Entries are open for many of the events on the World Tour for Finns Grand Slam 2026.
In it's inaugural year the WTF Grand Slam has an intentional European focus and includes many of the iconic class events and venues along with some enticing new venues. The concept is simple – encourage participation, showcase the class, highlight the class rock stars and have some Finn fun.
WTF Grand Slam 2026:
[ENTRY OPEN] Leg 1: 17-19-Apr, Mediterranean Finn Cup, Palamos, ESP (https://www.cvpalamos.org/ca/default/races/race?text=mediterranean-finn-cup-vi-trofeu-costa-brava-ca)
[ENTRY OPEN] Leg 2: 30 May – 1 Jun, Italian National Championship, Cannigione, Sardinia, ITA (https://classefinn.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NoR-Italian-Finn-Championship-Cannigione-Sardinia-30-05-2026.pdf)
[ENTRY QUOTA] Leg 3: 20-27 June, European Championship, Gydnia, POL (https://finnclass.org/event-page/2026-open-europeans-gydnia)
Leg 4: 3-5 Jul, British National Championship, Brixham, GBR (https://finnuk.org.uk/ and https://www.brixhamyachtclub.com/sailing-events/Finn-nationals)
[ENTRY OPEN] Leg 5: 21-23 Aug, SWE/DEN National Championship, Varberg, SWE (htthttps://www.sailarena.com/en/se/club/varbergs-segelsallskap/sm-finnjolle--ok-jolle-2026/
[ENTRY OPEN] Leg 6: 2-6 Sep, Swiss National Championship, Silvaplana, SUI (https://manage2sail.com/en-US/event/e87045ce-cb54-44ca-acf6-e7a32a7f7d87#!/)
[ENTRY OPEN] Leg 7: 7-11 Sep, German National Championship, Berlin, GER (https://www.manage2sail.com/pl-PL/event/idmfinn#!/)
Leg 8: 18-20 Sep, Dutch National Championship, Medemblik, NED (www.finn-sailing.nl)
Leg 9: 2-4 Oct, International Finn Cup, Malcesine, ITA (https://www.fragliavela.org/regata/international-finn-cup-2026-trofeo-a-menoni/)
For the 2026 series:
- Nine events in eight countries from April to October.
- Four events to count for the overall Grand Slam 2026 titles.
- Extensive prizes and prize money, up to €1,000
- Entries and prizes will be allocated to Gold, Silver and Bronze groups.
- U23 and U29 categories with separate prizes.
- IFA will focus media and coverage on these events.
- Grand Slam prizegiving, with Grand Slam Grand Final is planned to be held at the 2027 Finn Gold Cup in La Rochelle.
Further details will be published in due course.
The initial announcement can be found here.
