Class Contacts:
Peter Frissell – President president@finnusa.org
Glenn Selvin – Treasurer treasurer@finnusa.org
Rodion Mazin – Secretary secretary@finnusa.org
Marcus Ward - Webmaster webmaster@finnusa.org
Terry Greenfield - Chief Measurer measurer@finnusa.org
Michael Dorgan – So Cal socal@finnusa.org
Michael Kennedy- Nor Cal norcal@finnusa.org
Marcus Ward – Mountain rockymountain@finnusa.org
James Bland - Texas texas@finnusa.org
Will Libke – Midwest midwest@finnusa.org
Noel Miller – South south@finnusa.org
Stephen Smeulders – East east@finnusa.org
NEW ***2022 Major Events***NEW
Upcoming Events
Contact Charles Heimler for more info. Registration page info to follow. This event attracts more than 200 boats each year and is the largest Spring Regatta second to the Orange Bowl and World Cup Miami. From award ceremonies, cocktail parties and cultural exhibits, the event will feature a week of activities gathering both the sailors and the local community. More info to follow.
News
Art Diefendorf died at the Siegenthaler Center, a hospice facility in New Hartford, NY, attended by Dodie (Georgia), his wife of 59 years and their two children, Don, who is an MD, and Liz on the morning of November 26th, 2021. Art was born in Syracuse, NY to Donald W. and Ruth L. (Arnold) Diefendorf and The Finn class completed its 2021 North American Championship over the weekend at Pass Christian Yacht Club with seven races in medium to light winds on the Mississippi Sound of the Gulf of Mexico. Local sailor and former U.S. Sailing Team member John F. Dane (USA 69) dominated the results with five first place finishes San Diego, CA (September 12, 2021) The Finn fleet has been extremely active in San Diego over the past two weeks with the San Diego Yacht Club hosting the Pacific Coast Championship (September 4-5) and most recently the Finn North American Masters Championship (September 10-12). The Pacific Coast Championship featured 20 boats from as far away as USAFA 2022 Major Event Schedule has been finalized! 2022 Finn North American Championship, Fairhope, AL – 07 – 10 April, 2022 2022 Finn U.S. National Championship, Long Beach, CA – 19 – 22 May, 2022 2022 Finn Masters North American Championship, Rochester, NY – 08 – 11 September, 2022 More info at: http://www.finnusa.org/2022-schedule/ Twenty Finns lined up for the 2021 Finn Pacific Coast Championships hosted by San Diego Yacht Club with sailors from as far away as Missouri, Chicago, and Colorado. Many Finn sailors were using the Finn PCCs as a warm-up to the following weekend Finn North American Championships sailed on the same course out on the 
Art Diefendorf – End Of The Watch
Camraderie, Southern Hospitality, Good Wind Comprise Finn North American Champs
Gregg Morton Wins Finn North American Masters Championship
2022 Major Regatta Schedule
2021 PCC
This is the home of the North American Finn Sailing where you will find our race calendar, information on regattas, sailing technique and advice, a forum & marketplace plus all the info you need to start Finn sailing.
The Finn is an outstanding boat originally designed by Rickard Sarby for a contest to find a boat for Scandinavian sailing and the 1952 Olympics. Since then it has been featured in every Olympics.
An outstanding technical boat that favors boat handling and tactics over straight line speed. With the unlimited pumping downwind in over 10 kts, it is a truly physical boat that rewards the athlete willing to work hard.
Most dinghies are built for smaller stature people but not so the Finn. The Finn is a big man's boat with average crew weight over 200 lbs.
The great attraction of the Finn is that you don’t need a brand new boat to be competitive – top regattas are regularly won by 10-yr-old boats.
A growing route in for sailors on a budget is the ‘Classic with Carbon’ option – any pre-1985 hull super-charged with a second-hand modern rig. Classic boats are warmly welcomed at all NA Finn Class events and are often seen in the top 10 with the Modern Race Boats.