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Dear IFA Council members
Hopefully you will have seen today that the new IFA website, designed by our own Deniss Karpak, has now gone live, but there are still several areas still to populate, so please bear with us through the transition. Deniss and the IFA Executive have done a huge amount of work to bring the new site to fruition, and it is already gaining good traction with younger Finn sailors who can now interact with awards on the rankings and contribute live comments during events. It would be great if you could publicise the new site, still to be found at finnclass.org, in your communications with your members.
The old site has been archived and is still available for any links you may have built into your national association websites. If these links to important documents and pages are now showing as broken, they can be easily restored by adding ‘archive.’ in front of the URL. The original site is still available at https://archive.finnclass.org/ Google search functions will take a few days to settle down and connect with the new domain.
As another form of direct communication with all our members, I would like to extend the reach of the FinnFocus newsletter, so we can speak with club sailors who may not regularly access the IFA website and other platforms. This is particularly important for the new marketing initiative we are developing to attract new Finn sailors to your fleets. The current list is very limited and out of date, so it would be great if you are able to share your members email addresses. I understand you may have GDPR concerns, but every email has an unsubscribe button for those that prefer not to receive newsletter, or alternatively your class Secretary may be willing to forward copies onto your members as an additional service from your association. Thank you to those national associations who have already shared their mailing lists.
A reminder that your national allocations for Gold Cup places next year will be based on your paid, full membership numbers as of 31st December, so please ensure those figures are sent in to me at the beginning of January.
Do not hesitate to get in touch if there is anything I can help you with.
Kind regards John Heyes
Executive Director

SFF Board /
Torsten Jarnstam, Editor  
Internationell Finn Class - moderniserad hemsida 

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Torsten Jarnstam, Editor  
SFF:s Verksamhetsberättelse 2025-2026 

1 in the latest World Rankings, WR 013, published November 2026. He moves up two places while Peter Peet, from The Netherlands, and Laurent Hay, from France, both drop one place each to second and third. Considered unlucky for some, 13 has proved lucky for Lebrun, as he takes the No.1 spot for the first time ever after many years of coming close.
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How did the Swedish Finn sailors fare?
In 24th place, we find Olof Lundqvist / SWE 32, and in 28th place is Peter Overup / SWE 72. Well sailed, boys!

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Torsten Jarnstam, Editor  
Valérian Lebrun is Finn Class World No.1 for the first time 

During the closing ceremony for the 2026 Finn European Masters, the IFA President of Honour, Gerardo Seeliger, nominated and inducted Finn Masters President Andy Denison into the Finn Class Hall of Fame.
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Photo: Robert Deaves

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Torsten Jarnstam, Editor  
Finn Class Hall of Fame 
Finn Class Hall of Fame 

It was a digital meeting, attended by around 15 members.
The minutes will be published on the website as soon as they have been approved by the chairman, Mats Karlsson, and the designated minute-verifiers, Peter Overup and Pär Friberg.
The agenda, which can be accessed via the link below, included—among other items—the selection of a host for the 2027 National Championship/Class Championship for the Finn class.
The meeting decided that the National/Class Championship will be held in conjunction with the OK Dinghy National Championship in Halmstad, June 18–20.
Mats Karlsson was re-elected as chairman for a one-year term. Secretary Stefan Sandahl was elected to serve until 2027, as was Treasurer Henrik Rydell. Board member Pär Friberg is stepping down and will be replaced by Fredrik Tegnhed, who was elected for a term ending in 2028. Peter Bernstein was re-elected as a substitute board member for a one-year term.
Johan Wijk was re-elected for a one-year term as convener of the nomination committee, and Stefan Fagerlund was newly elected as a member of the nomination committee for a one-year term.
Other agenda items are detailed in the minutes.

SFF Board /
Torsten Jarnstam, Editor  
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