With a spectacular medal race, sailed in 25–30 knots of wind and big waves, the Finn European Championship came to a close yesterday. The 5-point leader Nicholas Heiner NED capsized twice during the race, which enabled Ed Wright GBR to snatch his second European title. Behind Nicholas Heiner NED in second overall, Max Salminen SWE defended his 3rd place. Despite winning the medal race, Josh Junior NZL missed out on the bronze medal by 2 points. Fifth in the final Championship ranking is Caleb Paine USA.
The placement race for the rest of the fleet which was scheduled to be held after the medal race, had to be cancelled due to ever strengthening winds. The new U23 European Champion is Nils Theuninck SUI who finished the series in 12th position. Luke Muller USA finished 29th overall and is the fifth best sailor in the U23 age ranking.The results, the final report and the Video of the Medal Race.

Yesterday the start of the races was delayed due to heavy rain. Once the skies cleared a moderate wind of 12 to 14 knots established and racing got under way. In the now familiar 3-meter swell just one race could be completed in the afternoon. Ben Cornish GBR took the day's win again, after losing his race victory on the previous day, when the race was cancelled by the jury. He advanced to rank 7 overall and is still in with a chance for the bronze medal. The top two, Nicholas Heiner NED and Ed Wright GBR will go into today’s medal race to decide who wins gold and who wins silver. With just 5 points between them and forecasted winds of 25-30kn there should be a spectacular duel today (start at 9.30h CET). All competitors between current 3rd Max Salminen SWE and 7th (Ben Cornish GBR) are still in with a shout for the bronze medal. Among them is Caleb Paine USA, who is currently 4th overall, with the same score as Salminen in third.
Unfortunately, Luke Muller USA had a PMS yesterday and will go into today’s classification race ranked 29th overall, respectively 5th among the young U23 sailors.
Whether the classification race can take place today is questionable as the weather forecast looks really rough. The ranking and the daily report.

Great sailing conditions; wind and big waves on day 4 of the Finn Europeans in Cadiz. The first race of the day was sailed in about 15kn wind. For the second race, the wind built up to 20 knots. The race victories in both races went to Ben Cornish GBR. After extensive jury hearings the second race was later cancelled because the first mark was out of position.
In the overall standings, Nicholas Heiner NED and 2 points behind Ed Wright GBR continue to lead clearly. Josh Junior NZL, who moved up to 3 rd, is already 24 points behind.
Caleb Paine did well yesterday with a daily 6th. He moved up to 7th overall. Luke Muller finished 33rd and is now 24th overall, respectively 4th among the U23’s.
The Ranking and the Daily Report.

The 15 to 24 knots winds, as forecasted, enabled the race committee to run three races at the Finn Europeans yesterday. Nicholas Heiner NED was able to extend his lead to 9 points thanks to another race win. Ed Wright GBR is still in 2nd, whilst the current world champion Max Salminen moved up to third place overall. A successful day also for Jonathan Lobert FRA. Thanks to a race win he is now 4th overall, just one point behind the top three. Fifth overall is Josh Junior NZL.The winner of the third race of the day was Jake Lilley AUS, who had two BFD’s in the previous races of the day.
Caleb Paine USA had a solid day with ranks 19/15/12 and is now 8th overall. Young Luke Muller USA daily ranks were 24/23/33. He is now 25th overall and 4th among the U23. Today, less wind is predicted. The ranking and the daily report.

Two races were completed yesterday in light winds and a continued swell. The day's wins went to Ed Wright GBR and Max Salminen SWE. Nicholas Heiner NED defended his lead in the overall standings with a daily 7th and a 2nd. In second place is Ed Wright GBR just 5 points behind. The rest of the fleet is already 30 and more points behind.
Luke Muller USA seemed to adapt better to the tricky conditions than on the first day. He managed a daily 22nd and 15th. Caleb Paine had a 10th in the first race of the day, but finished the second race of the day in a disappointing 61st place, which will hopefully be his discard.
Overall Caleb and Luke are currently ranked 20th respectively 21st.
After the three initial light wind races, stronger winds are expected today, which should lead to some changes in the overall classification. The ranking and the daily report.

The European Championship of the Finn Dinghies started in Cadiz yesterday. Light winds and a 3-meter swell made for challenging conditions. The victory in the only race of the day went to Nicolas Hainer NED. Facunda Olezza ARG was 2nd and Caleb Paine USA finished in 3rd place. The U23 sailor Luke Muller USA representing the St Francis Yacht Club is 39th of the 91 participants from 33 nations. The ranking, Daily Report and the Event Facebook page with pictures.

The European Championship of the Finn Dinghies will begin in Cadiz ESP today. On the entry list are 97 participants representing 33 nations from 4 continents. The practice race which was scheduled for yesterday Sunday had to be cancelled due to stormy winds. Today, the weather forecast predicts sailable wind conditions. The Championship preview. The US participants in this event are Caleb Paine and Luke Muller.

On monday, the start of the first race of the FINN Europeans is scheduled in Cadiz ESP. 97 competitors from 33 nations and 4 continents are on the starting line, among them Caleb Paine USA and Luke Miller USA.
The official preview.