Finn Grand Slam series heads towards thrilling finale
by Robert Deaves 15 Sep 15:40 BST
With just two more events to complete the 2026 Finn Grand Slam, Bas de Waal remains at the top with John Greenwood in second. Andreas Gillwald has moved up to third after the Grand Slam Silvaplana and Grand Slam Berlin.
The Grand Slam events on Silvaplana and in Berlin events both attracted good numbers and the series now includes 331 sailors from 23 nations.
Gillwald climbs to third from 17th, while other big movers include Paul Carrington from 15th to 4th, Laurent Chapuis from 18th to 5th, Simon Bovay from 40th to 8th, Christoph Burger from 32nd to 9th and Jonas Jung from 45th to 14th. Results from three events are used to calculate the current ranking while four will be used once the series is complete.
Full results so far here
Leg 6: Grand Slam Silvaplana
Leg 6, the Swiss Championship, was won by Simon Bovay after a dominant performance with five race wins from seven races. Peter Theurer was second and Christoph Burger third for a full Swiss podium. There were 54 entries from eight countries.
Undoubtedly the most beautiful destination on the 2026 World Tour for Finns Silvaplana, two days were lost because the Maloja wind did not appear, but the two days of racing possible were exceptional for imagery and competition.
Overall Results:
- SUI 59 Simon BOVAY 10pts
- SUI 67 Peter THEURER 17pts
- SUI 7 Christoph BURGER 18pts
- GER 323 Jonas JUNG 27pts
- SUI 5 Christoph CHRISTEN 32pts
- GER 996 Peter DRODOFSKY 35pts
- GER 488 Andreas FRANKE 36pts
- 37 SUI Ivan ZHUKALIN 38pts
- ITA 45 Nicola CAPRIGLIONE 42pts
- LIE 1 Attila SZABO 61pts
Full Results here
Leg 7: Grand Slam Berlin
The 2026 German Finn Championship was great success for the club (Seglervereinigung 1903 Berlin e.V.) and all the participants, and André Budzien is the German Champion again. There were 68 entries from six nations taking part.
The Schwerin sailor secured the title last week on River Havel and Wannsee, finishing ahead of local sailors Nicolas Thierse and Fabian Lemmel in second and third place. The rather challenging conditions from 5 to 16 knots with rather stable directions kept the championship exciting right up to the very end. Unfortunately, the last day was without any wind at all, so the top four being separated by only 5 points could not sail their show down in the last two of ten races.
Results
1. GER 711 Andrè BUDZIEN 28
2. GER 723 Nicolas THIERSE 31
3. GER 501 Fabian LEMMEL 33
4. GER 286 Max TROMMER 33
5. GER 488 Andreas FRANKE 47
6. POL 100 Marek JAROCKI 72
7. GER 111 Rainer HAACKS 73
8. DEN 117 Peter Sigetty BØJE 77
9. CZE 2 Zdenek GEBHART 80
10. GER 164 Claus WIMMER 86
Full results here
Medemblik and Malcesine to close series
The 2026 Grand Slam series concludes with Grand Slam Medemblik at the Dutch Nationals the Grand Slam Malcesine for the Finn Cup in October. More details here
Full results so far here
2026 World Tour for Finns Grand Slam
The inaugural WTF Grand Slam is a European-focused circuit featuring nine events across eight nations from April to October, showcasing some iconic venues and events. With the best four results counting toward the overall ranking, the series will ultimately lead into the Grand Final at the 2027 Finn Gold Cup in La Rochelle.
After Silvaplana, Leg 7 starts almost immediately with the Grand Slam Berlin this week.
The ranking so far can be found here