The premier yachting event in Finland in 2025 is the 8mR World Cup in Turku. This post is intended as a backgrounder on 8 meter yachts and the 2025 World Cup.
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Finnish Classic Yacht Symposium – 10 year anniversary retrospective
Finnish Classic Yacht Symposium that was started in 2011 by the HSS Yacht Club. This retrospective features video recordings from a number of the Symposia 2013 – 2023.
Photos of old Helsinki ships, shores and yachts in color
Catch a glimpse of boats and boating in Helsinki from around the turn of the 20th century in Frank Hellsten’s colorization of old photos.
Sailing 2700 nautical miles non-stop in the Baltic Sea
Finnish sailor Kari “Ruffe” Nurmi sailed 2700 nautical miles non-stop in the Baltic Sea, the longest ever sailing trip on the Baltic.
The history of Nautor’s Swan
Nautor is probably the most iconic yacht manufacturer in Finland. Here is an introduction to the history of Nautor’s Swan yacht lineup as seen by some of the people that made Nautor happen.
Viaporin Tuoppi – yacht race for wooden boats
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.
ARC Baltic Rally 2014
Last updated: 14.02.2025The World Crusing Club (of Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, ARC, fame) has expanded into many new seas and oceans. This year the
Winter arrives to the Finnish coast
Last updated: 04.08.2025Now is the time when winter arrives to the Finnish coast and life along the shores changes. Gone are the bright and busy
Finland and Lake Saimaa in the earliest color photos in the world by Sergei Prokudin-Gorski
Last updated: 22.12.2025 More than half a century before color photography established itself, a Russian photographer and scientist, Sergei Prokudin-Gorski, took incredibly accurate color
Crossing the ocean
Last updated: 29.08.2013As I prepared to leave Enklinge in the morning a Swedish bloke on the next boat asked nervously “Are you crossing the
Harm Done and Ill-Effects
Last updated: 28.08.2013There was another strong north westerly as I sailed off under just the jib towards Mariehamn. An Australian of my acquaintance who was
Cleats and Saunas
Last updated: 15.07.2023The next day I was invited to Håkan Mitts’ summer cottage and with a fine 10m/s breeze I sailed on a random
Mosquitoes and Midges
Last updated: 27.08.2013I did well to survive my night on Västerön. Late in the evening that I was there I discovered who’s evil alien lair
The quest for a rock
Last updated: 17.02.2025From Mariehamn I passed through the Lemström bridge which, to the considerable annoyance of a boat motoring busily at it from the east,