Finn Class

Five years after the hugely successful 2021 Finn World Masters, the Finn fleet will return to the Mar Menor, in Murcia, Spain, this October for the 2026 Finn European Masters. Entry is open and the Notice of Race is published on the event site.

The event site with entry and online notice board👉 https://finnclass.org/event-page/2026-european-masters-mar-menor/1815-finn-masters-head-to-mar-menor-for-european-masters-titles

📸 Robert Deaves

Classe Finn - Flotta V zona FIVDeutsche Finn Segler Vereinigung e.V. - Finn Team GermanyClasse Finn CatalunyaBritish Finn AssociationFinn Class AustraliaFinn Class PolandNSW Finn SailorsSlovak FINN AssociationCanadian Finn ClassNorth American Finn ClassFinnjolle Sverige - Swedish Finn ClassFinn Club HollandFinn Class BelgiumSwiss Finn ClassAssociazione Italiana Classe FinnFinn France

It's as clear as black and white...

More here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnclassphotos/albums/72177720334576425/with/55381853550

Classe Finn - Flotta V zona FIVDeutsche Finn Segler Vereinigung e.V. - Finn Team GermanyClasse Finn CatalunyaBritish Finn AssociationFinn Class AustraliaFinn Class PolandNSW Finn SailorsSlovak FINN AssociationCanadian Finn ClassNorth American Finn ClassFinnjolle Sverige - Swedish Finn ClassSwiss Finn ClassFinn Class BelgiumFinn Club HollandFinn France

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🏆 A new name sits at the top of the Finn World Rankings!

For the first time in his career, Peter Peet 🇳🇱 is the Finn World No. 1, topping the latest rankings released on 6 July 2026. Peet climbs four places from March to become only the third sailor to hold the No. 1 ranking since the system was introduced four years ago.

The podium is completed by France’s Laurent Hay in second and Valerian Lebrun in third, while reigning World Champion Alessandro Marega 🇮🇹 moves to seventh.

There was plenty of movement throughout the rankings, with Martijn van Muyden 🇳🇱 making the biggest leap, climbing from 44th to 18th after victories at the Dutch Masters and the European Championship in Gdynia. Fellow Dutch sailor Bas de Waal breaks into the top five, while Otto Strandvig 🇩🇰, Akos Lukats 🇭🇺, Florian Faucheaux 🇫🇷 and Tibor Pallay 🇭🇺 all make significant gains.

To the press release👉 https://finnclass.org/racing/ranking/1814-peter-peet-is-the-finn-world-no-1-for-the-first-time

📸 Robert Deaves

Deutsche Finn Segler Vereinigung e.V. - Finn Team GermanyClasse Finn - Flotta V zona FIVClasse Finn CatalunyaFinn Class AustraliaBritish Finn AssociationFinn Class PolandNSW Finn SailorsSlovak FINN AssociationCanadian Finn ClassNorth American Finn ClassFinnjolle Sverige - Swedish Finn ClassFinn Club HollandFinn Class BelgiumSwiss Finn ClassAssociazione Italiana Classe FinnFinn France

The UK Finn Nationals🇬🇧 in Brixham marked another successful stop on the Finn World Tour Grand Slam, with Leg 4 following three events in Palamós, Cannigione and Gdynia🤝. The momentum now carries the fleet north, with the next Grand Slam stop set for the Swedish/Danish National Championship in Varberg, Sweden🇸🇪, on 21–23 August💥.

To the link in BIO👉 https://finnclass.org/news/1795-2026-wtf-grand-slam

📸 Robert Deaves

Classe Finn - Flotta V zona FIVDeutsche Finn Segler Vereinigung e.V. - Finn Team GermanyClasse Finn CatalunyaBritish Finn AssociationFinn Class AustraliaFinn Class PolandFinn FinlandFINN ArgentinoSlovak FINN AssociationCanadian Finn ClassNSW Finn SailorsNorth American Finn ClassFinnjolle Sverige - Swedish Finn ClassFinn Club HollandFinn Class BelgiumSwiss Finn ClassFinn FranceFinnjolleFinnjolle Norge - Finn class Norway

Matt Howard wins Vaikobi British Finn Nationals at Brixham YC

Matt Howard has won the Vaikobi British Finn National Championship at Brixham YC after two more races were sailed on the final day on Sunday. The forecast was for very light winds but the actually came in stronger up to 8-10 knots in the second race. Peter McCoys ended up second with Lawrence Crispin third.

Allen Burrell was the early leader in Race 7, before Howard took the lead to win his fifth race and secure the title. Another big shift in the final race left Norway’s Arild Heldal leading round the top, but former champion Crispin came through to win from Mark Spruce

The British Nationals, sponsored by sailperformance.co.uk and Vaikobi, is Leg 4 of the WTF Grand Slam series. 36 Finn sailors are present in Brixham.

Results here: https://www.sailwave.com/results/BYC/2026%20Finn%20National%20Championship.htm

Matt Howard extends lead at Vaikobi British Finn Nationals at Brixham YC

Matt Howard has extended his lead at the Vaikobi British Finn National Championship at Brixham YC. He again won the first two races of the day before recovering from a mid-fleet top mark rounding in Race 6 to cross in fourth. He holds an 11 point lead into the final day over Peter McCoy with Cameron Tweedle a further three points back.

Saturday brought lighter westerly winds, off the shore and very shifty. After winning the opening race with ease, Martin Hughes led the second race until just before the finish when he was handed a yellow flag, gifting the wind to Howard. The wind increased in the last race with Oscar up for one leg, and a huge right shift o, the first upwind that left Howard rounding in the mid-20s. Nick Craig eventually won after a tight battled with Tweedle. A possible two races remain on Sunday, though the forecast a very light

The British Nationals, sponsored by sailperformance.co.uk and Vaikobi, is Leg 4 of the WTF Grand Slam series. 36 Finn sailors are present in Brixham.

Results here: https://www.sailwave.com/results/BYC/2026%20Finn%20National%20Championship.htm

Full gallery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnclassphotos/albums/72177720334535873

Matt Howard leads Vaikobi British Finn Nationals at Brixham YC

Matt Howard has taken the early lead at the Vaikobi British Finn National Championship at Brixham YC. He won the first two races before finishing a close second to Cameron Tweedle in the third race. Tweedle ended the day in second with Pete McCoy in third.

Howard was always in the leading pack at the top mark but worked his way through to the front in all three races. In the final race Tweedle picked the final shift perfectly to cross just a few boat lengths ahead.

The British Nationals, sponsored by sailperformance.co.uk and Vaikobi, is Leg 4 of the WTF Grand Slam series. 36 Finn sailors are present in Brixham. The event continues to Sunday with some challenging winds forecast over the next two days.

Results here: https://www.sailwave.com/results/BYC/2026%20Finn%20National%20Championship.htm

Full gallery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/finnclassphotos/albums/72177720334505095