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British Finn training for the new Rutland fleet.

Sailors from Rutland Sailing Club organised a training session supported by the BFA

Ray New

The BFA Committee is shocked and hugely saddened to report the passing of Ray New, following a heart attack on his way home after sailing on Saturday 5th, at Highcliffe Sailing club. Ray was a well-loved and very respected member of the British Finn family, both at...

Great coaching day at Mengeham Rythe SC.

Mengeham Rythe Sailing Club hosted a BFA-supported training session on Saturday 16th April. Henry Wetherell coached 5 MRSC sailors: Richard Sharp, Mike De Courcy, Simon Pettit, Jon Pyke, and Dan Belton with Al Burrell joining; having left home at 5:30 to be at the...

Warsash SC training with Henry Wetherell.

After some juggling of calendars, Warsash Sailing Club hosted Henry Wetherell for two days of Finn training on the weekend 5th and 6th of March. Due to an unintended clash with the first BFA Spring series at Mengeham, Saturday was tailored to those new to the class...

Travelling with your boat in Europe

Travelling to Europe as a private individual with a boat in tow should not be any different to previous years. Border Officers have now seen many boats and caravans crossing the border since Brexit and are now more ambivalent towards them. Historically some border...

Bough Beech Spring Series Open

Great racing at the BFA Spring Series one-day event at Bough Beech SC, 17th April 2021.

Classic Finn Travellers Series 2020

Classic Finn Travellers Trophy 2020. Last year the British Finn Association decided to boost the Classic Finn fleet by supporting a Classic Finn travellers series with a new trophy and a cash prize. For the 2020 season the series will be supported again by the BFA...

2019 Senior and U 23 Europeans moved to Athens.

Athens selected to host 2019 Finn European Championship Athens, the birthplace of the modern Olympics, has been selected to host the most important Finn regatta of the year, the 2019 Finn European Senior and U23 Championship, after the previous host in...

Is your mainsheet block about to fail – check it now!

Rodney Cobb of Suntouched Sailboats and Andrew Wylam have highlighted a potential failure to some Finn mainsheet central jammers that may have inadvertently had the U adapter fitted the wrong way round. The problem came to light after a couple of repeated...