IFA Update - Webinars, Events, Brisbane Survey
by Robert Deaves 22 Feb 02:28 NZDT
Finn racing in Cascais © Clube Naval de Cascais
Finn Class News - February 2025
Expression of interest for Brisbane 2026
IFA has opened a survey to gather interest in shipping options and charter for Brisbane 2026. If you are thinking about or planning to go to Brisbane in February 2026 for the Finn Gold Cup or Finn World Masters, please complete the below form by the end of March.
The information will be used to coordinate shipping options and charter boats and will be presented during the Europeans in Naples.
This is not a commitment, just an expression of interest.
The form can be found here
If you leave your email address you will be kept up to date on arrangements.
NOTE: There is a lot of information about the event as well as shipping arrangements on the event webpage here.
FREE Finn Class Webinars with Nicholas Heiner
The first webinar with Nicholas Heiner was a great success.
If you did not manage to register please
see here to sign up for a private link to the recording.
The second webinar on strategy will be on 10 March.
Registration will close on 1 March. After that an admin fee is payable.
Please register here
The moderator will be Roy Heiner. The webinar will last for 1 hour plus 30 minutes for questions and begin at 20.00 CET.
The webinars are free to members with a small charge to non-members.
2025 Finn World Masters Raffle and entry
The Finn World Masters is approaching—slowly but relentlessly. As of today, 295 sailors have entered the event.
The prize raffle on early entries was recently held and Filip Willems has won a 50% discount on the entry fee, while Marco Colombo received a Code 0, FWM 2025-branded hoodie.
There's still time to enter—see you in Medemblik!
Please enter or pay your entry fee here
NOTE: As usual there are several fake Facebook pages for the event and Masters promoting live feeds, and many of you have already joined the fake ones, so please be wary.
This is the official page. All others are fake and scams.
Finn World Masters 2025 - CODE-ZERO Hoodie Offer
Don't forget the exclusive Offer for Finn World Master sailors for a CODE-ZERO Finn World Masters hoodie, specially designed for the event.
Promo link
The first major championship of the year is the Open Finn European Championship, to be held from April 5-12 in Naples, Italy. There are already more than 100 entries.
Reminder that the early fee ends on 1 March. After that an extra €100 applies
Lots of information can be seen here.
The event website and entry form is here.
FINNTALKS with the Racing Managar in Naples:
2025 Finn Gold Cup - Cascais
August 30-September 6 in Cascais, Portugal
Entries are coming in, please register as soon as possible to help the OA organise a great event.
Event website and entry form here
U29 Training Camp at Torbole
There are still a couple of spaces available at the first U29 training being held in Torbole in from 10-13 March (immediately before the Mandelli Trophy at Circolo Vela Torbole from 14-16 March). The coach will be Florian Raudaschl, who will will also support the trainees during the regatta.
More information here
Measurement Matters
1. Measurement Certificates
The class is in the process of updating its database of certificates at finnclass.tech. Some boats, especially older ones are missing.
2. Measurement Seminar in Cascais
It is intended to run a measurement seminar during the Finn Gold Cup in Cascais for Official Measurers.
Those interested in attending (no commitment at this stage, just to gauge interest) please register.
Further details on both, and how to supply certificates or register for the seminar, can be found here