NOVEMBER 2013 JORGE ZARIF WINS FINN GOLD CUP SCOTT WINS IN LA ROCHELLE SANTANDER TEST EVENT VASILIJ ŽBOGAR WINS RECORD BREAKING EUROPEANS 2 FINNFARE NOVEMBER 2013 Jonathan Lobert in Warnemünde - Olympic bronze medalist and now IFA Vice-President Dear Finn Sailors, strategic matters on President Croce’s Dear Friends of the International Finn agenda is the creation of an elite sailing Community, circuit which, between Olympic Games, provides competing sailors, ISAF and event organisers appropriate media and sponsor Another Finn sailing season is coming exposure as well as an opportunity for slowly to an end with the 2014 down under high class sailing and a tool in creating a season starting in just a few months time. professional career path for young sailors with Olympic aspirations. 2013 showcased wonderful major Finn regattas starting with the 285 entry Finn Back to IFA, we held a fruitful class AGM at World Masters in La Rochelle followed by Tallinn with further fine tuning to our class the Finn Silver Cup - Jorg Bruder Trophy rules, the 2015 FGC venue decision with (Junior Worlds) at Lake Garda, the 2013 Finn Takapuna, New Zealand, the U23 rules for Open & Junior European Championship in our junior events and a general exchange of Warnemünde with 103 entries and the 2013 views in terms of class policies. Finn Gold Cup in Tallinn with 88 boats on the starting line. It was promising to see In the last months our national fleets were how young talent broke through in these also busy in hosting their championships events securing a bright future for Finn and again strong competition for the titles sailing for the next years. Congratulations as well as further growing fleet sizes show President’s Letter to the winners and to all participants. that the Finn is not only about the Olympics and world championships but it has a great The 34th America’s Cup saw quite a few depth and geographical span around the current and former Finn sailors in key world. positions on the competing multihull foiling monsters and as it looks with the growing On behalf of the IFA Executive may I wish athleticism in the Cup Finn sailors will be you fair winds and a successful year-end in high demand in the next edition of the holiday season. regatta as well. Away from the water, in the board rooms of the international sailing community there is much up for discussion. The 2013 ISAF Annual Conference will take place early November in Muscat, Oman with among Dr. Balazs Hajdu others the revised format for the Sailing HUN-1 World Cup on the agenda. One of the main IFA President FINNFARE NOVEMBER 2013 3 is the official publication of the International Finn Association No. 145 • November 2013 FINNFARE is a non-profit publication that is distributed free of charge to all IFA members and interested parties connected Finn news to the International Finn Class around the world. For extra copies, or if you have addresses of people who you think should be receiving FINNFARE, please contact the IFA Office. Get ready for Takapuna 2015 Articles, race results, photographs and reports from countries With the 2015 Finn Gold Cup heading are always welcome. Please include FINNFARE in your mailing to New Zealand for the first time since for newsletters, bulletins, press releases and race reports. 1980, the class there would welcome any sailors who want to train in New All advertisement enquiries should also be addressed to the Zealand over the northern hemisphere Editor. A media pack is available on www.finnclass.org winter. There are a number of regattas FINNFARE Editor taking place including the Auckland Robert Deaves, 2 Exeter Road, Ipswich IP3 8JL, England Championship (Nov 30-Dec 1), Sail Mob: +44 (0)7932 047046 Auckland (Feb 1-4) and NZ Nationals Email: [email protected] (Feb 6-9), also in Auckland. Contact Ray Hall on Secretary@ Executive Committee of IFA 2013-14 finnclass.org.nz or Skype Finnnzl2 for further details and charter boat President of Honour Executive Director availability. Gerardo Seeliger Corinne McKenzie 39 Rue du Portal d’Amont Paseo Marquesa Viuda Aldama 52 Award for Luigi 28109 Madrid, Spain 66370 Pezilla la Riviere, France Mob: +33 670 10 18 13 Congratulations to regular Finn class Mob: +34 609 20 1020 • Tel: +34 91 661 6133 PRO Peter Reggio, who was presented Email: [email protected] Tel/fax: +33 4 68 92 60 46 Email: [email protected] with the Harman Hawkins Award “for President Skype: corinnerollandmckenzie the major role he has played in the Dr Balazs Hajdu advancement of race administration.” Chairman Technical Committee The presentation took place at the US Furj u 25, H-1124 Budapest, Hungary Richard Hart Mob: +36 30 332 7415 • Fax: +36 1 319 1680 26 Lower Spinney, Warsash Sailing Annual Meeting Awards Dinner Email: [email protected] Southampton, SO31 9NL, England on October 18, 2013. Well done Luigi. Skype: bhajdu001 Tel: +44 1489 575327 • Fax: +44 1489 576908 Email: [email protected] Masters website Vice-President – Sailing Skype: rhahart The address is the same but the content Tapio Nirkko is new. One of the first tasks of the new Urheilukatu 32 a 5, 00250 Helsinki, Finland Honorary Treasurer Masters President, Andy Denison, was Tel: +358 44 0293293 Tim Carver to produce a new and updated website. Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 7798 927971 Email: [email protected], Skype: carvert It is now complete and should be the Vice-President – Development first port of call for all those looking for Jonathan Lobert Special projects information on Masters events. Already Michele Marchesini Tel: +33 (0)6 18 80 68 42 he has published site reports on the Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 2014 and 2015 venues of Sopot, Chief Measurer Vice-President – Masters’ Fleet Poland and Kavala, Greece, following Jüri Saraskin visits in September 2013. Andy Denison Lossi 1A, Tallinn, EE0026, Estonia 4 Wickfield Ave, Christchurch Tel: (W) +372 6726 777, (H) +372 6726 222 BH23 1JB, UK Class videos Mob: + 372 501 1321, Fax: +372 6726 778 During the Europeans in Warnemünde Tel: +44 (0)1202 484748 Email: [email protected] Mob +44 (0)7802 355 522 and the Finn Gold Cup in Tallinn, Email: [email protected] Chairman Marketing Committee we produced daily videos including www.finnworldmaster.com Robert Deaves interviews with the leading sailors. 2 Exeter Road, Ipswich IP3 8JL, England In addition, from the Finn Gold Cup Mob: +44 (0)7932 047046 the medal race was finally recorded Email: [email protected] on stern mounted Go-Pro cameras. Skype: robert.deaves [After no wind in Falmouth and Warnemünde for the medal race Cover photo: Łukasz Lusiński (photo: we were beginning to lose hope.] ShutterSail.com - Robert Hajduk Sailing & IFA WEB SITE Despite the light winds for the medal SeaScape Photography) Inset: Jorge Zarif www.finnclass.org race in Tallinn, four videos have been (photo: Robert Deaves/Finn Class); Giles published on You Tube of 4-5 minutes Scott (photo: Claire ADB); Santander Test FINN SHOP each showing the key moments of the Event (photo: Jesús Renedo); Europeans www.finnclass.org/shop (photo: Robert Deaves/Finn Class) race. Early feedback was very positive FINN MASTERS and we intend to do more of this in the Next issue: March 2014 www.finnworldmaster.com coming events. You can find all the Back issues: Back issues are available Finn class videos at: www.youtube. THE FINN CHANNEL through the Finnshop on the IFA website com/thefinnchannel, as well as on the www.youtube.com/thefinnchannel from GBP 5 each including postage. Finn Class facebook page. 4 FINNFARE NOVEMBER 2013 Award for Gus Miller Masters news At the opening ceremony of the Finn It’s September Gold Cup in Tallinn, Estonia, Gus Miller 24th and I’m was awarded a Medal of Honour from the writing this report Estonian Yachting Union. Gus Miller has from my balcony befriended, supported, encouraged and hotel in Greece coached Estonian sailors for more than where I have just 30 years after first coming to Tallinn for the finished a mini pre-Olympics ahead of the 1980 Moscow tour inspecting the Olympics. sailing venues for the next two years of the Finn world masters. In presenting the award, Ants Väinsalu said, “There is one very special person among us right now who has done an incredible Sopot, Poland, in 2014, offers a large sailing amount to help Estonian sailing and Estonian Finn sailors. centre with easy access onto the sandy For almost 40 years this man has been our friend and active shallow waters and a vibrate town catering promoter. Already in 1978 he wanted to bring the Gold Cup to for all nationalities. Kavala, Greece, for Estonia. Politics made it impossible for 15 years, but in 1994 2015, offers a very Greek harbourside his dream became true. He has provided valuable help, advice town with an abundance of tavernas and and support to many Estonian Finn sailors over decades. He a promise of hot May weather. also had a big part of bringing this 2013 Finn Gold Cup to Tallinn. Without him Estonian Finn sailing would not be what Both these venues are new to the Finn it has become. For his outstanding contribution to Estonian Fleet and I ask that you make every effort sailing, the Estonian Yachting Union has decided to award him the official Badge of to support them over the next two years. Honour.” My promise to you is that you will not be disappointed and both of the organising Miller said, “This morning I woke up about 4.00 am, maybe excited by the racing, authorities are very excited to see the but thinking back around 35 years of coming to Estonia.