Finn Anniversary regatta ends with a blast

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The final day of the Finn 60th Anniversary Regatta at Uppsala Kanotforening came with spectacular sailing conditions. At 30 knots the wind brought The Dutch team a clean sweep of the medals, while Mikael Brandt (SWE) took the Swedish championship.

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The fleet put on a great display of seamanship and skill in the extreme conditions.

Jan Willem Kok (NED) won his first race of the weekend with Thierry van Vierssen (NED) in second and Karel van Hellemond (NED) in third. Ross Hamilton (IRL) posted his best result of the series with a fourth, clearly preferring the windy conditions. Hamilton also took the prize as the leading junior here

Source: Sail-World

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