The UK Finn Masters championship was held at Roadford this year and the classic Finns came out to play with their newer, sleeker cousins. Six classic Finns staretd with the rest of the fleet and soon found that their acceleration off the line and speed up the beat couldn't match the new baots, but that downwind the speeds were similar. Two races were sailed on Friday in just under 20 knots, three on Saturday in slightly less wind and 2 on Sunday in 10 to 12 knots. Peter Vinton managed to get in among the newer boats on several occasions with Graham Brooks also having a go, sailing K384, the first double bottomed wooden taylor Finn. In the final results Peter was first (K197, Fairey), Alan Williams 2nd (K424, glass Taylor), Graham Brookes 3rd (K384, wood taylor), Mark Belshaw 4th (K129 Fairey), David Harker 5th (K219 Pearson) and Ronney Ball 6th (glass Taylor)
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