Once again, no races were possible at the 2026 Open and U29 Finn European Championship in Gdynia, Poland, due to very light winds.
The fleet attempted one race in the early afternoon, but it was abandoned on the first downwind as the breeze evaporated into Polish thin air.
After four days, Bas de Waal, from The Netherlands, leads after just three races from Poland’s Michal Krasodomski, and Britain’s John Greenwood.
Krasodomski also leads the U29 Championship.
The forecast for the final day on Saturday looks equally challenging, but there is a possibility for wind early morning. Hence, the decision was taken for three races from 06:30 hrs.
One more race is needed for a valid event with two more needed for a discard.
98 Finns from 17 countries are taking part in the event.
Finn Europen Leaders after 3 races (98 entries)
1 NED Bas De Waal 10 9 1 – – 20 pts
2 POL Michał Krasodomski 1 5 22 – – 28 pts
3 GBR John Greenwood 1 5 22 – – 36 pts
4 NED Martijn Van Muyden 8 14 17 – – 39 pts
5 GER Fabian Lemmel 4 26 10 – – 40 pts
6 DEN Otto Strandvig 6 23 11 – – 40 pts
7 SVK Tomas Mihalik 25 10 8 – – 43 pts
8 ESP Adrián Bedoya Mey 18 17 12 – – 47 pts
9 CZE Matouš Červenka 37 4 7 – – 48 pts
10 HUN Elemer Haidekker 12 22 18 – – 52 pts