More eligible boats and events for 2021
The Classic and Vintage Racing Dinghy Association (CVRDA) has extended their definition of old boats to include all those built before 1990 of dinghy and catermaran classes designed before 1965.
Baltic Wharf Event CANCELLED
The event due to take place in Bristol on Saturday 2nd November has been cancelled due to the strong winds and bad weather forecast. Rugby watchers can relax and enjoy…
Roadford 2019 – 20th Anniversary National Rally
A cornucopia of vintage, classic, old and supported classes rocked up at Roadford Lake for the bank holiday to celebrate 20 years of the CVRDA
AGM Minutes 2019
Minutes of the 20th Annual General Meeting of the CVRDA Held at Roadford Lake on Sunday 25th August 2019 at 6.02pm APOLOGIES Keith Rollinson, Roger Devereux, Tim Bury, Pat Kuenzler,…
Classic Finns – Introduction
The classic Finn by Peter Vinton
Bowmoor 2019
The weather proved very unkind to this event with racing completely abandoned on the Saturday and very strong for the club racing on Sunday which was joined by two International…
Classic Finns – Masts
Mast Basics The basic maxim is that a heavy guy needs a stiff mast and a lighter guy a softer mast. However the combination of sideways and fore and aft…
Classic Finns – Hulls
Hulls Fairey Marine started producing Finns in about 1955 and produced over 100until production ceased in 1963/4. They were usually built of three diagonal layers of birch veneers and baked…
Classic Finns – Controls
Controls Sail and rig controls for classic Finns are no real problem. Since the 60s control lines have usually been sided and so banks of cleats on both side decks…
Classic Finns – Sails
Sails The matching of a sail's luff curve to the mast bend characteristics has always been a Finn art from the earliest days when Elvestrom realised its importance. This makes…
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