Top white facebook2x Top white twitter2x Login
Home > Classes > Finn
Home > Classes > Finn

Finn

  • Designer

    Rickard Sarby

  • Design year

    1949

The Finn dinghy is the men's single-handed Olympic class for sailing. It was designed by Swedish canoe designer, Rickard Sarby, in 1949 for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Since the 1952 debut of the boat, the design has been in every summer Olympics, making it one of the most prolific Olympic sailboats. Although the Finn hull has changed little since 1949, there has been other developments in controlling the sails. The original spars were made of wood until the late 60????????s and early 70????????s when there was a slow change to Aluminum masts. Aluminum is significantly more flexible and gives more control over sail shape. It became common place after the 1972 Olympics in Kiel when they were first supplied to Olympic sailors. Recently, carbon fiber masts have become common place in competitive Finn fleets. The sails too have gone through revolution and are now commonly made of Kevlar.

Build / Config

  • Vessel type

    Monohull

  • Rig type

    Cat-rigged

  • Keel config

    Centreplate

  • Construction

    GRP

Ratings / Handicaps

  • Portsmouth

    1047

  • P-DN

    90.1

  • Number of crew

    1 (typical)

Dimensions

  • Length (overall)

    4.5m

  • Length (water)

    4.34m

  • Beam

    1.47m

  • Draught

    0.17m

  • Mast

    6.66m

  • Displacement

    107.0 kg

Sails

  • Sail area (total)

    10 m2

  • Main sail area

    0.0 m2

  • Spinnaker area

    0.0 m2

© 2024 SailingNetworks powered by Marine CRM