melges 24 World Champions August 4, 2017 – Helsinki, Finland – The 20th edition of the Melges 24 World Championship just came to an end in Helsinki, with a series of eleven races…
03.08.2017 2017 Melges 24 World Championship in Helsinki, Finland Up to 25 Knots and Waves in Helsinki: This is What the Melges 24 Is Made for August 3, 2017 – Helsinki, Finland – Sparkling sailing, with lots of sun and waves, characterizes the fourth day of racing in Helsinki, where the 2017 Melges 24 World…
August 2, 2017 – Helsinki, Finland – Melges24 Worlds, Helsinki Helsinki woke up with heavy rain this morning and the Melges 24 fleet, moored at Helsingfors Segelklubb, had to wait two hours for the wind to stabilize, the AP flag to go down and to start the races of day three in the 2017 Melges…
31.07.2017 2017 Melges 24 World Championship in Helsinki, Finland In the First Day of Helsinki Two Races and Four Winners July 31, 2017 – Helsinki, Finland – A cloudy afternoon, characterized by light and shifty breeze, accompanied the first day of racing of the Melges 24 fleet in Helsinki, from today officially involved in the…
Melges Worlds Helsinki 21.07.2017 July 21, 2017 – Helsinki, Finland – Time is running fast as the Melges 24 fleet approaches the most awaited event of the season, the Melges 24 World Championship 2017 that, after having been hosted in the warm Miami past December, moves back to cooler Northern European climates: from July 28th…
Finn format trials survey: The pros and cons Following requests to trial a ‘first across the line’ race format, the Finn class carried out trials at two events early in 2017 – the Trofeo Princesa Sofia in Palma and the European Championship in Marseille. Both were designed around a winner-takes-all final race where the…
1977 Finn Gold Cup Anniversary Regatta ends in Palamos with everyone a winner The Trofeo 40 Aniversario de la Palamós Finn Gold Cup 1977 drew to a close on Sunday with no more racing possible with persistent cloud, light rain and an almost non-existent wind. So the results stand from Saturday with Miguel Fernandez-Vasco winning…