Where are all the Finns?

Originally posted by H2 Thanks gents! Mengham Rythe looks like a good option and I never even knew it was there. Been to HISC, Itchenor, Bosham, Chichester etc so many times and just never knew so thanks for opening my eyes!

 

The Bosham fleet is up to about 10 and Mengeham Rythe must be over 20 now with both fleets growing. I am a member of Mengeham and Bosham and race at both clubs. We can get up to 15 Finns to the start line just for club racing at Mengeham but Jim's right about tidal restrictions with, generally, sailing possible 3 hours each side of high water.

Can't believe it, always thought you had a little sanity... Even when you were tossing the dwarf..[/QUOTE] 

I thought that I should also respond to this so answers below:-

I got Finnitus in 1973 and have sailed Finns ever since although have raced dozens of other classes along the way    However I still love the Finn for the pure pleasure of sailing them.

Of course I am insane but it seems to me that's par for the course when it comes to sailing?  I am sorry but I missed the dwarf tossing due to sanity and getting to bed before the insanity came into play   

As for counselling I have an idea - you should come and try sailing a Finn, I promise to put you in the boat to make launching easy and remove you after but you should give it a try before you carry on about how crap the Finn is!  Just to make it easier for you I am now, officially, a dwarf but still loving the Finn after 46 years    Give me a call and we can arrange for you to come down to Chichester Harbour and race a Finn with us for a day