Some amazing pictures that capture the atmosphere, excitement and camaraderie of the 2014 World Masters week at Sopot

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Michael Maier wins record sixth Finn World Masters after drama filled final day in Sopot

The Finn World Masters ended with another day of strong winds, with the final fleet races followed by the medal race for the top 12. Defending champion, Michael Maier (CZE) could only finish fourth in the race but it was enough to take a record sixth Finn World Masters title. Andre Budzien (GER) had to settle for silver again, while Aleksandr Kuliukin (RUS) placed third in the race to snatch the bronze. read full report on International Finn Class website

1 CZE 1 Michael Maier 13 (4)
2 GER 711 Andre Budzien 18 (7)
3 RUS 161 Aleksandr Kuliukin 20 (3)
4 ITA 55 Walter Riosa 25 (2)
5 FRA 99 Marc Allain Des Beauvais 34 (1)
6 GBR 2 Allen Burrell 35 (11)
7 GER 193 Thomas Schmid 36 (5)
8 SUI 86 Piet Eckert 36 (6)
9 RUS 31 Igor Frolov 37 (10)
10 SUI 5 Christen Christoph 44 (9)
11 RUS 20 Alexey Marchevskiy 48 (8)
12 NZL 2 Ray Hall 56 (12)

2014 Finn World Masters Results

World Masters Championships 2014 Final Day

It has been decided at the Finn World Masters Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 11th 2014,  held  during the 2014 World Masters week and after excellent presentations from all candidates that the hosting of the 2016 World Masters event should be awarded to Torbole in Italy, this is the first time for many years that an event has been held on Lake Garda

Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy. Video presentation 

Organisers presentation in PDF format

Budzien maintains lead at Finn World Masters in Sopot as big breeze arrives

Andre Budzien (GER) maintains his overall lead at the Finn World Masters in Sopot, Poland after an action packed day of thrills and spills in Gdańsk Bay as strong winds and a full race programme tested the sailors to the limits of endurance. Defending champion, Michael Maier (CZE), is one point behind in second, while Allen Burrell (GBR) is another eight points back in third. read full article here

Results after five races:

1 GER 711 Andre Budzien 4
2 CZE 1 Michael Maier 5
3 GBR 2 Allen Burrell 13
4 RUS 161 Aleksandr Kuliukin 14
5 RUS 31 Igor Frolov 17
6 ITA 55 Walter Riosa 22
7 SUI 86 Piet Eckert 24
8 SUI 5 Christen Christoph 26
9 GER 193 Thomas Schmid 28
10 NZL 2 Ray Hall 32
11 FRA 99 Marc Allain Des Beauvais 32

Full results