Gus Miller at the Finn World Masters: Day 3

Gus Miller at the Finn World Masters: Day 3 - All "tricked up"

by Gus Miller 23 May 2018 17:14 PDT 24 May 2018

Tape measure and scale for measuring rig tension and hence placement - in endless use for tweaking the rig - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain © Gus Miller

A senior member of the Finn class, and Super Legend, Gus Miller (USA) writes from the 2018 Finn World Masters at El Balis, Spain:

This time he has a look around the boat park at some of the "tricked-up" Finns in the regatta. The design may be classic, but the technology is current.

Finn Sail controls - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain - photo © Gus Miller

Finn controls - Sail controls on side tank: light blue - cunningham - controls sail twist and middle three battens flap angle; Black - inhaul controls bottom batten flap angle hence rudder balance, and relative amount of luff curve hence how round the entry is; Yellow - outhaul controls top batten flap angle, overall sail depth; Red - vang controls how open leech is off wind; Fat blue and white - centerboard halyard raises and drops centerboard; Fat red and white - foot strap controls foot strap that holds feet when hiking out over side of Finn - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain - photo © Gus Miller

Rodrick Casander explains to Bente and Karianne - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain - photo © Gus Miller

Rodrick Casander's lectures the Finn fans - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain - photo © Gus Miller

There was a crowd around Rodrick Casander's Finn all day as he lectures the Finn fans - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain - photo © Gus Miller

Gus' borrowed Classic - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain - photo © Gus Miller

Gus' borrowed Classic showing shock cord return on centerboard and another on boom to hold it out off wind - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain - photo © Gus Miller

Gus' cockpit controls - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain - photo © Gus Miller

Gus' cockpit controls - orange line on cockpit floor is a safety loop to right the Finn from a capsize and to use as a step if too tired to climb in - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain - photo © Gus Miller

Pat Healy and Robert Deaves - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain - photo © Gus Miller

Old friend Pat Healy - Naval Academy Coach who organized my 1977 clinic there, Canadian Head Coach and now an IJ traveling the world; Robert Deaves who has made the IFA media presence the gold standard. - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain - photo © Gus Miller

John and Facundo - 2018 Finn Masters World Championship - El Balis, Spain - photo © Gus Miller

Rodrick Casander's totally tricked out Finn P1320079 - photo © Gus Miller