The Finn Masters World Championship 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. The term masters refers to the minimum age of competitors which is currently for helms of any gender over 39.

Events

EventHostParticipationRef.
Ed.DatesYearHost clubLocationCountryNo.Nat.Cont
0217-19 Sep1971MedemblikNetherlands
0329-31 Jul1972Gargnano, Lake GardaItaly
04-1973NauchatelSwitzerland
0519Jun -61974Port CarmargueFrance
0624-28 Jun1975Port CarmargueFrance
0713-19 Jun1976Port CarmargueFrance
0811-17 Jun1977Port CarmargueFrance
0911-17 Jun1978Port CarmargueFrance
104-9 Jun1979Port CarmargueFrance
1121-27 Jun1980Lake LipnoCzech Republic
127-13 Jun1981Port CarmargueFrance
1331May -4Jun1982Lake NeusiedlAustria
1421–28 May1983Port CarmargueFrance
1511-15 Jun1984Lago di CaldaroItaly
1628–31 May1985SeebruckGermany
1718–23 May1986Lagi di BraccianoItaly
187-12 Jun1987Les EmbiezFrance
1921–28 May1988Lido degli EstensiItaly
2015–20 May1989Torbole, Lake GardaItaly
21-1990Altenrhein, Lake BodenSwitzerland
2218–25 May1991Port CarmargueFrance
236-12 Jun1992UppsalaSweden
2429May -4Jun1993Lake BraccianoItaly
2521–29 May1994DiessenGermany
26-1995Malcesine, Lake GardaItaly
271–10 May1996Societe des Regates RochelaisesLa Rochelle, Charente-MaritimeFrance
2818–24 May1997Cervia, ItalyItaly129142
2930May -5Jun1998Castelleto di Brenzone, Lake GardaItaly127132
3021–28 May1999MaubuissonFrance148164
3111-16 Jun2000Weymouth and Portland National Sailing AcademyIsle of PortlandUnited Kingdom87154
3225–31 May2001KingstonCanada3293
3320–27 May2002Labud Yacht ClubSplitCroatia134174
346-13 Jun2003Schweriner Yacht ClubSchwerinGermany164154
3530May -4Jun2004Yacht Club de CannesCannes, Alpes-MaritimesFrance192215
3612–20 May2005Braciano LakeItaly168153
371-9 Jun2006Lake BalatonHungary184194
3825May -1Jun2007MurciaSpain134163
399–16 May2008MedemblkNetherlands229245
4030May -5Jun2009CV BordeauxMaubuissonFrance264234
4123–28 May2010JK LabudSplitCroatia167244
4210-17 Jun2011Circolo Velico Cala CivettePunta AlaItaly283274
4325May -1Jun2012Pwllheli Sailing ClubPwllheli, WalesUnited Kingdom132224
4416–24 May2013Societe des Regates RochelaisesLa RochelleFrance279274
456-13 Jun2014Sopot Sailing ClubSopotPoland230254
4622–29 May2015Nautical Club of KavalaNea IraklitsaGreece204245
4713–20 May2016Circolo Vela TorboleNago–Torbole, Lake GardaItaly343305
482-9 Jul2017Carlisle BayBahamas132205
4918–25 May2018Club Nautico El BalisBarcelonaSpain340315
507-14 Jun2019Kongelig Dansk YachtklubSkovshovedDenmark240285
n/a31May -5Jun2020Marina Port ZélandeGrevelingenmeerNetherlandsCANCELLED COVID)
n/a21–28 May2021Royal Yacht Club HollandiaMedemblikNetherlandsCANCELLED COVID)
518-15 Oct2021Federación de Vela de la Región de Murcia (FVRM)Los AlcázaresSpain108203
521-8 Jul2022Helsingfors Segelsallskap (HSS)HelsinkiFinland121254
5326May -2Jun2023Nautical Club of KavalaNea IraklitsaGreece145265
547-14 Jun2024Centro Velico Punta Ala asdPunta AlaItaly285295
5515-20 Jun2025Royal Yacht Club HollandiaMedemblikNetherlands301286
5623-27 Feb2026Royal Queensland Yacht SquadronBrisbaneAustralia101153

Multiple World Champions

Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 20XX.

RankingSailorGoldSilverBronzeTotalNo. Entries*Ref.
01Michal Maier (CZE)611813
02Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)52188
03Georg Oser (SUI)312612
04Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS)31045
05Andre Mevel (FRA)30256
06Roland Balthasar (GER)300314
07André Budzien (GER)270917
08Mel Oskamp (NED)21146
09Heinrich Unterhauser (ITA)200214
09Peter Raderschadt (GER)200211
09John Greenwood (GBR)20029
09Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)20022

Medallists

GamesGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1970Mel Oskamp (NED)Othmar Reich (SUI)Worn Clark (RSA)
1971Andreino Menoni (FIN)Othmar Reich (SUI)Mel Oskamp (NED)
1972Mel Oskamp (NED)Andreino Menoni (25x17px)Beda ZINGG (SUI)
1973No title awarded insufficient races
1974Andre Mevel (FRA)Mel Oskamp (NED)Vernon Stratton (GBR)
1975Andre Mevel (FRA)Othmar Reich (SUI)Erich KASPARETH (ITA)
1976Andre Mevel (FRA)László Zsindely (SUI)Othmar Reich (SUI)
1977Georg Oser (SUI)Heinz Reiter (GER)Andre Mevel (FRA)
1978Heinz Reiter (GER)P. LEBOIS (FRA)Georg Oser (SUI)
1979Karel Hruby (CZE)C. STURM (SUI)Andre Mevel (FRA)
1980Georg Oser (SUI)Karel Hruby (CZE)Jiri Maier (CZE)
1981György Wossala (HUN)Georg Oser (SUI)Frank Roth (SUI)
1982Georg Oser (SUI)Ivan Hoffmann (CZE)Friedrich MÜLLER (FRG)
1983Heinrich UNTERHAUSER (ITA)Frank Roth (SUI)Herbert HERWIG (GER)
1984Walter Mai (GER)Palle-Steen LARSEN (DEN)Friedrich MÜLLER (FRG)
1985Jörgen LINDHARDTSEN (DEN)Klaus Stuffer (ITA)Henning Wind (DEN)
1986Heinrich UNTERHAUSER (ITA)Klaus Stuffer (ITA)Georg Oser (SUI)
1987Peter Raderschadt (GER)Walter Mai (GER)Ivor Ganahl (SUI)
1988Hans Fatzer (SUI)Jiri Outrata (CZE)Kurt Schimitzek (AUT)
1989Peter Raderschadt (GER)Kurt Schimitzek (AUT)Mikael Brandt (SWE)
1990Mikael Brandt (SWE)Friedrich MÜLLER (FRG)Jiri Outrata (CZE)
1991Kurt Schimitzek (AUT)Jochen Lollert (GER)Hermann Heide (GER)
1992Roland Balthasar (FRG)Hermann Heide (GER)Peter Vollebregt (NED)
1993Peter Vollebregt (NED)Walter Mai (GER)Jan BJÖRNBERG (SWE)
1994Roland Balthasar (GER)Jiri OUTRATA (CZE)Walter Mai (GER)
1995Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)Kurt Schimitzek (AUT)Wolfgang GerzGER (25x17px)
1996Roland Balthasar (GER)Wolfgang Gerz (GER)Walter Mai (GER)
1997Wolfgang Gerz (GER)Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)Minski Fabris (CRO)
1998Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)Minski Fabris (CRO)Wolfgang GerzGER (25x17px)
1999Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)Greg Davis (RSA) RSAGD1Jean Paul Gaston (FRA)FRAJG32
2000John Greenwood (GBR)Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)Andrew Cooper (GBR)
2001Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)Hein Pieter Okker (NED)Eberhard Bieberitz (GER)|
2002John Greenwood (GBR)Minski Fabris (CRO)Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)
2003Eberhard Bieberitz (GER)André Budzien (GER)Roman Teply (ITA)
2004Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)André Budzien (GER)Michael Gubi (AUT)
2005Silvio Santoni (ITA)André Budzien (GER)Allen Burrell (GBR)
2006Michal Maier (CZE)André Budzien (GER)Michael Gubi (AUT)
2007André Budzien (GER)Agustin JUAREZ MARRERO (ESP)Allen Burrell (GBR)
2008André Budzien (GER)Mihail Kopanov (BUL)Han Bergsma (NED)
2009André Budzien (GER)Jürgen Eiermann (GER)Laurent Hay (FRA)
2010Michal Maier (CZE)André Budzien (GER)Christen Christoph (SUI)
2011Michal Maier (CZE)Allen Burrell (GBR)Uli Breuer (GER)
2012Michal Maier (CZE)Allen Burrell (GBR)Laurent Hay (FRA)
2013Michal Maier (CZE)André Budzien (GER)Erik Lidesic (USA)
2014Michal Maier (CZE)André Budzien (GER)Aleksandr Kuliukin (RUS)
2015Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS)Dmitry Petrov (RUS)Giacomo Giovanelli (ITA)
2016Rafael Trujillo (ESP)Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS)Michal Maier (CZE)
2017Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS)Laurent Hay (FRA)Rafael Trujillo (ESP)
2018José Luis Doreste (ESP)Antonio Poncell (CHI)Giacomo Giovanelli (ITA)
2019Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS)Michal Maier (CZE)Laurent Hay (FRA)
2020Cancelled COVID-19
2021Cancelled COVID-19
2021Valérian Lebrun (FRA)Filipe Silva (POR)David Terol (ESP)
2022Pieter Jan Postma (NED)Laurent Hay (FRA)Peter Peet (NED)
2023Filipe Silva (POR)Laurent Hay (FRA)Peter Mosny (SVK)
2024Laurent Hay (FRA)Valérian Lebrun (FRA)Martijn Van Muyden (NED)
2025Pieter Jan Postma (NED)Laurent Hay (FRA)Taras Havrysh (UKR)
2026Brendan Casey (AUS)Rafael TRUJILLO VILLAR (NED)Karl Purdie (NZL)
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See also

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