Finnatics: The History and Techniques of Finn Sailing

Sports & Outdoors

Deaves, Robert

Water Sports

Fernhurst Books Ltd.

This is the story of the Finn class event at the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. It contains event previews, profiles of all the sailors, in-depth interviews with the favourites, daily reports from each day of the Olympics, follow-up interviews with the three medalists and many beautiful photographs from before and during the event.  At the 2012 Olympics in the Finn class, Ben Ainslie won his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal to add to the silver medal from 1996 to become the most successful Olympic sailor of all time.   This book describes the journey of 24 sailors as they prepare for the biggest regatta of their lives and continues through to the thrilling medal race where Ainslie secured his record breaking fourth gold medal.  It is a unique account, told mainly in the words of the sailors. Through these stories and photos you can re-live one of the most momentous weeks in sailing.

FINNtastic Games: The Finn Class at the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition

Robert Deaves

FINNatics was first published in 1999 to celebrate 50 years of the Finn class, the Olympic singlehanded dinghy that first appeared at the Olympics in 1952. The book has become a classic and is much sought after by sailors in the class and those interested in the longevity and challenge of the Finn. The book contains extensive chapters on the history of the class, the people, the sailors, the boats and how it developed over half a century. It contains chapters from past Finn sailors with their memories and chapters from the sailors of 1999 with their tuning and racing tips. It is a complete compendium of Finn information from 1949 to 1999. Contents Foreword - Paul Elvström Introduction: Fifty Years of the Finn - Robert Deaves Report from the President - Philippe Rogge The Birth of the Finn - Rickard Sarby The Finnster - David Leach Thoughts on Sailing to Windward - Fred Miller Born to Win - John Bertrand Finn Fundamentals - Robert Deaves History of the IFA - Peter Mohilla and Robert Deaves The Finn, a True Olympic Class - David Leach Is There is Finn Specific Sports Injury? - Frank Newton Paul Elvström on Singlehanded Sailing - Carl van Duyne and Dick Rose So You Want To Start Sailing The Finn - Philippe Rogge The Finn - What Makes This Slow Boat So Fast? - Jack Knights Finn Memories - Vernon Stratton Psychology - Paul Elvström John Bertrand on Boat Speed - John Bertrand History of the Finn Gold Cup - Peter Mohilla and Robert Deaves The 'Perfect' Mast - Antonio Latini History of IFA Development Clinics and Camps - Gus Miller From the Experts - Pat Healy History of the Finn in the Olympics - Richard Creagh-Osborne, David C Leach, Georg Siebeck and Robert Deaves FINNFARE - History of a Magazine - Robert Deaves History of the Finn Rules - Peter Mohilla and Richard Hart Tacking the Finn - Robert Deaves Hiking, Steering and Rig Control - Ian Ainslie Regatta Preparation - Sebastien Godefroid Gybe - Garry Hoyt History of the Senior Europeans - Peter Mohilla and Robert Deaves Technical Trends - Peter Mohilla and Robert Deaves Downwind Finn Sailing - Robert Deaves and Peter Mohilla Gybing the Finn - Robert Deaves Plastic Fantastic - Mickey Ickert Campaign Management - Gus Miller History of the Junior Europeans - Peter Mohilla and Robert Deaves Finn National Champions of the World Planning your Sailing Season - Mateusz Kusznierewicz Finn Racing Maxims History of the Finn World Masters - Peter Mohilla and Robert Deaves Major Finn Regatta Winners The History and Evolution of the Finn Mast - Gus Miller and Andy Zawieja Downwind Speed - Larry Lemieux The Best Finn Sailors of all Time This edition has been republished using Amazon's print on demand service Createspace. It is not a new edition but just a reprint of the original using different paper and different binding. The text has been completely reset with minor errors from the first edition corrected. All photos are now in black and white. (The original book featured eight pages of colour plates.) The book is printed on US trade paper and is perfect bound.

FINNatics: The History and Techniques of Finn Sailing

Between a Rock and a Camera Lens: The Finn Class in Photos at the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition

Miscellaneous

In August 2016, 23 of the world’s best Finn sailors met in Rio de Janeiro to fight for Olympic gold. This is the story of how they all got to Rio, survived the qualification battles, the gruelling training and regatta circuit, and still had enough left to challenge for Olympic medals. It is a fascinating insight into the Finn class and what it takes to be a Finn sailor and an Olympic champion that begins on a hill at the end of the London 2012 Olympic Games and ends in front of a rock in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

Between a Rock and a Hard Race: The Finn Class at the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition

chrOniKle: Celebrating 60 Years of the OK Dinghy

Between a Rock and a Hard Race takes the reader on a four-year journey through the eyes of the Finn class athletes who campaigned for and took part in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. It begins on a hill in Weymouth and follows the highs and lows of most of the sailors as they journey towards Rio. It offers some fascinating analysis of managing an Olympic campaign, with extensive comments from many sailors, including all three medalists, as well as the coach of the eventual gold medalist. Much of the content is adapted from the hundreds of Finn Class press releases and interviews that were issued between 2012 and 2016, but these have been woven into a tight narrative with exclusive extra content and insight. It is probably the most in-depth book ever released about an Olympic sailing competition, and the challenges the athletes faced to stand on the top of the podium.

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Finnatics: The History and Techniques of Finn Sailing

FINNtastic Games: The Finn Class at the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition

FINNatics: The History and Techniques of Finn Sailing

Between a Rock and a Camera Lens: The Finn Class in Photos at the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition

Between a Rock and a Hard Race: The Finn Class at the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition

chrOniKle: Celebrating 60 Years of the OK Dinghy

Between a Rock and a Hard Race: The Finn Class at the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition