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2026 Major North American Events
Upcoming Events
The NA Finn Masters are coming to the Northeast! The regatta will be part of the Ted Hood Regatta at Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA. Housing in the Salem area and Marblehead area is closest to the venue. The regatta will be sailed from Coronado YC in South Coronado Bay
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Regatta Chair Brian Ganz has secured Coronado Yacht Club and the South Bay venue (NO TOWING, Yeah!) for the: Pacific Coast Championships September 12,13 Friday September 11 is an opportunity to pick the mind of our Honorary Class President, Darrell Peck on tuning and sail a fun afternoon race in Glorietta Bay. Saturday dinner with July 18–19, 2026 · Willow Bank Yacht Club · Cazenovia, NY Some trophies you fight to take home. This isn’t one of them. In 1968, Art Diefendorf and Rush Marshall started a Finn regatta on Lake Cazenovia. A few years later they salvaged a cast-iron toilet from the dismantled local railroad station, bolted on a Registration is live for the 2026 North American Finn Masters Regatta. The regatta is part of the Ted Hood Regatta at Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA from August 14-16. The Finn class will have a dedicated course and race committee. Come out and join the fun and explore the area. Marblehead is easily reached The USA Finn Association Classifieds Have Been Rebuilt — Buy, Sell, and Charter With Ease! The classifieds section of the USA Finn Association has been completely rebuilt from the keel up, and it’s live now at finnusa.org/finnusa_classifieds. Whether you’re hunting for your next hull, clearing space in the garage, offering a charter, or arranging transportation The dates for the 2026 Toilet Bowl Regatta has been set for July 18-19. This will mark the 58th Toilet Bowl Regatta to be held at Willow Bank Yacht Club on Lake Cazenovia in Cazenovia, NY. Mark your calendars for this mid summer regatta!
Pacific Coast Championships 2026
58th Annual Finn Toilet Bowl Regatta
Registration Open – 2026 NA Finn Masters
New and Improved Classifieds
Toilet Bowl 2026 Regatta Dates
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.