The famous Karvalakkikisa (Fur Hat Race) is the last race in the Finnish Offshore Ranking and is very popular because of its late timing in the season, when the weather can be really cold. Year 2010 race was in quite warm weather and light to medium wind.
Nordic Championship in Women's Match Race at Audi HSS Match Race Center in Helsinki. Pictures of the teams, first 5 flights on Friday and the finals in good wind on Sunday.
Teams
Friday
Sunday
First day, first race in Hanko Regatta, organized by HUS, HSF and ESS, in sunny weather and good winds with classic and modern keelboats mixed with some Formula 18 catamarans.
Summer heat sailing in the Helsinki Regatta keelboat classes. Althought non-existing wind some of the boats managed to race under the maximum race time of 3 hours. Lots of fun and happy faces after the race.
Pictures from 4 Finnish Boatyards (Wilenius Båtvarv, Emsalö Båtupplag, Finnish Wooden Boat Center, M-Yachts) taking care of our classic wooden boats and also more modern plastic ones. Tour made together with Jorma Rautapää, whose pictures from the same trip available at his webpage Sails and Sea.