Submission to World Sailing on Paris 2024 Events

The following letter was sent to World Sailing on March 31 to recommend that if the Mixed Offshore Keelboat is rejected for Paris 2024, then the tenth event at the 2024 Olympic Games should be the Mixed One Person event, using the Finn as men's equipment and the Europe as the women's equipment. A PDF of the letter can be downloaded HERE.

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Didier Poissant – 1923-2021

After competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Didier Poissant stopped Finn sailing for 40 years, but returned at the age of 73 in 1996 when the Finn World Masters first came to La Rochelle. Since then he has been a youthful inspiration for Finn sailors worldwide, sailing the Finn well into his 90s.

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Joan Cardona wins Lanzarote Olympic regatta

Joan Cardona has won the Lanzarote Olympic Winter Regatta, held by the Real Club Náutico de Arrecife at Marina Rubicón from January 21-24. The competition attracted a group of some of the best Finn sailors in the world to Lanzarote, to race in a fleet of 23 boats from 17 countries.

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Entry Open for 2021 Finn Gold Cup

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The Finn Gold Cup returns to Portugal this year for only the third time in its 65-year history with Porto hosting the event from 5-12 May. The event will not only determine the 2021 Finn world champion but also the final two places at the Tokyo Olympic Games. There are two places left to decide, one European place and one African place to complete the fleet 19 taking part in the Games.

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