Thanks to the fellow Finnsters who supported the 2013 CRC Finn Masters. A little down on previous numbers, but the same outcome, a damn good hotly contested regatta. NZL 13 joining the fleet to make up a total of 13 Finns entered Thanks to the regatta sponsors CRC and Doyles.…
The NZL Finn fleet visited the proposed venue of the 2015 Gold Cup bid off the beaches of Takapuna. Much interest was generated in Auckland with former and current Finn stars visiting the fleet including Ralph Roberts , Clifton Webb, Dan Slater and Rafa Trujillo to name a few. The…
9 Finns contested a keenly fought Auckland Finn Champs on the Manukau harbour. While the numbers were lower than expected the quality was high as was demonstrated by the tightness of the racing. The Manukau Yacht Club put on a well run highly enjoyable event for the sailor with Trevor…
This weekend the South Island Finn Association held their Canterbury Championships in conjunction with the Charteris Bay Yacht Club (CBYC) annual regatta. 6 races were sailed over 2 days with one drop. Conditions earlier in the week were looking a little dubious with talk of nor-west and southerly wind. In…
Hi Fellow Finnsters A great turn out of new and old faces at the North Island Finn champs sailed at a Thames. 14 Finns in the car park, 13 sailing. A big thanks and hug to Commodore Sarah for an entertaining weekend on and off the water. Also to her…
The North Island Finn Champs weekend had everything, Good turnout, good wind, great racing, hard luck stories, fireworks displays, great hospitality, plenty of adult beverages and a little bit of controversy. Have to start by thanking the Thames Sailing Club team headed up by Sarah Deadman their commodore for the…
Only one Finn out last Saturday and that was me! It was the first outing for my new boat so I was pretty keen to get the Devoti on the water after being away traveling the last few weeks. Conditions were perfect and a far cry from a number of…
Only 6 Finns at our 1st champs race. Lots of school gala days, and the first decent family weekend for a while. So 2champ races and a 3rd sprit race. A right hand track was the way to go in race one, so I went left. Mark P and Royce…
The long range forecast for Wellington over Labour Weekend 21-22 October was always interesting reading. The closer to the weekend we got the more interesting it became. Never mind, committed now so off we go. The Wellington Hurricane Classic was the first of the 2012-13 Summer Series and a new…
Hi fellow Finnsters. A good turnout of boats, 11 over the weekend. Rumours’ tell me that nzl 169 will soon bless the Waiuku waters. So now with the Newport, the wooden Finn and nzl 169, 3 more Finns join the thing to do. FINN SAILING. When all the boys front…
This summer is shaping up to be the busiest yet for the NZ Finn fleet with 10 regattas planned for both the North and South Islands including the addition of the Hurricane Classic in Wellington. This increase in activity is a reflection of the continued growth in the Finn Fleet…
