The 2019 Finn Gold Cup was held in Melbourne, Australia at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club. After a week is competitive and close racing, Josh Junior took the first ever Finn world title for New Zealand. Nicholas Heiner, from The Netherlands took silver, while the defending champion, Zsombor Berecz from Hungary, took bronze. The event was a key indication of form ahead of the coming seventh months before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.