December 2017 issue of FINNFARE
by Robert Deaves 20 Dec 2017 14:45 GMT
Tight competition at the 2017 Finn Gold Cup on Lake Balaton © Robert Deaves
The origins of the Christmas Race are explained in the latest edition of FINNFARE, which features 2017 World Champion Max Salminen on the cover.
At the class AGM earlier this year, the sailors voted to trial lowering the wind limit for free pumping to eight knots. This will be tested for the first time in Palamos, and may be trialled at other events before the next AGM in March in Cadiz at the 2018 Finn European Championships. There will be a focus on events in Spain in the early part of 2018, with the Finn World Masters taking place in El Balís, near Barcelona, in May. Entry for both events is now open.
It has been a busy period for regattas in Australia and some of those are featured in the items below. There are also some updates from World Sailing on the process for equipment selection for Tokyo 2020 and some changes to Racing Rules of Sailing and the Case Book.
The Finn circuit in 2018 has been well thought out, to minimise travelling distance and road miles as much as possible. From western Spain, all roads lead to Aarhus, via Palma, Hyeres, Medemblik, Marseille and Kiel. For many sailors the 2018 Sailing World Championships in Aarhus will be the main focus for the season, where the first nations will qualify for Tokyo 2020.
Thank you for following the Finn Class in 2017. We plan to bring you even more exciting action in 2018 and the years to come.
The December 2017 issue of FINNFARE has been published.
Content includes: Finn Gold Cup on Balaton, U23 World Championship, Wooden Finn restoration, FIDeS update, World update, 2017 AGM and Accounts
Download a PDF here or read the magazine online here.