24.01.2016
Opening photo - Finn Sailing around the world
Finn Class eNews - January 2016
The 2015 season has only just finished with an epic Finn Gold Cup in Takapuna, New Zealand and it's time to start all over again in 2016. The first major event of the year begins tomorrow with the Sailing World Cup Miami. It is important for many and as well as being the regional qualifier for North and South America, is it also acting as stage 1 of the USA Olympic trials plus some internal national selection trials.
By the end of next week we will know two more nations heading to Rio in just under 200 days time. The 50 strong fleet includes 18 from the USA with the favourite for the US berth, Caleb Paine, fending off the 2008 Olympic Silver medalist Zach Railey and perhaps Luke Lawrence who was top US sailor, and ahead of Paine, three years ago in Miami. For the other North American spot, only the Canadians are in the picture, with six sailors taking part.
South America is more interesting, and with Alejandro Foglia (URU) qualifying in Takapuna, the fight will come down to Argentina and Chile. In addition the usual eight-strong Russian team is joined by a select gathering of Europeans. It will be interesting to see who has made any gains since the Gold Cup ended just eight weeks ago. The fleet includes sailors from 15 countries and five continents, with other top sailors competing including Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN), Jake Lilley (AUS), Jorge Zarif (BRA), Giorgio Poggi (ITA), Anders Pedesen (NOR) and Björn Allansson (SWE). Some are already heading to Rio, some are not, and some still have to get their tickets. We'll bring you updates during the week as the event unfolds.
Below is the latest round up of Finn news and events. If you would like your event covered or promoted in a future release, or have a photo you'd like to share, please send it to media@finnclass.org.
2016 Finn European Championship
The 2016 Finn Europeans are from 4-12 March in Barcelona, Spain. Online entry is open and can be found here.
In addition, the Barcelona International Sailing Centre is running a training regatta from 26-29 February.
Training Regatta - Registration Form - Accommodation
FINNTEAM Interview - Alejandro Foglia
Interview and video with Alejandro Foglia of the FINNTEAM. "I am only the second athlete in the history of Uruguay to qualify for four Olympic Games, so this was something big, because Uruguay is a very small country of three million people, where the only big sport is football and the media talks only about football." http://finnclass.org/…/fourth-olympics-beckons-for-finntea…/
Hiking is such a pain
Ross Hamilton writes: Hiking is perhaps one of the most miserable sensations in sailing. It is absolutely necessary to hike in order to maintain good boat speed. The trade off is that to achieve decent boat speed you must endure a lot of pain. Over the years I have heard many explanations for this excruciating burning sensation in the legs. I have also heard many training methods to improve hiking endurance. Scattered throughout all this, there have been many inaccurate explanations and absurd suggestions on how to deal with hiking. Hopefully this article (also published in FINNFARE) will clear up some confusion and give an insight into how our body deals with hiking. Read more...
Check out former Finn sailor Ross Hamilton's fascinating blog on fitness and physical preparation. Read more...
Dinghy Academy Regatta
Regatta announcement: the second Dinghy Academy perpetual trophy will be held in Valencia from the 19-22 of February 2016. To enter please email: info@dinghyacademy.com.
Photo shows the Dinghy Academy Trophy donated by Vasilij Zbogar.
Giles Scott wins again in Rio at the III Copa Brasil de Vela 2015, from Vasilij Zbogar and Caleb Paine. Results here.
Two of the Finn classes longest serving officials were honoured during the prizegiving ceremony at the 2015 Finn Gold Cup in Takapuna, New Zealand. Richard Hart (GBR) and Juri Saraskin (EST) were inducted into the prestigious Finn Class Hall of Fame. More here.
John Condie won the recent Australian Finn Nationals at Adelaide Sailing Club from Matt Visser and Jake Gunther. Results here.
On Board the 2015 Finn Gold Cup Medal Race. Close-up action from all ten sailors in the medal race in Takapuna. Here. Three-four minutes of each sailor can also be found here.
Grab a good book from the Finnshop. Online ordering and more information here
UPCOMING EVENTS
23-30 Jan: SWC Miami website
19-21 February: Dinghy Academy Regatta, Valencia Facebook
26-29 February: Barcelona Training Regatta
4-12 March: European Championship, Barcelona wesbite
25 March-2 April: Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia, Palma website
December 2015 FINNFARE
The December 29015 issue of FINNFREA includes: 2015 Sailor Survey, Finn Gold Cup in Takapuna, SWC, Rio test event, Vasilij Zbogar interview, Euro Masters, FINNTEAM, Hiking phisiology. Read it online or download here.
Looking for a gift for a Finn sailor or prizes for your event. There are some beautiful Finn half models are available in the Finnshop. More details here.
Photo of the month
Oliver Tweddell (AUS) at the ISAF Sailing World Cup - Melbourne
Pic: Sport the library / Jeff Crow
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