Finn (dinghy)
The Finn dinghy is the men's single-handed, cat-rigged Olympic class for sailing. It was designed by Swedish canoe designer, Rickard Sarby, in 1949 for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Since the 1952 debut of the boat, the design has been in every summer Olympics, making it one of the most prolific Olympic sailboats as it is the longest serving dinghy in the Olympic Regatta.[3] It currently fills the slot for the Heavyweight Dinghy at the Olympic games. It is a physically demanding boat to race at the highest levels, especially since the class now allows unlimited boat rocking and sail pumping when the wind is above 10 knots.[4]
Class symbol | |
Boat | |
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Crew | 1 |
Draft | 0.17 m (6.7 in) |
Hull | |
Hull weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
LOA | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
LWL | 4.34 m (14 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in) |
Rig | |
Mast length | 6.66 m (21 ft 10 in) |
Sails | |
Mainsail area | 10.6 m2 (114 sq ft) |
Racing | |
D-PN | 90.1[1] |
RYA PN | 1060[2] |
Current Olympic equipment |
Design changes
Although the Finn hull has changed little since 1949, there have been developments to the rig. The original spars were made of wood until the late 1960s and early 1970s when there was a slow change to aluminum masts. Aluminum is significantly more flexible and gives more control over sail shape. It became commonplace after the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich when they were first supplied to Olympic sailors. Recently, carbon fiber masts have become common place in competitive Finn fleets. The sails too have gone through revolution and are now commonly made of various laminates such as technora, polyester, and Kevlar. The class rules are overseen by the International Finn Association.
Events
Olympic Games
Finn Gold Cup
The Finn Gold Cup serves as the World Championship for the Finn class.
Finn Silver Cup
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1999 Melbourne[8] | |||
2000 Weymouth[8] | |||
2001 Marblehead[8] | |||
2002 Athens[8] | |||
2003 Cádiz[8] | |||
2004 Rio de Janeiro[8] | |||
2005 Moscow[8] | |||
2006 Split[8] | |||
2007 Moscow[8] | |||
2008 Melbourne[8] | |||
2009 Balatonfüred[8] | |||
2010 San Francisco[8] | |||
2011 Moscow[8] | |||
2012 Maubuisson[8] | |||
2013 Malcesine[8] | |||
2014 Hoorn[8] | |||
2015 Valencia[8] | |||
2016 Kaløvig[8] | |||
2017 Balatonfüred[9] | |||
2018 Koper[10] | |||
2019 Anzio[11] |
Master World Championship
Continental Championships
- 2006 Finn Open European Championship
References
- "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- Administrator. "History of the Finn". www.finnclass.org.
- "Finn battling to retain Olympic status". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- Deaves, Robert. "Finn Class". www.finnclass.org.
- "2017finngoldcup". 2017finngoldcup.
- "2019 Finn Gold Cup". sailingresults.net.
- Administrator. "Silver Cup – Junior Worlds". www.finnclass.org.
- "Finn Silver Cup 2017 - Finn U23 World Championship MVM Sport Club - Balatonfüred, Hungary". 2017.finnsilvercup.org.
- "Finn Silver Cup 2018 - Finn U23 World Championship - Koper, Slovenia". 2018.finnsilvercup.org.
- "Finn Silver Cup 2019 - Finn U23 World Championship - Anzio, Italy". 2019.finnsilvercup.org.
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