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A Boat Project
If somebody had told me five years ago that I will start a boat building project one day I would have considered such a thought absurd. However, after reading about a voyage of a SCAMP in Tierra del Fuego I wanted to have a closer look on that boat type. Eventually a building project started to attract me. I ordered the plans and started to outline the shopping list and budget little by little.
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Meanwhile in Finland
As a family we drove by car to Kyläniemi peninsula on Easter Sunday morning. Have to say that a week ago the coltsfoots brought some hope but the same can’t be said of ice, snowsquall and frost today. Still, it was nice to admire the versatile landscape, enjoy the sunshine and listen to mysterious rumble of the ice. Birds don't have issues in freezing water The summer is at the door already, isn't it? Intriguing ice formation on the west shore of Rastinniemi Rastinluodot in the background Surprisingly the shore ice carried
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Yellow Hue
Days are getting lighter and warmer. According to the latest official measurements thickness of ice cover on Lake Saimaa at Lauritsala is zero but based on eyewitness’ observations there are still somekind icy fluff on the water. Finland’s Environmental Admistration forecasts that surface water temperature should reach the level of 12°C in the last full week of May. Let’s hope the conditions are favorable for sailing then. As much as the weather and the other commitments let the plan is to spend plenty of time sailing in this season again.
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The Picks of the Season 2016
The season started early this year but unfortunately it also ended early in our case because of other hurries. Now it’s better not to try boating on our waters. So, it’s a good time to look backwards and summarize the season. Weather There were many days with good sailing weather. On Saimaa our favorite condition was a steady southern breeze of F3 in the beginning of July. It took us smoothly to Pullikainen island and back.
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Kaunissaari
· The Gulf of Finland · Sarastus · 18 MThe benefits of a trailerable boat were shown once again. The forecast predicted rain, light air and even thunder for Lake Saimaa but a gentle breeze and sunshine for the Gulf of Finland. We decided to head for Keihässalmi in Pyhtää, where we launched Sarastus. Misty Kaunissaari Boat dog was pleased The day was a fine one and the gentle breeze took us to Kaunissaari, which we circumnavigated before landing on the sandy beach at the northern cape of the island.
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Suuri-Pisi
· The Gulf of Finland · Sarastus · 20 MGustav III was a colorful character in the history of Kingdom of Sweden. He was a talented king who reformed the kingdom different ways, including promoting freedom of speech, culture and freedom of religion. About six years after his accession he was having a trade journey with his royal naval fleet to St. Petersburg. During the journey stormy weather forced them to take refugee by Suuri-Pisi island. King’s royal emblem was carved into the bedrock together with the date 14th June 1777.
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Hietasaari
· Suur-Saimaa · Sarastus · 11 MWhat would a summer be without a visit to Hietasaari island and swimming? We chose the more peaceful southwestern beach, as it was a sheltered shore, thanks for northeastern wind. We had good time swimming, eating picnic and looking for bilberries. Hietasaari island There were plenty of Coccinellidaes on the sand Ship's dog watching
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Pullikainen
· Suur-Saimaa · Sarastus · 20 MWe had a day trip to Pullikainen. The weather was perfect as a gentle breeze was blowing and the sun shined warmly. Such conditions are ideal for a both relaxed and swift family cruising. In the island, as usual, we had a picnic, swam and looked around a bit. What a perfect day! Pullikainen In the lagoon of the island there were many visitors On the southwestern shore
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In a Lightning on Lake Päijänne
· Päijänne · Pause · 20 MWhat does a Wayfarer sailor do in a Lightning? Well, at least not negotiating about a price! Seppo and I had been planning a sailing trip to Lake Päijänne. Because bringing the both boats there didn’t feel like a good idea, we decided to have a trip in Lightning first and in Wayfarer later. Lightning built by Seppo We launched at Korpilahti marina, which was a nice place, and headed for the south. It was sunny and a moderate northern breeze pushed the boat to south. We had a picnic on a small rocky island which is one of Seppo’s favorites. It was a comfortable island in middle of the northern Päijänne. A local Search And Rescue boat had a tour in front of the shore and asked if we were ok. Likely seeing a sailing dinghy at a small island is not so common for them.
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Ilkonsaaret
· Suur-Saimaa · Sarastus · 20 MThe water was still quite cool but the winds light. We had a trip to the springy Ilkonsaaret islands. During the return trip we watched an interesting event of a cargo ship bypassing a raft. Pollen on water A tšasouna of the Orthodox Church The northern island Elke W bypassing a raft