Finn (dinghy)

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Current Specifications

Class Symbol
Crew	1
LOA	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
LWL	4.34 m (14 ft 3 in)
Beam	1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)
Draft	0.17 m (6.7 in)
Hull weight	107 kg (240 lb)
Mast height	6.66 m (21 ft 10 in)
Mainsail area	10.6 m² (114 sq ft)
D-PN	90.1^[1]
RYA PN	1060^[2]
Infobox last updated: 13 Aug 2012 [1]
Olympic Class

The Finn dinghy is the men's single-handed, cat-rigged Olympic class for sailing. It was designed by Swedish canoe designer, Rickard Sarby, in 1949 for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Since the 1952 debut of the boat, the design has been in every summer Olympics, making it one of the most prolific Olympic sailboats.

1 Design Changes
2 Events
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Design Changes

Finn dinghies

Finn dinghy

Although the Finn hull has changed little since 1949, there have been developments to the rig. The original spars were made of wood until the late 60’s and early 70’s when there was a slow change to aluminum masts. Aluminum is significantly more flexible and gives more control over sail shape. It became common place after the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich when they were first supplied to Olympic sailors. Recently, carbon fiber masts have become common place in competitive Finn fleets. The sails too have gone through revolution and are now commonly made of Kevlar.

[edit] Events

[edit] Olympic Games

Olympic medalists

[edit] Open World Championships

[edit] Junior World Championship

This section requires expansion. (April 2012)

[edit] Master World Championship

This section requires expansion. (April 2012)

[edit] Continental Championships

2006 Finn Open European Championship

[edit] References

^ "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
^ "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

[edit] External links

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v t e Classes of the International Sailing Federation

Current Olympic Classes	470 49er Elliott 6m Finn Laser Laser Radial RS:X Star

ISAF Centreboard classes	Int. 14 29er 29erXX 420 505 B14 Byte Cadet Contender Enterprise Europe Fireball Flying Dutchman Flying Junior Laser Laser Radial Laser 2 Laser 4.7 Laser Vago Lightning Mirror Moth Musto Performance Skiff OK Dinghy O'pen BIC Optimist RS100 RS500 RS Tera RS Feva Snipe Splash Sunfish Tasar Topper Vaurien Zoom 8

ISAF Keelboat classes	2.4 m 5.5 m 6 m 8 m 12 m Access 2.3 Access 303 Access Liberty Dragon Etchells Flying 15 H-boat J/22 J/24 J/80 Melges 20 Melges 24 Melges 32 Micro Platu 25 RC44 SB20 Soling Sonar Star Tempest Ultimate 20 Yngling

ISAF Yacht Classes	Class 40 Farr 30 (Mumm 30) Farr 40 Int. Maxi Assoc IMOCA 60 Swan 45 Swan 60 TP 52 X-35 X-41

ISAF Multihull Classes	A-Class Dart 18 Formula 16 Formula 18 Hobie 14 Hobie 16 Hobie 17 Hobie 18 Hobie Dragoon Hobie Tiger Hobie Wildcat Nacra Infusion SL 16 Topcat K1 Tornado Viper F16

ISAF Windsurfer Classes	Formula Experience Formula Windsurfing Funboard RS:X Mistral One Design Class Raceboard Speed Windsurfing Techno 293

ISAF Kiteboarding Classes	International Kiteboarding Association

ISAF Classic Classes	GP14 IOD Shark

International Radio Sailing Association Classes	10 rater A Class Marblehead One Metre

Former ISAF Classes	6.5 Metre 7 Metre 8 Metre 8.5 Metre 9 Metre 10 Metre 11 Metre One Design Aloha Buzz C Class Cat Division I Sailboard - Flatboard Division II Sailboard - Displacement Division III Sailboard - Tandem Farr 45 Open 50 ORMA 60 Windglider Lechner Mistral Junior ISO Sydney 40 X-99

v t e Sailing at the Summer Olympics

	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

List of multiple medalists Table of competing nations List of medalists by class List of venues

v t e Olympic class sailboats

2016 Olympic	49er 49erFX 470 Finn Laser Laser Radial RS:X Nacra 17

Vintage Yachting Classes	5.5 Metre Dragon Europe O-Jolle Flying Dutchman Soling Tempest Yngling

Former Olympic	Windglider Division II Lechner A-390 Mistral One Design Class 12’ Dinghy Firefly Snowbird French National Monotype 1924 18’ Dinghy 12m² Sharpie Tornado Swallow 6 Metre 6.5 Metre 7 Metre 8 Metre 8.5 Metre 9 Metre 10 Metre 12 Metre 30m² & 40m² Skerry Cruisers Ton Classes (½, ½–1, 1–2, 2–3, 3–10, 10–20, & Open)

v t e ISAF sailing dinghy classes

29er 420 470 49er 505 B14 Byte Cadet Contender Enterprise Europe Finn Fireball Flying Dutchman Flying Junior GP14 International 14 Laser Standard Laser II Laser 4.7 Laser Radial Laser Vago Lightning Mirror Moth Musto Performance Skiff OK Dinghy O'pen BIC Optimist RS500 RS Feva RS Tera Snipe Splash Sunfish Tasar Topper Vaurien Zoom 8

v t e Sailing dinghy, Sharpie and Skiff classes

Dinghies under 10 ft	Frog Cape Cod Frosty El Toro Fatty Knees Fly Holdfast Trainer Manly Junior Minto Naples Sabot O'pen BIC Optimist P Class Pelican Puddle Duck Racer Sabot Starling Tadpole Topper Topaz Taz Turnabout Zoom 8

Dinghies under 15 ft	10ft Skiff 12 foot dinghy 125 ("One-twenty-five") 12ft Skiff 13ft skiff 29er 29erXX skiff 3000 405 ("Four-oh-five") 420 Access Liberty Adventuress ASC Astus 14.1 Australian Sharpie B14 Banshee Beetle Cat Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Blaze Blue Jay Bosun British Moth Butterfly Buzz Byte Cadet Cherokee Cherub C-Lark Comet Coypu Dabchick Daring Dart Enterprise Escape Europe Envy Extra Finn Firefly Flying Ant Flying Eleven Flying Junior Force 5 GP14 Graduate Gull Heron Idle-along IDRA14 International Twelve International 14 Javelin (NZ) Javelin (US) Jet 14 Jollyboat (NZ) Lark Laser Standard Laser 2 Laser 2000 Laser 3000 Laser 4.7 Laser 5000 Laser Funboat Laser Pico Laser Radial Laser Vago Laser Vortex Lido 14 Marlin Merlin Rocket MG14 Miracle Mirror Moth Musto Performance Skiff National 12 NS14 OK Dinghy O'pen BIC Otter Pacer Pegasus Penguin Phantom RS Feva RS Q'Ba RS Tera RS Vareo RS100 RS200 RS300 RS400 RS500 RS600 RS700 RS800 Sabre Scorpion Snark Snowbird (sailboat) Solo Spiral Splash Streaker Sunburst Sunfish Tinker Star Traveller Tinker Traveller Tasar Topper Topper Topaz Topper Topaz Magno Topper Topaz Vibe Topper Topaz Xenon Twinkles 10 & 12 Vagabond Vaurien Wanderer Woodpussy Zeddie Zephyr

Dinghies under 20 ft	16ft Skiff 18 foot dinghy 18ft Skiff 470 49er 505 Albacore Beaufort Invitation Buccaneer Comet Contender Corsair Day Sailer Fireball Flying Dutchman Flying Scot French National Monotype 1924 Hornet Interlake International Canoe Jacksnipe Javelin (Europe) Jersey Skiff Jollyboat (UK) Jolly Boat JY15 Laser 4000 Laser Bahia Laser Stratos Lelievlet Lightning Mirror 16 Mutineer 15 O-Jolle Osprey Payne-Mortlock sailing canoe Pirate Precision 15 RS K6 RS Vision RS700 RS800 Salcombe Yawl Sea Bright Sea Scout Standard Boat (BP18) Snipe Texas Tornado 12m² Sharpie Thistle Topper Topaz Omega Vanguard 15 Wayfarer Windmill Windy Winkle Brig X boat Y flyer

Dinghies 20 ft or over	Highlander Norfolk Punt

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