2017 Finnish calendar (main regattas): Kotka – May 27-28 – Kotka Open Tampere – June 10-11 – Tampere Ranking Helsinki – July 1-2 – Helsinki Regatta Turku – August 11-12 – Airisto Regatta Pori – September 1-3 – Finnish Nationals, Europeans 2018 Preliminary Regatta Helsinki – September 30 – Helsinki Open…
Reino Suonsilta, Snipe sailor from Helsinki and member of the Promotion Committee - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I rented a 20 ft daysailer with my girlfriend…
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The bids for Finland to host the European Championship has passed by majority vote of the Board. Senior (Open) Eurpeans and Junior Europeans, Pori, August 13-18, 2018. Pori already hosted…
SNIPE MARATHON LIST FINNISH NATIONALS 2000-2016 Finnish Nationals was arranged this year in Helsinki, 69th time in a row, starting already in 1948. This is the longest yearly tradition among…
Kantvik, Finland, October 1-2, 2016 By Kai Saarhelo Finnish Polar Bears challenging Autumn conditions The last Ranking Regatta collected ten Snipe teams in Kantvik, close to Helsinki. Conditions were a bit…
BSF 160 Years Anniversary Regatta Pori September 3-4, 2016 By Kai Saahrelo All together 12 Snipes were participating BSF 160 Years Anniversary Regatta. Race was 5th Snipe Ranking of the…
Pori, September 3, 2016. Shifty conditions, 5-13knots. Sauna after races. Serious fun tonight! Results after 3 races 1. Kai Saahrelo & Jaonna Reipas, 5 2. Anti Mikkonen & Matias Mikkonen,…
Turku, August, 13-14, 2016. Report by Reino Suonsilta Airisto Regatta completed in variable conditions Rain, sun, high winds, low winds - just name it, we got it all in 2…
Helsinki, July 1-2, 2016. Final results after 7 races (1 discard) 1. Ville Aaltosetäla & Emil Aalto setäla, 14 2. Chita Wahlroos & Riku Vääriskoski, 24 3. Kai Saarhelo…
Helsinki, July 1-3, 2016 … Notice of Race available … Notice of Race…
Tuusulanjärven Purjehtijat, June 18-19, 2016. Results after 8 races (1 discard) 1. Antti Mikkonen & Matias Mikkonen, 13 2. Ville Aalto-Setäla & Eemil Aalto-Setäla, 14 3. Kai Saarhelo &…
Kotka, May 28-29, 2016 Summer season started in Finland The Kotka Open (Ranking event 1 of 2016) was held this past Saturday and Sunday on the waters just outside the…
While the seas and most of the lakes in Finland are just released from the ice cover, the snipe activity has already been high. Series of four Snipe Clinics was…
[caption id="attachment_15060" align="alignnone" width=""]From left to right: Timo Järvinen, Antti Mikkonen, Jaakko Mikkonen, Kai Saarhelo and Juha Lehtinen[/caption]By Reino Suonsilta Once again SCIRA Finland participated successfully Helsinki International Boat Show,…