No pot of gold
The International Finn Association has confirmed that the 2020 Finn Gold Cup set for October has been cancelled.
20 August 2020
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The Finn Gold Cup, due to be held in Palma, has been cancelled for 2020.
The news comes after the regatta was already rescheduled from the original dates back in May.
While Class organisers waited as long as possible before making a decision, they were eventually forced to cancel the event in order to provide adequate time for planning, booking and, for some sailors, time to quarantine.
Unfortunately the situation in Spain and other parts of Europe means that an increasing number of sailors will be affected by travel restrictions in Spain and at home.
IFA President Balazs Hajdu said, “It is very unfortunate that we are having to cancel the Finn Gold Cup.”
Initially they were hopeful of going ahead with the event, but soon realised it was not feasible.
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“We have monitored the situation weekly and hoped against hope that conditions would be favourable to hold our world championship, but increasing restrictions, and a generally worsening situation across Europe, means that we no longer think the event is either feasible or fair.
As well as the safety considerations, there would be too many absent sailors and nations and this would devalue the competition, so we have taken the tough decision to cancel.”
IFA thanked CN Arenal for their “constructive and flexible relationship” over the past year as they tried to get the event up and running. Unfortunately options and time have now run out for organisers.
In some good news, CN Arenal is exploring the possibility of holding a regatta over the same dates for those than can make it to Palma.
The Class plans to announce more details as soon as possible.
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