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Karel van Hellemond extends lead at Finn Anniversary Regatta
Lighter winds were a welcome relief to some on day two of the Finn class’s 60th Anniversary Regatta on Lake Ekoln, near Uppsala in Sweden. Three more races were completed after a short delay to allow the wind to fill in. The Dutch team continued to dominate, with Karel van Hellmond (NED) winning two...
Jorge Zarif leads Finn World Juniors into medal race
Although two starts were attempted, only one race was completed on the penultimate day of the Pata Boats Finn World Juniors at Balatonfüred in Hungary. Sailing very well, Jorge Zarif (BRA) won the race and goes into the medal race with a useful six point lead from Egor Larionov (RUS), and nine point...
Egor Larionov takes lead after two exciting races
Two more races were sailed on Tuesday, day three of the Pata Boats Finn Junior World Championship on Lake Balaton, Hungary. Race wins went to Egor Larionov (RUS), and Andriy Gusenko (UKR). Larionov took the overall lead while overnight leader Jorge Zarif (BRA) dropped to sixth....
Jorge Zarif takes early lead at Finn World Juniors
The first two races of the Pata Boats Finn Junior World Championship – for the Jorg Bruder Cup have taken place, Monday, at Balatonfüred in Hungary. Winner of the Junior competition at the recent Finn Gold Cup in Denmark, Jorge Zarif (BRA) leads the 51 boat fleet from Alican Kaynar (TUR) and the top...
Dan Slater takes lead at the Finn Gold Cup
After day three in Vallensbaek there is a new leader at the Finn Gold Cup. Dan Slater (NZL) heads the leader board but on the same points as Zach Railey (USA). Ed Wright (GBR) moves up to third. Race wins on Wednesday went to Eduard Skornyakov (RUS) and Marin Misura (CRO)....
Tricky conditions produce mixed bag at Finn Gold Cup
Two testing raced sailed off Vallensbaek Harbour near Copenhagen in Denmark were completed Monday with virtually all the favourites picking up a discard. Race wins went to Bryan Boyd (USA) and Dan Slater (NZL), though Rafal Szukiel (POL) was the most consistent and leads overnight....
Finn Gold Cup declared open
On a boiling hot afternoon in Vallensbaek, the opening ceremony of the 2009 Finn Gold Cup was held alongside the beautiful Vallensbaek harbour together with free drinks and an impressive feast laid on by the Municipality of Vallensbaek. ...
Finn Gold Cup Preview
The form book is wide open going into next week's Finn Gold Cup at Vallensbæk, near Copenhagen in Denmark. With a different winner at each major European event so far this year, picking favourites is easy, but picking a winner would be a hard call....
Budzien does the triple at Finn World Masters
Second place in the final race at the Finn World Masters in Maubuisson, France was enough for André Budzien (GER) to take his third title in a row. ...
Wins for Budzien and Eiermann sets up last race showdown
In his first ever Finn World Masters Jurgen Eiermann (GER) goes into Friday's deciding race with a one point margin over defending champion Andre Budzien (GER). Laurent Hay (FRA) who has led the regatta from the first race has dropped back to third, just one point behind Budzien. Friday's race is go...