Jari put together this piece of youtube art from the Sunday photos.
Arranged by Brändö Seglare, the Musto Classic Regatta attracted an entry of 53 boats. Pictures from Sunday 30.8.2009 all taken from the tip of Katajanokka with a Canon 20D and a 70-200/4L lens.
See also pictures and videos from past years: Model Expo 2008 Model Expo 2007: day2, day3 Model Expo 2006
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Markku Siivinen from Helsinki, Finland, has built two of these exquisitely detailed 1:10 Finngulf 39 scale models. Length 140 cm, height ca 180cm, beam 37 cm. They weigh about 9.5 kg of which 4 kg is in the keel.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
The fifth MicroMagic ranking race was sailed today in Vuosaari. Due to the location of the sailing water the wind came with variable strength from a variable direction in all races. I was sailing a loaned boat, and will do so in two weeks time at the national event also (20+ entries I hear!). Might [...]
Friday, September 5, 2008
Veikko Rihu from Provoke has produced these two 1:17-scale radio controlled yachts modeled after Volvo Open 70 boats. The boats are moulded in carbon and feature a 45-degree canting ballast. Length is 1339mm and beam 350mm. The displacement is 6.3kg with about 4.7kg in the keel, fin, and canting-electronics.
NJK hosted the 2008 Finnish championships for 38 Zoom dinghies and 114(!) Optimists over this weekend. The pictures are from the Zoom course on Sunday. Results here and here.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
The 2008 Helsinki Boatshow started yesterday with a day for press and other VIPs. Four Micro-Magic boats were sponsored by the Finnish Sailing Federation and its parters, and on Friday a few of the Finnish Olympic sailors got together for some racing in the pool. The show is now open until Sunday 17th, and the [...]
Saturday, December 8, 2007
A fast but unstable way of radio-sailing.
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Saturday, October 27, 2007
There's a new area around Vuosaari in Helsinki being developed and they've built a number of channels/ponds close to a park and the golf course. Google map view here. 8 boats, possibly the largest gathering of MicroMagic's so far in Finland, showed up for some friendly racing today. I tried it too for two races. [...]