2024 Open Europeans - Cannes
The 2024 Open and U23 Finn Europeans, and incorporating the European Masters, is taking place in Cannes, France, from 18-25 October, hosted by Yacht Club de Cannes in conjunction with the International Finn Association.
https://finnclass.org/event-page/2024-open-europeans (for media updates)
2024.finneuropeans.org (for links and other info)
Finn Open Europeans – Alessandro Marega seals it in Cannes
Italy’s Alessandro Marega has won the Finn European Championship in Cannes after the final day brought even more drama and turnarounds. Valerian Lebrun, from France, ended up second, and also takes the European Masters title, while Hungary’s Kristof Kaiser wins the bronze. The Gold Fleet races were won by Lebrun and Australia’s Paul McKenzie.
Finn Open Europeans - Cannes it be any closer?
The fourth day of the 2024 Finn Open Europeans was, and is, filled with drama and uncertainty after a day of waiting for wind, then multiple restarts and finally multiple hearings in the jury room. As this report goes out the results are not yet updated, so things could change. Though the results show Alessandro Marega maintaining his lead from Valerian Lebrun and Nick Craig up to third, this may change soon after an evening of protests and scoring enquires.
Open Finn Europeans – Cannes we have more wind please?
After a windless second day at 2024 Open Finn Europeans, the third day of the event also started windless with a long postponement on shore in increasing temperatures. Confidence was reasonably high that some wind was coming, but it took its time coming and the fleet was not sent afloat until almost 15.00.
Second day of Open Finn Europeans canned in Cannes
All racing on the second day of Open Finn Europeans in Cannes was abandoned after the wind failed to show up. With three races sailed on the opening day, one more race is needed on Wednesday to enable the finals series to begin as scheduled on Thursday.
Open Finn Europeans begins – Cannes it get any better?
Italy’s Alessandro Marega is the early leader at the 2024 Finn Open European Championship at the Yacht Club de Cannes after three great races in a building breeze. He won all three of his group races to sit five points clear of France’s Laurent Hay with Valerian Lebrun in third. Lebrun took two race wins while the other race win went to The Netherlands’ Peter Peet.
Record breaking Finn Europeans opened in Cannes
The 2024 Finn Open European Championship was opened in sunny Cannes Sunday evening with more than 150 boats completing registration and equipment inspection. This makes it the largest Finn European Championship of all time and heralds the start of what looks like a challenging week on the waters off Cannes.
Record entry for 2024 Open Finn Europeans in Cannes
The 2024 Finn Open European Championship opens in Cannes this week, with a record-breaking entry of around 150 boats. Hosted by the Yacht Club de Cannes (YCC), it follows on the back of a hugely successful year for the class as numbers keep rising.
How to follow the 2024 Open Finn Europeans
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The 2024 Open and U23 Finn Europeans, and incorporating the European Masters, is taking place in Cannes, France, from 18-25 October, hosted by Yacht Club de Cannes in conjunction with the International Finn Association.