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Finn (dinghy), the Glossary

The Finn dinghy is a single-handed, cat-rigged sailboat, and a former Olympic class for men's sailing.^[1]

46 relations: André Budzien, André Nelis, Ben Ainslie, Cam Lewis, Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer, Catboat, Dinghy, Edward Wright (sailor), Frank Roth, Fredrik Lööf, Giles Scott, György Wossala, Han Bergsma, Hank Lammens, Helsinki, Hull (watercraft), Jörg Bruder, Jonas Høgh-Christensen, José Luis Doreste, Kevlar, Lamination, Lasse Hjortnæs, Lawrence Lemieux, Mast (sailing), Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Michal Maier, Minski Fabris, Munich, Olympic Games, Paul Elvstrøm, Philippe Presti, Pieter-Jan Postma, Rafael Trujillo, Rickard Sarby, Rigging, Sailing, Stig Westergaard, Technora, Vernon Stratton, Vladimir Krutskikh, Walter Mai, Wilhelm Kuhweide, Wolfgang Gerz, 1952 Summer Olympics, 1972 Summer Olympics, 2006 Finn European Championship.
1940s sailboat type designs
Olympic sailing classes
Sailboat type designs by Swedish designers
Sailboat types built by Newport Boats

André Budzien

André Budzien (born 28 August 1962) is a German sailor who has won multiple world championships with victories at the Master World Championship for the Finn class and the three time OK Dinghy open World Champion.

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André Nelis

André Nelis (29 October 1935 – 9 December 2012) was a sailor and Olympian.

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Ben Ainslie

Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie (born 5 February 1977) is a British competitive sailor.

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Cam Lewis

Cameron Lewis (born April 13, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL).

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Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer

Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon composite, or just carbon, are extremely strong and light fiber-reinforced plastics that contain carbon fibers.

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Catboat

A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat) is a sailboat with a single sail on a single mast set well forward in the bow of a very beamy and (usually) shallow draft hull.

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Dinghy

A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed by a larger vessel for use as a tender. Finn (dinghy) and dinghy are Dinghies.

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Edward Wright (sailor)

Edward Wright (born 13 October 1977) is a professional sailor from Great Britain and who was nominated for the 2010 ISAF World Sailor of Year Awards.

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Frank Roth

Francis Charles Roth (October 11, 1878 – March 27, 1955) was an American professional baseball catcher.

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Fredrik Lööf

Max Emil Fredrik Lööf (born 13 December 1969 in Kristinehamn, Sweden) is a Swedish professional sailor who has participated in six Summer Olympics, winning one gold and two bronze medals.

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Giles Scott

Giles Lyndon Scott (born 23 June 1987) is a British competitive sailor and four-time Finn Gold Cup winner and two-time Olympic gold medallist who won the gold medal for Team GB in the Finn Class at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where having dominated the class, Scott secured his place in the history books winning the gold medal with a day to spare.

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György Wossala

György Wossala (born: 7 November 1941 Budapest) is a sailor from Hungary, who represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Savannah, United States as helmsman in the Soling.

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Han Bergsma

Hendrik Ate "Han" Bergsma (born 16 February 1961 in Akkrum) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

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Hank Lammens

Hank Jacob Lammens (born February 21, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

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Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and most populous city in Finland.

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Hull (watercraft)

A hull is the watertight body of a ship, boat, submarine, or flying boat.

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Jörg Bruder

Jörg Bruder (16 November 1937 – 11 July 1973) was a Brazilian sailor and geology professor at the University of São Paulo.

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Jonas Høgh-Christensen

Jonas Høgh-Christensen (born 21 May 1981) is a Danish sailor, winner of the Finn Gold Cup in 2009.

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José Luis Doreste

José Luis Doreste Blanco (born 19 September 1956) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion.

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Kevlar

Kevlar (para-aramid) is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora.

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Lamination

μCT scanning) through the length of a knitting needle that consists of laminated wooden layers: the layers can be differentiated by the change of direction of the wood's vessels Shattered windshield lamination keeps shards in place Laminate flooring A flexible thin-film solar cell for aerospace use (2007) Lamination is the technique/process of manufacturing a material in multiple layers, so that the composite material achieves improved strength, stability, sound insulation, appearance, or other properties from the use of the differing materials, such as plastic.

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Lasse Hjortnæs

Lasse Hjortnæs (born 15 October 1960 in Copenhagen) is a Danish Olympic sailor.

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Lawrence Lemieux

Lawrence Lemieux (born November 12, 1955, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian sailor, who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the Star class and at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the Finn class.

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Mast (sailing)

The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat.

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Mateusz Kusznierewicz

Mateusz Kusznierewicz (born 29 April 1975 in Warsaw) is a Polish sailor, specialising in the Finn and Star classes.

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Michal Maier

Michal Maier (born May 7, 1964) is a Czech sailor.

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Minski Fabris

Minski Fabris (born 2 August 1941) is a Croatian former sailor.

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Munich

Munich (München) is the capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Paul Elvstrøm

Paul Bert Elvstrøm (25 February 1928 – 7 December 2016) was a Danish yachtsman.

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Philippe Presti

Philippe Presti (born 26 June 1965) is a French sailor.

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Pieter-Jan Postma

Pieter-Jan Postma (born 10 January 1982 in Heerenveen) is a sailor from the Netherlands and Olympic coach.

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Rafael Trujillo

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (24 October 1891 – 30 May 1961), nicknamed El Jefe, was a Dominican military commander and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from August 1930 until his assassination in May 1961.

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Rickard Sarby

Erik Rickard Sarby (19 September 1912 – 10 February 1977) was a Swedish sailor.

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Rigging

Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support and control a sailing ship or sail boat's masts and sails.

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Sailing

Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the water (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ice (iceboat) or on land (land yacht) over a chosen course, which is often part of a larger plan of navigation.

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Stig Westergaard

Stig Westergaard (born 16 September 1963 in Esbjerg) is a Danish Olympic sailor in the Finn and Soling classes.

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Technora

Technora is an aramid that is useful for a variety of applications that require high strength or chemical resistance.

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Vernon Stratton

Vernon Gordon Lennox Stratton (26 October 1927 – 20 August 2011) was a British Olympic sailor.

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Vladimir Krutskikh

Vladimir Krutskikh (born 24 April 1973) is a Russian sailor.

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Walter Mai

Walter Mai (born 13 May 1936) is a German sailor.

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Wilhelm Kuhweide

Wilhelm "Willi" Kuhweide (born 6 January 1943) is a former West German sailor.

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Wolfgang Gerz

Wolfgang Gerz (8 October 1952 – 2 April 2023) was a German sailor.

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1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics (Kesäolympialaiset 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (XV olympiadin kisat), and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.

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1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad and officially branded as Munich 1972 (München 1972), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.

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2006 Finn European Championship

The 2006 Finn Open European Championship was held at the Club de Vela Palamós in Palamós, Spain between September 22 and September 30, 2006.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn_(dinghy)

Also known as Finn (class), Finn Gold cup, Finn class.

Finn (dinghy), the Glossary

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See also

1940s sailboat type designs

Olympic sailing classes

Sailboat type designs by Swedish designers

Sailboat types built by Newport Boats

References