Viaporin Tuoppi, is the biggest race for wooden yachts in northern Europe. Each year the race collects up towards 200 sailing yacht for a day of yacht racing at the Suomenlinna fortress in the heart of Helsinki.
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HSS Classic Symposium 2014 – presentation videos
The HSS yacht club (Helsingfors Segelsällskap) arranges an annual symposium on classic yachts at Helsinki International Boat Show, the HSS Classic Symposium 2014. This
Helsinki Classic Yacht Week 2013
The Helsinki Classic Yacht Week 2013 featured classic, wooden sail and power boats like never before. The center of the week’s activities were on
Interview with marine painter Brian Byrnes from Ireland
[pinit] I recently spotted some very nice paintings of classic yachts by the Irish marine painter Brian Byrnes on Facebook. What specifically caught my
HSS Classic Symposium 2013
The HSS (Helsingfors Segelsällskap) yacht club is one of the oldest yacht clubs in Finland. Today it is also the “Classic yacht” club of