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{{Short description|One Person Sailing Dinghy formerly used in the Olympic}}
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[[Image:Finn 1952.jpg|thumb|Building of Finn dinghies in 1952.]]
The '''Finn''' [[dinghy]] is a single-handed, [[cat-rigged]] sailboat, and a former [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] class for men's [[sailing]].  Since its debut at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in [[Helsinki]], the Finn featured in every summer Olympics until 2020, making it the longest serving dinghy in the Olympic Regatta and one of the most prolific Olympic sailboats,.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finnclass.org/the-finn/history-of-the-finn|title=History of the Finn|last=Administrator|website=www.finnclass.org}}</ref> The Finn is a physically demanding boat to race at the highest levels, especially since the class rules now allow unlimited boat rocking and sail pumping when the wind is above 10 knots.<ref>{{cite web |title=Finn battling to retain Olympic status |url=https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2018/02/13/finn-battling-retain-olympic-status/ |website=Scuttlebutt Sailing News |date=13 February 2018 |access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> The event did not feature on the Olympic programme from 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Finn dinghy: Farewell to Olympics |url=https://www.yachtingworld.com/all-latest-posts/finn-dinghy-farewell-to-olympics-132484 |magazine=Yachting World |date=25 June 2021 |access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref>

==Design==
[[Image:Finn dinghies in Karrebæksminde 2.jpg|thumb|Finn dinghies]]
[[Image:Søren Svare i Jolle.JPG|thumb|right|Finn dinghy]]
The Finn was designed by Swedish canoe designer, [[Rickard Sarby]], in 1949 for the Helsinki Olympics.

in 1952 the hulls were built of timber and the sails were of cotton. Initially there was little understanding of the role of a mast which could bend to reduce power. However over time the Finn sailors learned how to plane timber off the front of their masts for heavy winds and to glue on strips of timber on the front of the masts for lighter winds.<ref>personal experience</ref>

Although the Finn [[hull (watercraft)|hull]] has changed little since then, there have been developments to the [[Rigging|rig]]. The original [[Mast (sailing)|spars]] were made of wood until the late 1960s and early 1970s, when there was a gradual change to aluminum masts. Aluminum masts are significantly more flexible and allow more control over sail shape, and became commonplace after the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in [[Munich]] when they were first supplied to Olympic sailors. More recently, [[carbon fiber]] masts have become commonplace in competition Finns.

The sails, too, have evolved and are now commonly made of various [[laminate]]s such as [[Technora]], polyester, and [[Kevlar]].

The class rules are overseen by the International Finn Association.

==Events==

===Olympic Games===
{{Olympic medallists in Finn}}

===World Championships===

* [[Finn Gold Cup]] Open Worlds
* [[Finn Youth World Championship]] for Under 23
* [[Finn Masters World Championship]] for sailors above 39

The following league combined table of medalist is below

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align=center|'''Ranking'''
!align=center|'''Sailor'''
|  style="background:gold; width:60px; text-align:center;"| '''Gold'''
|  style="background:silver; width:60px; text-align:center;"| '''Silver'''
|  style="background:#c96; width:60px; text-align:center;"| '''Bronze'''
|  style="background:#ccf; width:60px; text-align:center;"| '''Total'''
|  width:60px; text-align:center;"| '''No. Entries'''
|-
| 1
|{{flagathlete|[[Michal Maier]]|CZE}}
| 6 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 37
|-
| 2
|{{flagathlete|[[Ben Ainslie]]|GBR}}
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 7
|-
| 3
|{{flagathlete|[[Lawrence Lemieux]]|CAN}}
| 5 || 3 || 2 || 10 || 24
|-
| 4
|{{flagathlete|[[Giles Scott]]|GBR}}
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 10
|-
| 5
|{{flagathlete|[[Fredrik Lööf]]|SWE}}
| 3 || 3 || 1 || 7 || 11
|-
| 5
|{{flagathlete|[[Jörg Bruder]]|BRA}}
| 3 || 2 || 1 || 6 || 8
|-
| 5
|{{flagathlete|[[Lasse Hjortnäs]]|DEN}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 13
|-
| 7
|{{flagathlete|[[Georg Oser ]]|SUI}}
| 3 || 1 || 2 || 6 || 12
|-
| 8
|{{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Krutskikh]]|RUS}}
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 9
|-
| 9
|{{flagathlete|[[Andre Mevel]]|FRA}}
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 6
|-
| 10
|{{flagathlete|[[Roland Balthasar]]|GER}}
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 14
|-
| 10
|{{flagathlete|[[Wilhelm Kuhweide]]|EUA}}
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 7
|-
| 11
|{{flagathlete|[[André Nelis]]|BEL}}
| 2 || 3 || 2 || 7 || 8
|-
| 12
|{{flagathlete|[[Mateusz Kusznierewicz]]|POL}}
| 2 || 3 || 0 || 5 || 10
|-
|-
| 13
|{{flagathlete|[[Pieter-Jan Postma]]|NED}}
| 2 || 2 || 3 || 7 || 15
|-
| 13
|{{flagathlete|[[Edward Wright (sailor)|Edward Wright]]|GBR}}
| 2 || 2 || 3 || 7 || 16
|-
| 15
|{{flagathlete|[[Wolfgang Gerz]]|FRG}}
| 2 || 2 || 2 || 6 || 13
|-
| 16
|{{flagathlete|[[Jonas Høgh-Christensen]]|DEN}}
| 2 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 14
|-
| 17
|{{flagathlete|[[José Luis Doreste]]|ESP}}
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 4
|-
| 18
|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Elvström]]|DEN}}
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 4
|-
| 18
|{{flagathlete|[[Hank Lammens]]|CAN}}
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 7
|-
| 19
|{{flagathlete|[[Philippe Presti]]|FRA}}
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 6
|-
| 20
|{{flagathlete|[[Cam Lewis]]|USA}}
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3
|-
| 20
|{{flagathlete|[[Stig Westergaard]]|DEN}}
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 7
|}

===Continental Championships===
* [[2006 Finn Open European Championship]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Finn (dinghy)}}
* [http://www.finnclass.org/ International Finn Class Association - Official Website]
* [https://issuu.com/finn-class International Finn Class Assoiciaton - Magazine]
* {{instagram|finnclass}}
* {{flickr|finnclassphotos}}

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