# Finn Masters World Championship

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

| Event | Event | Event | Host | Host | Host | Participation | Participation | Participation | Participation | Participation | Ref. |
| Ed. | Dates | Year | Host club | Location | Country | No. | | | Nat. | Cont | Ref. |
| 02 | 17-19 Sep | 1971 | | Medemblik | Netherlands |
| 03 | 29-31 Jul | 1972 | | Gargnano, Lake Garda | Italy |
| 04 | - | 1973 | | Nauchatel | Switzerland |
| 05 | 19Jun -6 | 1974 | | Port Carmargue | France |
| 06 | 24-28 Jun | 1975 | | Port Carmargue | France |
| 07 | 13-19 Jun | 1976 | | Port Carmargue | France |
| 08 | 11-17 Jun | 1977 | | Port Carmargue | France |
| 09 | 11-17 Jun | 1978 | | Port Carmargue | France |
| 10 | 4-9 Jun | 1979 | | Port Carmargue | France |
| 11 | 21-27 Jun | 1980 | | Lake Lipno | Czech Republic |
| 12 | 7-13 Jun | 1981 | | Port Carmargue | France |
| 13 | 31May -4Jun | 1982 | | Lake Neusiedl | Austria |
| 14 | 21-28 May | 1983 | | Port Carmargue | France |
| 15 | 11-15 Jun | 1984 | | Lago di Caldaro | Italy |
| 16 | 28-31 May | 1985 | | Seebruck | Germany |
| 17 | 18-23 May | 1986 | | Lagi di Bracciano | Italy |
| 18 | 7-12 Jun | 1987 | | Les Embiez | France |
| 19 | 21-28 May | 1988 | | Lido degli Estensi | Italy |
| 20 | 15-20 May | 1989 | | Torbole, Lake Garda | Italy |
| 21 | - | 1990 | | Altenrhein, Lake Boden | Switzerland |
| 22 | 18-25 May | 1991 | | Port Carmargue | France |
| 23 | 6-12 Jun | 1992 | | Uppsala | Sweden |
| 24 | 29May -4Jun | 1993 | | Lake Bracciano | Italy |
| 25 | 21-29 May | 1994 | | Diessen | Germany |
| 26 | - | 1995 | | Malcesine, Lake Garda | Italy |
| 27 | 1-10 May | 1996 | Societe des Regates Rochelaises | La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime | France |
| 28 | 18-24 May | 1997 | | Cervia, Italy | Italy |
| 29 | 30May -5Jun | 1998 | | Castelleto di Brenzone, Lake Garda | Italy |
| 30 | 21-28 May | 1999 | | Maubuisson | France |
| 31 | 11-16 Jun | 2000 | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | Isle of Portland | United Kingdom |
| 32 | 25-31 May | 2001 | | Kingston | Canada |
| 33 | 20-27 May | 2002 | Labud Yacht Club | Split | Croatia |
| 34 | 6-13 Jun | 2003 | Schweriner Yacht Club | Schwerin | Germany |
| 35 | 30May -4Jun | 2004 | Yacht Club de Cannes | Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes | France |
| 36 | 12-20 May | 2005 | | Braciano Lake | Italy |
| 37 | 1-9 Jun | 2006 | | Lake Balaton | Hungary |
| 40 | 30May -5Jun | 2009 | CV Bordeaux | Maubuisson | France | 264 | | | 23 | 4 | [1] [2] [3] |
| 41 | 23–28 May | 2010 | JK Labud | Split | Croatia | 167 | | | 24 | 4 | [4] [5] [6] |
| 42 | 10-17 Jun | 2011 | Circolo Velico Cala Civette | Punta Ala | Italy | 283 | | | 27 | 4 | |
| 43 | 25May -1Jun | 2012 | Pwllheli Sailing Club | Pwllheli, Wales | United Kingdom | 132 | | | 22 | 4 | |
| 44 | 16–24 May | 2013 | Societe des Regates Rochelaises | La Rochelle | France | 279 | | | 27 | 4 | |
| 45 | 6-13 Jun | 2014 | Sopot Sailing Club | Sopot | Poland | 230 | | | 25 | 4 | |
| 46 | 22–29 May | 2015 | Nautical Club of Kavala | Nea Iraklitsa | Greece | 204 | | | 24 | 5 |
| 47 | 13–20 May | 2016 | Circolo Vela Torbole | Nago–Torbole, Lake Garda | Italy | 343 | | | 30 | 5 |
| 48 | 2-9 Jul | 2017 | | Carlisle Bay | Bahamas | 132 | | | 20 | 5 | |
| 49 | 18–25 May | 2018 | Club Nautico El Balis | Barcelona | Spain | 340 | | | 31 | 5 | |
| 50 | 7-14 Jun | 2019 | Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub | Skovshoved | Denmark | 240 | | | 28 | 5 | [14] [15] [16] |
| n/a | 31May -5Jun | 2020 | Marina Port Zélande | Grevelingenmeer | Netherlands | CANCELLED COVID) | CANCELLED COVID) | CANCELLED COVID) | CANCELLED COVID) | CANCELLED COVID) | [17] [18] |
| n/a | 21–28 May | 2021 | Royal Yacht Club Hollandia | Medemblik | Netherlands | CANCELLED COVID) | CANCELLED COVID) | CANCELLED COVID) | CANCELLED COVID) | CANCELLED COVID) | |
| 51 | 8-15 Oct | 2021 | Federación de Vela de la Región de Murcia (FVRM) | Los Alcázares | Spain | 108 | | | 20 | 3 | |
| 52 | 1-8 Jul | 2022 | HSS - Helsinki Sailing | Helsinki | Finland | 121 | | | 25 | 4 | |
| 53 | 26May -2Jun | 2023 | Nautical Club of Kavala | Nea Iraklitsa | Greece | 145 | | | 26 | 5 | |
| 54 | 7-14 Jun | 2024 | Centro Velico Punta Ala asd | Punta Ala | Italy | 285 | | | 29 | 5 | |
| 55 | 15-20 Jun | 2025 | Royal Yacht Club Hollandia | Medemblik | Netherlands | | | | | | |

## Multiple World Champions

Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 20XX.
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries* |
| 01 | Michal Maier (CZE) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 02 | Lawrence Lemieux (CAN) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 03 | Georg Oser (SUI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 04 | Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 05 | Andre Mevel (FRA) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 06 | Roland Balthasar (GER) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

### Medallists

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1970 | Mel Oskamp (NED) | Othmar Reich (SUI) | Worn Clark (RSA) |
| 1971 | Andreino Menoni (FIN) | Othmar Reich (SUI) | Mel Oskamp (NED) |
| 1972 | Mel Oskamp (NED) | Andreino Menoni (25x17px) | Beda ZINGG (SUI) |
| 1973 | No title awarded insufficient races | No title awarded insufficient races | No title awarded insufficient races |
| 1974 | Andre Mevel (FRA) | Mel Oskamp (NED) | Vernon Stratton (GBR) |
| 1975 | Andre Mevel (FRA) | Othmar Reich (SUI) | Erich KASPARETH (ITA) |
| 1976 | Andre Mevel (FRA) | László Zsindely (SUI) | Othmar Reich (SUI) |
| 1977 | Georg Oser (SUI) | Heinz Reiter (GER) | Andre Mevel (FRA) |
| 1978 | Heinz Reiter (GER) | P. LEBOIS (FRA) | Georg Oser (SUI) |
| 1979 | Karel Hruby (CZE) | C. STURM (SUI) | Andre Mevel (FRA) |
| 1980 | Georg Oser (SUI) | Karel Hruby (CZE) | Jiri Maier (CZE) |
| 1981 | György Wossala (HUN) | Georg Oser (SUI) | Frank Roth (SUI) |
| 1982 | Georg Oser (SUI) | Ivan Hoffmann (CZE) | Friedrich MÜLLER (FRG) |
| 1983 | Heinrich UNTERHAUSER (ITA) | Frank Roth (SUI) | Herbert HERWIG (GER) |
| 1984 | Walter Mai (GER) | Palle-Steen LARSEN (DEN) | Friedrich MÜLLER (FRG) |
| 1985 | Jörgen LINDHARDTSEN (DEN) | Klaus Stuffer (ITA) | Henning Wind (DEN) |
| 1986 | Heinrich UNTERHAUSER (ITA) | Klaus Stuffer (ITA) | Georg Oser (SUI) |
| 1987 | Peter Raderschadt (GER) | Walter Mai (GER) | Ivor Ganahl (SUI) |
| 1988 | Hans Fatzer (SUI) | Jiri Outrata (CZE) | Kurt Schimitzek (AUT) |
| 1989 | Peter Raderschadt (GER) | Kurt Schimitzek (AUT) | Mikael Brandt (SWE) |
| 1990 | Mikael Brandt (SWE) | Friedrich MÜLLER (FRG) | Jiri Outrata (CZE) |
| 1991 | Kurt Schimitzek (AUT) | Jochen Lollert (GER) | Hermann Heide (GER) |
| 1992 | Roland Balthasar (FRG) | Hermann Heide (GER) | Peter Vollebregt (NED) |
| 1993 | Peter Vollebregt (NED) | Walter Mai (GER) | Jan BJÖRNBERG (SWE) |
| 1994 | Roland Balthasar (GER) | Jiri OUTRATA (CZE) | Walter Mai (GER) |
| 1995 | Lawrence Lemieux (CAN) | Kurt Schimitzek (AUT) | Wolfgang GerzGER (25x17px) |
| 1996 | Roland Balthasar (GER) | Wolfgang GerzGER (25x17px) | Walter Mai (GER) |
| 1997 | Wolfgang GerzGER (25x17px) | Lawrence Lemieux (CAN) | Minski Fabris (CRO) |
| 1998 | Lawrence Lemieux (CAN) | Minski Fabris (CRO) | Wolfgang GerzGER (25x17px) |
| 1999 | Lawrence Lemieux (CAN) | Greg Davis (RSA) RSAGD1 | Jean Paul Gaston (FRA)FRAJG32 |
| 2000 | John Greenwood (GBR) | Lawrence Lemieux (CAN) | Andrew Cooper (GBR) |
| 2001 | Lawrence Lemieux (CAN) | Hein Pieter Okker (NED) | |
| 2002 | John Greenwood (GBR) | Minski Fabris (CRO) | Lawrence Lemieux (CAN) |
| 2003 | Eberhard Bieberitz (GER) | André Budzien (GER) | Roman Teply (ITA) |
| 2004 | Lawrence Lemieux (CAN) | André Budzien (GER) | Michael Gubi (AUT) |
| 2005 | Silvio Santoni (ITA) | André Budzien (GER) | Allen Burrell (GBR) |
| 2006 | Michal Maier (CZE) | André Budzien (GER) | Michael Gubi (AUT) |
| 2007 | André Budzien (GER) | Agustin JUAREZ MARRERO (ESP) | Allen Burrell (GBR) |
| 2008 | André Budzien (GER) | Mihail Kopanov (BUL) | Han Bergsma (NED) |
| 2009 | André Budzien (GER) | Jürgen Eiermann (GER) | Laurent Hay (FRA) |
| 2010 | Michal Maier (CZE) | André Budzien (GER) | Christen Christoph (SUI) |
| 2011 | Michal Maier (CZE) | Allen Burrell (GBR) | Uli Breuer (GER) |
| 2012 | Michal Maier (CZE) | Allen Burrell (GBR) | Laurent Hay (FRA) |
| 2013 | Michal Maier (CZE) | André Budzien (GER) | Erik Lidesic (USA) |
| 2014 | Michal Maier (CZE) | André Budzien (GER) | Aleksandr Kuliukin (RUS) |
| 2015 | Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS) | Dmitry Petrov (RUS) | Giacomo Giovanelli (ITA) |
| 2016 | Rafael Trujillo (ESP) | Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS) | Michal Maier (CZE) |
| 2017 | Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS) | Laurent Hay (FRA) | Rafael Trujillo (ESP) |
| 2018 | José Luis Doreste (ESP) | Antonio Poncell (CHI) | Giacomo Giovanelli (ITA) |
| 2019 | Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS) | Michal Maier (CZE) | Laurent Hay (FRA) |
| 2020 Port Zelande | Cancelled COVID-19 | Cancelled COVID-19 | Cancelled COVID-19 |
| 2021 Mar Menor | Cancelled COVID-19 | Cancelled COVID-19 | Cancelled COVID-19 |
| 2021 Los Alcázares | Valérian Lebrun (FRA) | Filipe Silva (POR) | David Terol (ESP) |
| 2022 Helsinki (FIN) | Pieter Jan Postma (NED) | Laurent Hay (FRA) | Peter Peet (NED) |
| 2023 | Filipe Silva (POR) | Laurent Hay (FRA) | Peter Mosny (SVK) |
| 2024 | Laurent Hay (FRA) | Valérian Lebrun (FRA) | Martijn Van Muyden (NED) |
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