The St Francis Yacht Club is hosting the 2010 Finn Gold Cup World Championships and the 2010 Finn Silver Cup Junior World Championships on San Francisco Bay In August. Please sign up now to help support the Race Committee in these high profile events. We can use your help and support.

 The Finn Silver Cup will be sailed August 17-24 from St Francis Yacht Club with racing on the City Front. We anticipate 20 Junior competitors from around the world to test their skills on this challenging course.

 The Finn Gold Cup is August 27-September 4 and racing will take place on the Berkeley Circle racing area. To facilitate this event, the regatta will be run from Richmond Marina Bay and all Race Committee assets and competitors will sail from this location.  There are already 64 competitors from 20 nations registered.

 We are seeking volunteers to help with on-the-water race committee, shore-side support, media and social events.

 Please put these dates on your calendar and contact me to let us know the dates you can contribute.  john.callahan@aderant.com

The Finn dinghy is the men's single-handed, cat-rigged Olympic class for sailing. It was designed by Swedish canoe designer, Rickard Sarby, in 1949 for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Since the 1952 debut of the boat, the design has been in every summer Olympics, making it one of the most prolific Olympic sailboats. Finn World Champions and Olympic Medalists include Paul Elvstrom, Russell Coutts, John Bertrand (USA), John Bertrand (AUS), Peter Holmberg, John Cutler, Brian Ledbetter, Iain Percy, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Ben Ainsle and Zach Railey.

St. Francis Olympians in the Finn Class include John Bertrand, Russ Silvestri, Ed Bennett and Zach Railey. The Finn Dinghy is a significant part of our StFYC heritage and hosting a Finn Gold Cup is a major event for St Francis Yacht Club. Be a part of this excitement.

I hope you can join us.

Regards,
John Callahan
2010 Finn Gold Cup Regatta Chairman