The Finn Gold Cup decides the Finn Class World Champion and is an annual international sailing regatta for Finn (dinghy) they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. It has been held every year since 1956.

Up until 2021 the Finn was also used in the Olympic Sailing Competition so a lot of the World Championship held during this period were also Olympic Qualification events. It also ment that for four editions the event was organised by World Sailing as part of the combined olympic class world championships known as the Sailing World Championships.

Events

Event Host Participation Dates Year Host club Location Country No. 1 29Mar -2Apr 1956 Burnham-on-Crouch 45 12 2 31Mar -4Aug 1957 Karlstad 78 13 3 1May -5 1958 Zeebrugge 84 15 4 4-9 Aug 1959 Hellerup 109 18 5 4-10 Jun 1960 Torquay 38 7 6 14-19 Aug 1961 Travemünde 109 17 7 6-11 Aug 1962 Tønsberg 166 13 8 12-19 Aug 1963 Medemblik 162 22 9 18-26 Jul 1964 Torquay 65 20 10 22-29 Jul 1965 Gdynia 93 21 11 21-29 Aug 1966 La Baule 150 26 12 6-12 Aug 1967 Hanko 130 22 13 6-12 Aug 1968 Whitstable 138 38 14 6-12 Aug 1969 Hamilton 132 27 15 14-22 Aug 1970 Cascais 160 34 16 1-9 Oct 1971 Toronto 87 21 17 25Jun -1Jul 1972 Anzio 103 25 18 14-23 Jul 1973 Brest 103 20 19 10-17 Aug 1974 Long Beach 96 19 20 10-19 Jun 1975 Malmö 141 27 21 2-10 Jan 1976 Brisbane 82 14 22 6-17 Sep 1977 Palamós 129 26 23 16-26 Nov 1978 Manzanillo 69 14 24 5-15 Sep 1979 Weymouth 135 27 25 18-27 Feb 1980 Takapuna 66 14 26 5-19 Jul 1981 Grömitz 110 22 27 9-19 Sep 1982 Medemblik 126 22 28 13-21 Aug 1983 Milwaukee 94 25 29 17–27 May 1984 Anzio 103 29 30 26Jun -6Jul 1985 Marstrand 101 25 31 5-13 Jul 1986 Palma de Mallorca 82 21 32 26Jun -7Jul 1987 Kiel 57 17 33 31Jan -11Feb 1988 Ilhabela 48 11 34 6-16 Apr 1989 Alassio 72 20 35 5-15 Jul 1990 Porto Carras 105 25 36 1-3 Sep 1991 Kingston 96 21 37 10–17 May 1992 Cádiz 94 32 38 9-19 Jul 1993 Bangor 61 19 39 12-21 Aug 1994 Pärnu 69 23 40 7-15 Jan 1995 Melbourne 65 23 41 1–19 May 1996 La Rochelle 71 27 42 3-13 Jul 1997 Gdańsk 81 29 5 43 17-23 Aug 1998 Athens 84 28 5 44 6-17 Jan 1999 Melbourne 71 28 6 45 11-16 Jun 2000 Isle of Portland 89 32 6 46 21-29 Sep 2001 Marblehead 57 19 4 47 20-28 Jul 2002 Athens 89 29 5 48 11-24 Sep 2003 Cádiz 81 31 5 49 12-20 Feb 2004 Rio de Janeiro 54 25 4 50 9-17 Sep 2005 Moscow 98 29 3 51 8-16 Jul 2006 Split 99 31 4 52 28Jun -`3Jul 2007 Cascais 79 34 5 53 20-29 Jan 2008 Black Rock 82 33 5 54 3-11 Jul 2009 Vallensbæk Strand 87 30 5 55 27Aug -4Sep 2010 Berkeley 87 29 5 56 3-18 Dec 2011 Perth 72 33 6 57 13–18 May 2012 Falmouth 94 30 5 58 23-31 Aug 2013 Tallinn 86 29 4 59 12-21 Sep 2014 Santander 78 31 6 60 21-30 Nov 2015 Auckland 75 28 5 61 5–15 May 2016 Gaeta 73 25 5 62 1-19 Sep 2017 Balatonföldvár 113 32 5 63 30Jul -12Aug 2018 Aarhus 90 42 6 64 16-21 Jan 2019 Brighton 60 22 5 N/A 8–16 May 2020 Palma de Mallorca (RESCHEDULED) N/A 2-10 Oct 2020 Palma de Mallorca (Cancelled COVID 19) 65 4–12 May 2021 Porto 52 52 0 31 5 66 15–21 May 2022 Malcesine 110 17 3 67 24–31 Jan 2023 Miami 58 16 4 68 3–7 Sep 2024 Aarhus 103 103 0 21 4 69 2–6 Sep 2025 Cascais 80 79 1 18 3 70 12–19 Feb 2026 Manly, Brisbane 66 66 0 15 4

Multiple medallists # Athlete Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Ben Ainslie 6 0 0 6 2 Giles Scott 4 0 1 5 3 Fredrik Lööf 3 3 1 7 4 Jörg Bruder 3 2 1 6 5 Lasse Hjortnæs 3 2 0 5 6 Willi Kuhweide 3 0 0 3

Medalists

1956 Burnham-on-Crouch1957 Karlstad1958 Zeebrugge1959 Hellerup1960 Torquay1961 Travemünde1962 Tønsberg1963 Medemblik1964 Torquay1965 Gdynia1966 La Baule1967 Hanko1968 Whitestable1969 Hamilton1970 Cascais1971 Toronto1972 Anzio1973 Brest1974 Long Beach1975 Malmö1976 Brisbane1977 Palamos1978 Manzanillo1979 Weymouth1980 Auckland1981 Gromitz1982 Medemblik1983 Milwaukee1984 Anzio1985 Marstrand1986 El Arenal1987 Kiel1988 Ilha Bela1989 Alassio1990 Porto Carras1991 Kingston1992 Cádiz1993 Bangor1994 Pärnu1995 Melbourne1996 La Rochelle1997 Gdańsk1998 Athens1999 Melbourne2000 Weymouth2001 Marblehead2002 Athens2003 Cádiz2004 Rio de Janeiro2005 Moscow2006 Split2007 Cascais2008 Melbourne2009 Vallensbæk 2010 San Francisco 2011 Perth 2012 Falmouth 2013 Tallinn 2014 Santander 2015 Takapuna 2016 Gaeta 2017 Balatonföldvár 2018 Aarhus 2019 Melbourne 2021 Porto 2022 Malcesine 2023 Coconut Grove 2024 Aarhus 2025 Cascais 2026 Brisbane

See also Finn Youth World Championship Finn Masters World Championship ISAF Sailing World Championships World Sailing

References

External links Sailing competitions TheFinnChannel, youtube.com