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Classic Yacht Symposium 2023 in Helsinki
Stories from Finland 
2023/08/022025/02/27

Finnish Classic Yacht Symposium – 10 year anniversary retrospective

Posted By: Håkan Mitts

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.

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NJK satama Klippan
Stories from Finland 
2019/04/062025/02/14

Photos of old Helsinki ships, shores and yachts in color

Posted By: Håkan Mitts

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.

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Atlantic crossing in the Baltic Sea
Stories from Finland 
2018/08/202019/03/11

Sailing 2700 nautical miles non-stop in the Baltic Sea

Posted By: Håkan Mitts Baltic Sea, Gulf of Finland, Kari "Ruffe" Nurmi, The Baltic

Finnish sailor Kari “Ruffe” Nurmi sailed 2700 nautical miles non-stop in the Baltic Sea, the longest ever sailing trip on the Baltic.

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Swan 36 and Swan 38
Stories from Finland 
2017/04/152025/02/17

The history of Nautor’s Swan

Posted By: Håkan Mitts Boats and boatbuilding

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.

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Stories from Finland 
2015/01/182025/02/14

Viaporin Tuoppi – yacht race for wooden boats

Posted By: Håkan Mitts classic yachts, Featured, Helsinki, sail racing in Finland, Suomenlinna, Viaporin Tuoppi

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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Stories from Finland 
2014/08/182025/02/14

ARC Baltic Rally 2014

Posted By: Håkan Mitts Åland, ARC Baltic Rally, Archipelago sea, Featured, Helsinki, Jurmo

Last updated: February 14th, 2025The World Crusing Club (of Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, ARC, fame) has expanded into many new seas and oceans. This

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Stories from Finland 
2013/11/302017/01/13

Winter arrives to the Finnish coast

Posted By: Håkan Mitts fall, Featured, video, winter

Last updated: January 13th, 2017Now is the time when winter arrives to the Finnish coast and life along the shores changes. Gone are the bright

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Stories from Finland 
2013/10/262025/02/17

Finland and Lake Saimaa in the earliest color photos in the world by Sergei Prokudin-Gorski

Posted By: Håkan Mitts color photography, Featured, Lake Saimaa, Sergei Prokudin-Gorski

Last updated: February 17th, 2025  More than half a century before color photography established itself, a Russian photographer and scientist, Sergei Prokudin-Gorski, took incredibly

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Stories from Finland 
2013/08/272013/08/29

Crossing the ocean

Posted By: Martin Edge Åland, Charts, Featured, Martin Edge, natural harbors in Finland, Navigation, sailing from Finland to Sweden

Last updated: August 29th, 2013As I prepared to leave Enklinge in the morning a Swedish bloke on the next boat asked nervously “Are you

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Stories from Finland 
2013/08/172013/08/28

Harm Done and Ill-Effects

Posted By: Martin Edge Featured, maintenance, Martin Edge

Last updated: August 28th, 2013There was another strong north westerly as I sailed off under just the jib towards Mariehamn. An Australian of my acquaintance

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Stories from Finland 
2013/08/042023/07/15

Cleats and Saunas

Posted By: Martin Edge buoy, cleat, Featured, Martin Edge, mooring, sauna

Last updated: July 15th, 2023The next day I was invited to Håkan Mitts’ summer cottage and with a fine 10m/s breeze I sailed on

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Stories from Finland 
2013/07/302013/08/27

Mosquitoes and Midges

Posted By: Martin Edge Featured, Martin Edge, mosquitoes, rock, wildlife

Last updated: August 27th, 2013I did well to survive my night on Västerön. Late in the evening that I was there I discovered who’s evil

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Stories from Finland 
2013/07/232025/02/17

The quest for a rock

Posted By: Martin Edge Charts, Featured, marinas in Finland, Martin Edge, Navigation, pilot book, rock

Last updated: February 17th, 2025From Mariehamn I passed through the Lemström bridge which, to the considerable annoyance of a boat motoring busily at it from

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Stories from Finland 
2013/07/172025/02/16

The bare essentials of Finnish sailing

Posted By: Martin Edge Featured, Finns and Finland, Martin Edge

The most striking thing to a British person about the Finns in summer – apart, of course, from their obsession with saunas – is their footwear.

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Volunteer organizations working for boaters – Finnish NGOs saving your souls and the environment, remember to donate!

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