Slovakia’s Peter Mosny, who achieved a career best of third overall at the 2023 Finn World Masters in Nea Iraklitsa, talks extensively about his Finn sailing and how important the Finn community is to him.
 
“The Finn is not just about physical strength and tactics, but also teaches you to get through the failures in life, to be able to comprehend them. That’s one thing the Finn taught me – what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.”
 
“My first Finn World Masters was in Split, Croatia, actually, in my homeland. There was no way that I would be held back and not attending. And it was an extraordinary experience - being back in the Finn family. All of those friendships from the past years were back and that was exactly what I needed after all those years being a professional. And I knew that I didn’t want to lose that connection ever again.
 
“I’ve been a coach for the youngsters. Tomi [Mihalik] was very ambitious from the beginning. He was sailing Optimist, Laser and then Finn. And here I would like to thank him. After he started to sail the Masters he made me want to continue. Like if you accompany an old dog with a young one. He became much more alive. And the very same happened to me. Tomi’s enthusiasm and ambitions were a big boost for my motivation to train. We became sparring partners and I look forward to seeing him as my follower in the future. We are working hard to spread and widen the Finn family in Slovakia and I can tell this is paying off.”
 
Australia’s Jay Harrison has been coming to Finn Masters events for a decade now and provides his own unique perspective on that journey and what makes it so interesting and challenging for him.
 
“When I took my youngest children down to Woollahra sailing club to sail 29ers I saw some Finns lined up under their covers and thought them a pretty sight. I make some enquiries and worked out that I had to put on 15 or 20 kilos. As that was the last thing I wanted to do I bought a 1980’s Vanguard Finn for 4,000 bucks just to have a go and see if it was impossible. Prudent enough to pick my day I found it not only possible but enjoyable, just rolling down the ramp pulling up the halyard and having the harbour to myself in a first day nor’easter of eight or nine knots. Heaven on a stick. 

“One thing I love about the Finn Masters is that even if you can’t communicate verbally with a lot of the competitors you have a relationship with them all on the course and you know them by their skills, and more importantly by their manners. 
 
“I took up Finns to become a Legend and get a boat park close to the ramp. I have had to revise my goals and I am sure the best way I can remain a fit and healthy grandfather is to focus on doing what is required to become a Super Legend.”
 
Other features in this issue include a wrap of all the major events since the last edition, including a full report on the 2023 Finn World Masters in Kavala, as well as summaries for the 2022 Finn World Masters in Helsinki and the 2022 Finn European Masters in L’Hospitalet.
 
It also includes previews of upcoming events in Campione, Puntala, Cannes, Medemblik and Brisbane as well as a wrap up of National Masters events across the world.
 
Other items include a news roundup, the AMM minutes, winners lists, the attendance chart – almost everything you need to know about the Finn Masters
 
This issue can be read online here: https://issuu.com/finn-class/docs/finn-masters-magazine-2023
 
Or download from the Finn Masters website here: https://finnworldmasters.com/images/Masters_Magazines/Finn-Masters-Magazine-2023.pdf