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Welcome to the British Finn Association…

This is the home of UK Finn sailing where you will find our 2023 race calendar, information on international regattastraining, tuning & technique advice, an active forum & marketplace plus all the info you need to start Finn sailing. See the latest membership benefits from our supporting Partners.

Britain has a rich heritage of success in the Finn at Olympic and World Championship levels, but the majority of the UK fleet is made up of Club and Masters sailors who enjoy racing Finns at all levels.

The Ronstan British Finn National Championships took place over the 6-8 July, ably hosted by Christchurch Sailing Club, with racing out in Christchurch Bay. The championships attracted over 50 entries, from afar afield as Australia, South Africa, Germany, France and even Scotland! A fantastic event was enjoyed by everyone throughout the fleet, with a great mix of competitive racing and fun socials, that was welcomed by all, A massive thanks to Simon Percival and Russ New and their huge band of volunteers at Christchurch SC for putting on a great event and to sponsors Ronstan and Intego Pro. Congratulations to Cameron Tweedle on retaining his National Champion title, and to all the top 10, who were separated by the narrowest of margins. The full report and results are on the race reports page, plus video interviews are on our Instagram page.

 

Congratulations to Howard Sellars for winning the Super Legends category at the Finn World Masters in Nea Iraklitsa, Kavala, Greece, placing 102nd overall to take the title from Jan-Eric Floren, from Sweden in 144th overall. In his first World Masters Championship, Nick Craig finished 10th in very difficult, light conditions that only permitted 4 races and no discard and Simon Percival had an impressive 11th, winning him the traditional wooden crutch trophy. Full results here.

The Richard Blowman appeal – a huge thank you to all BFA members who have donated to the fund, we have now reached our goal and the boat has now been purchased for potential Finn sailors to try the boat and borrow for regattas. Please spread the word and invite any potential Finnsters at your club to have a sail in Finn-spiration – so far she has a 100% conversation rate – welcome Ted Curtis to the Finn Fleet! Any interested sailors should contact Mike DeCourcy in the first instance. The inquest into Richard’s fatal accident has recently been held in Southampton and the BFA was represented by Dave Walker, the findings are reported on the BBC website.

Sail on Richard...

 

Huge congratulations to Britain’s Ed Wright for winning the Finn Gold Cup, on Biscayne Bay, Miami.

Traditionally a super-fit heavy airs expert, Ed came back to Finn sailing in a new DC Composites TT2 design Finn after a 3-year break, winning races in both breezy and tricky light conditions, underlining his all-round ability and the great skills and experience that years of Finn sailing instils. Ed Wright last won the Finn Gold Cup 12 years ago in San Francisco, the longest gap in Finn Gold Cup history between the first and second titles.

Ed explained, “Many times I’ve been second or third, so probably I’ve been knocking on the door a bunch of times; it’s a nice feeling to win it again. It was a stressful last day with very light winds, but we didn’t race today in the end so by default I got the win. It’s been a fun week and it’s nice to be back after a few years off the boat, I think it was 2019 the last time I was in the Finn, so it was really nice racing, and I really had a nice week.”

Ed Wright will remain the world champion for 17 months, with the next Finn Gold Cup in Anzio, Italy, in May 2024.

Final results after 8 races
1 GBR 111 Ed Wright 11
2 HUN 80 Domonkos Nemeth 22
3 ESP 161 Miguel Fernandez Vasco 26
4 FRA 75 Laurent Hay 34
5 ITA 171 Federico Colaninno 35
6 USA 186 James Golden 59
7 USA 16 Rodion Mazin 61
8 BRA 53 Pedro Trouche 62
9 ITA 40 Marko Kolic 68
10 BRA 32 Pedro Lodovici 74

Full results:

Full photo gallery here:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnclassphotos/albums/72177720305643107/

 

 

BFA congratulates Pete Allam, Sally Reynolds and all the Race Team UK National Championship, at WPNSA Weymouth, for hosting the hugely successful Ronstan UK National Championships – read the full report here.

 

Scott Speaks Out – The BFA  recently sat down with Giles to hear all the secrets of his boat preparation, rig choices, tactics and racing style. An abridged version is published in the April edition of Finnfare, but BFA members can access the full interview here.

 

 
 
 

 

 

Latest Race Reports…

The Finn fleets have a very active racing programme at all levels from Olympic events though to the equally keenly fought Classic fleet through the CVRDA.

To read the latest regatta reports click the images below.

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BFA_152deep

Welcome to the British Finn Association…

This is the home of UK Finn sailing where you will find our 2023 race calendar, information on international regattastraining, tuning & technique advice, an active forum & marketplace plus all the info you need to start Finn sailing. See the latest membership benefits from our supporting Partners.

Britain has a rich heritage of success in the Finn at Olympic and World Championship levels, but the majority of the UK fleet is made up of Club and Masters sailors who enjoy racing Finns at all levels.

The Ronstan British Finn National Championships took place over the 6-8 July, ably hosted by Christchurch Sailing Club, with racing out in Christchurch Bay. The championships attracted over 50 entries, from afar afield as Australia, South Africa, Germany, France and even Scotland! A fantastic event was enjoyed by everyone throughout the fleet, with a great mix of competitive racing and fun socials, that was welcomed by all, A massive thanks to Simon Percival and Russ New and their huge band of volunteers at Christchurch SC for putting on a great event and to sponsors Ronstan and Intego Pro. Congratulations to Cameron Tweedle on retaining his National Champion title, and to all the top 10, who were separated by the narrowest of margins. The full report and results are on the race reports page, plus video interviews are on our Instagram page.

 

Congratulations to Howard Sellars for winning the Super Legends category at the Finn World Masters in Nea Iraklitsa, Kavala, Greece, placing 102nd overall to take the title from Jan-Eric Floren, from Sweden in 144th overall. In his first World Masters Championship, Nick Craig finished 10th in very difficult, light conditions that only permitted 4 races and no discard and Simon Percival had an impressive 11th, winning him the traditional wooden crutch trophy. Full results here.

The Richard Blowman appeal – a huge thank you to all BFA members who have donated to the fund, we have now reached our goal and the boat has now been purchased for potential Finn sailors to try the boat and borrow for regattas. Please spread the word and invite any potential Finnsters at your club to have a sail in Finn-spiration – so far she has a 100% conversation rate – welcome Ted Curtis to the Finn Fleet! Any interested sailors should contact Mike DeCourcy in the first instance. The inquest into Richard’s fatal accident has recently been held in Southampton and the BFA was represented by Dave Walker, the findings are reported on the BBC website.

Sail on Richard...

 

Huge congratulations to Britain’s Ed Wright for winning the Finn Gold Cup, on Biscayne Bay, Miami.

Traditionally a super-fit heavy airs expert, Ed came back to Finn sailing in a new DC Composites TT2 design Finn after a 3-year break, winning races in both breezy and tricky light conditions, underlining his all-round ability and the great skills and experience that years of Finn sailing instils. Ed Wright last won the Finn Gold Cup 12 years ago in San Francisco, the longest gap in Finn Gold Cup history between the first and second titles.

Ed explained, “Many times I’ve been second or third, so probably I’ve been knocking on the door a bunch of times; it’s a nice feeling to win it again. It was a stressful last day with very light winds, but we didn’t race today in the end so by default I got the win. It’s been a fun week and it’s nice to be back after a few years off the boat, I think it was 2019 the last time I was in the Finn, so it was really nice racing, and I really had a nice week.”

Ed Wright will remain the world champion for 17 months, with the next Finn Gold Cup in Anzio, Italy, in May 2024.

Final results after 8 races
1 GBR 111 Ed Wright 11
2 HUN 80 Domonkos Nemeth 22
3 ESP 161 Miguel Fernandez Vasco 26
4 FRA 75 Laurent Hay 34
5 ITA 171 Federico Colaninno 35
6 USA 186 James Golden 59
7 USA 16 Rodion Mazin 61
8 BRA 53 Pedro Trouche 62
9 ITA 40 Marko Kolic 68
10 BRA 32 Pedro Lodovici 74

Full results:

Full photo gallery here:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnclassphotos/albums/72177720305643107/

 

 

BFA congratulates Pete Allam, Sally Reynolds and all the Race Team UK National Championship, at WPNSA Weymouth, for hosting the hugely successful Ronstan UK National Championships – read the full report here.

 

Scott Speaks Out – The BFA  recently sat down with Giles to hear all the secrets of his boat preparation, rig choices, tactics and racing style. An abridged version is published in the April edition of Finnfare, but BFA members can access the full interview here.

 

 
 
 

 

 

Latest Race Reports…

The Finn fleets have a very active racing programme at all levels from Olympic events though to the equally keenly fought Classic fleet through the CVRDA.

To read the latest regatta reports click the images below.

Next Event

Day(s)

:

Hour(s)

:

Minute(s)

:

Second(s)

Our BFA Partners

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