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Designed in 1949 by Rickard Sarby of Sweden for the 1952 Olympics, held in Helsinki, Finland, the Finn has been raced in every Olympics since. The class crystallized when the first world championship race for Finns was held in Britain in 1956. A one-person centerboard dinghy with a large sail area, the 4.5-meter Finn requires an athletic sailor. Although the Finn is not a development class, carbon fiber masts and Kevlar sails are now allowed. Fleets are found all across the U.S. and Canada. The Finn is an International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Olympic Class. For more information, read the Finn Wikipedia article.