Harken: International Finn Deck Layout

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"Vanguard supplied Harken-equipped Finns to the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984. Today's Finn sailors have replaced the old Classics with Carbo blocks, with the 75mm Carbo Ratchet (2670) a popular choice for the mainsheet. Countless Harken Cam-Matics짰 handle the double-ended vang, centerboard, cunningham, and hiking strap controls as well as the mainsheet traveler. Many Finn builders are using Harken blocks in their standard layouts and the sailors are happy with that."?봎itja Margon - Managing Director Harken Slovenia; Olympic classes specialist.

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Hiking Strap adjustment
Sailors can fine-tune the angle of the hiking straps out on the water for different sized waves, wind speeds, and body types. Strap tension can be adjusted to suit a range of sailor heights. Shock cords pull the straps inboard and out of the way when not in use.

Centerboard system
Partially raising the centerboard downwind reduces drag and lessens the side load. The double-ended 2:1 system also allows racers to quickly clear the centerboard of seaweed and debris.

Mainsheet Traveler
The traveler system uses all Small Boat gear and bearing systems. In light air, the 2:1 traveler adjusts the sheeting angle and the twist of the sail.

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Mainsheet
The 3:1 mainsheet system is tensioned via the swivel base in the cockpit and bends the mast. When the bend exceeds the sail's luff curve, the mast inverts and flattens the sail. Less bend increases the sail's draft. The Finn class does not restrict pumping in heavy winds, and the deadend on the boom allows a powerful 1:1 downwind.

CLASS HISTORY
The Finn legacy began with the Finnish Yachting Association's 1948 search for a new dinghy. Rickard Sarby's winning design, based on a Nordic double-ended sailing canoe, quickly became the Olympic singlehanded men's dinghy for the 1952 Games in Helsinki and has appeared in every Summer Games since. With an unstayed mast and 115 square feet of sail area, the physically demanding 14'9" Finn is closely associated with many renowned sailors. John Bertrand and Russell Coutts, the only two helmsmen to beat an American Defender in the America's Cup, as well as the legendary yachtsman Paul Elvstrom, are all Olympic medalists in the class. The Finn is also part of Harken's history; Vanguard, the boatbuilding company that the Harken brothers founded alongside their hardware business, designed a hull in 1975 that dominated the international Finn circuit until the mid-1990s.

LINKS
International Finn Class
Harken Canvas
Harken Dealers
McLube™

BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
LWL: 4.2 m, 14 ft,
LOA: 4.5 m, 14 ft 9 in
Beam: 1.51. m, 4 ft 10 in
Hull (with fittings) 140 kg, 319 lb
Sail Area: 10 sq m, 115 sq. ft
Rig Type: Cat