Class Contacts:
Rodion Mazin – President president@finnusa.org
Peter Frissell – Treasurer treasurer@finnusa.org
Anna Broughton – Secretary secretary@finnusa.org
Marcus Ward - Webmaster webmaster@finnusa.org
Terry Greenfield - Chief Measurer measurer@finnusa.org
Michael Dorgan – Pacific Coast socal@finnusa.org
Joe Chinburg - Rocky Mountain rockymountain@finnusa.org
David Hickman - Gulf Coast gulf@finnusa.org
Peter Frissell – Midwest midwest@finnusa.org
Luke Buxton – Northeast east@finnusa.org
Fabio Prada – Southeast south@finnusa.org
2025/2026 Major North American Events
Upcoming Events
Pacific Coast Finn Championship at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club – sail the regatta and then drop off your boat at Newport Beach at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club for the North American Championship regatta the following week. The registration is now open for the 2025 Finn Pacific Coast Championship 04-05 October, 2025 at Alamitos Bay Finns are invited for the season closer on Lake Canandaigua, NY It is one incredible sail if winds are strong. If winds are from the West, it is a quick reach back and forth. Alignment with the North-South direction of the lake ranks a close second. It is a grueling test of sailing stubbornness and gets to
News
Regatta Report – by Lee Hope San Diego Yacht Club hosted the annual California State Championships over the 12, 13 weekend of September. The regatta attracted sailors from Newport Beach and a sailor from Las Vegas. The sailing venue was in the ocean, yet closer in to shore than usual as the sail in can The registration is now open for the 2025 Finn Pacific Coast Championship 04-05 October, 2025 at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club. Register today to prepare for the Finn North American Championship at Newport Beach. Register here today: https://abyc.org/regatta/zhYmUP5AkB Looking for a boat to sail? Contact usafinnmedia@gmail.com to find a charter or loaner boat! The 57th Annual Toilet Bowl regatta was held August 14-16 at Willow Bank Yacht Club it was also the North East Regional Championship. We had 15 Finns that showed up from all across the eastern seaboard, one true Canadian, one Massachusetts Canadian as well as a Midwesterner. First day wind was northerly ranging from 0-10 knots Join the fun and action at the Gales Family One Design Regatta at MBYC on August 16,17. Ten Finns registered so far and there is still room for more! Registration on Clubspot here! The Toilet Bowl and East Coast Regional Championship Regattas are held concurrently this year at Willow Bank Yacht Club in Cazenovia, NY from Friday to Sunday – three days of racing on Cazenovia Lake in the Finger Lake Region. Fifteen people are registered so far but there is still time to join the competition and 
2025 Finn California State Championship Regatta Report
2025 PCC – Registration is open
2025 Finn Toilet Bowl/East Region Championship
Mission Bay Yacht Club 2025 Gales Family One Design Regatta – August 16,17
East Coast Finn Championship Regatta 2025/ Toilet Bowl Regatta
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.