Barbados

After trailing the leaders all week, the 2015 Finn World Masters champion, Vladimir Krutskikh, from Russia, turned the tables on the fleet to win the medal race and the title as the 2017 Finn World Masters drew to a close in Barbados. Laurent Hay, from France, had his chances,…

The defending Finn World Masters champion, Rafa Trujillo, from Spain, added two more bullets on the penultimate day of the Finn World Masters in Barbados and moves into a four point lead at the top. Laurent Hay, from France, also won both his races to move up from fifth to…

After two days of very strong winds, the third day of the Finn World Masters in Barbados brought a much needed relief to sailors, with slightly lighter winds, though the racing was perhaps even tougher as almost everyone was now racing rather than just surviving. Rafa Trujillo,…

Six time Finn World Masters champion Michael Maier, from Czech Republic, has taken the lead in Barbados after another tough and windy day out on Carlisle Bay. Rafa Trujillo, from Spain, drops to second while Piet Eckert, from Switzerland, moves up to third.

The defending Finn World Masters champion, Rafa Trujillo, of Spain, opened his 2017 title challenge with two great wins on Carlisle Bay, Barbados. The 2017 Finn World Masters got underway with strong winds, moderate seas and two tough races. Six times champion Michael Maier,…

Final results Medal Race COUNTRY SAILNO NAME RESULTS 1-6 RESULT MEDAL TOTAL 1 RUS 73 Vladimir Krutskikh, M 10 2 12 1 2 FRA 75 Laurent Hay, GM 9 8 17 2 3 ESP 100 Rafael Trujillo, M 5 12 17 3 4 SUI 86 Piet Eckert, M 15 4 19 4 5 FRA 99 Marc Alain des Beauvais, GGM 17 6 23 5…

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One hundred and thirty seven Finns from 21 countries are waiting on a beautiful sandy beach under the brilliant blue skies of Barbados as the 2017 Finn World Masters was officially opened Sunday night at the Barbados Yacht Club overlooking the picture book azure waters of…

Changes to SIs and other notices will be posted here.

Some handy hints and tips about flights, arrivals and general things about the island. For those transiting through London Gatwick Airport there is a change to the Virgin Atlantic departures it is now from North terminal, this came into effect as of the start of 2017. If you are…

The social programme has been published. Download the PDF here.

All Bills of Lading should include the following address as consignee: World Sailing Championships 2017 c/o Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. Bay Street Bridgetown Barbados

Car hire can be obtained through the following company. http://www.stoutescar.com/

This is the entry list as at March Thanks to Jan Kingma for the graphs FINN MASTERS BARBADOS 2017 NCA SAIL No FAMILY NAME GIVEN NAME AUS 6 Buchanon Robert AUS 61 Jackson Mark AUS 68 Harrison Jay AUS 267 Gilbert Darren AUS 305 Bull David AUT 7 Michael Gubi AUT 19 Raschke Gerald…

A few people have assumed the Barbados Yacht Club is the beneficiary of the Entry Fee. It is not. Please refer to the information in the Notice of Race and the Entry Form for the correct bank information. This should be enough for most banks. However, some banks require…

Final arrangements are being made to book and load the containers through Geest, with approximately 150 entries expected in Barbados. The containers are being coordinated by Ray New (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) so if you need information on coordinators or anything container related…

Some information on the non-sailing social fees that are charged on the entry form.

Current entry list can be found in the attached PDF. Entries included up to 15 January. Thanks as always to Jan Kingma for the graphs.

The official entry process for the 2017 Finn World Masters is now open.

Preferential rates hotel rates are available at the following properties.

The Notice of Race for the 2017 Finn World Masters in Barbados has been published.

Flight deals with Virgin Atlantic now available

This page contains details of various partners and sponsor of the event as well as a range of recommended suppliers and operators.

Following a venue visit to Barbados in December 2015, and to Geest Shipping in January 2016, by representatives of the OK Dinghy and Finn Masters we are looking forward to what is set to be an amazing championship for both classes.

I'm sure a number of you have been to Barbados or the Caribbean Islands before, so forgive my enthusiasm, as this is the first time for me. From the moment you land you are met with very happy chilled people, the Barbadians, or Bajans, have a great way about them and it doesn't…

Barbados Hosts of the 2017 Finn World Championships Barbados welcomes the Finn Masters 2017 World Championships2nd – 9th June (including measurement). The Barbados Tourism Authority, The Barbados Sailing Association and the Barbados Yacht Club are pleased to offer our collective…