KESÄHEILA - A log book of my multihulls

Sail ??/2007, 5.3miles, 1h19min

Bay of Vuosaari.

Today was probably the last day for sailing in this season and my plan was go out alone. How ever, just before moving cat to water my father introduce young eager crew member to join me. After short introduction she was more than ready to go. Next step was practice when and how go out to hang on trapeze, what to do there and so on.

We went out to bay of Vuosaari and S/Y SantaFe followed us taken few pictures and short video clips from our joy ride. My crew was first time in a cat like this but act like a real pro on the hull and trapeze.

More speed give more smile to her face.

On the end of this demo sailing we take out the genakker and sail few turns to downwind whit it. 

Also greetings to BLADE16 cat project to my crew members school. http://www.gust.ax

More Pictures: http://kesaheila.typepad.com/photos/20070923/

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Download tracks_vuosaari_23.9.2007.kmz

7 knots video

Lake Pielinen

First very short single handed sailing video.

1st on board video

Lake Pitkäjärvi

My first video clip on board. I was cruising with my friend Timo and record this short clip to Nokia N93 cell phone. On this clip average speed was 5 knots and the max speed was 7 knots.

Sail 9-10/2006, 21.4miles, 6h06min

Lake Pielinen

Story ....

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Sail 2-5/2006, 11,9miles, 8h24min

Old Town Bay of Helsinki

Early on this week I drove over the Kulosaari bridge on my car and noticed that there is a colored sail boat on the Old Town Bay of Helsinki. Micro second later I realize who is sailing there. Because Kesäheila is home at the moment I have a chance to Sail there also. Few days later we had a deal to sail together on next weekend. Also Pekka's friend Jan will join us.

With some limitations of the height in a the club area, Pekka advice to launch Kesäheila from the public place near by. With extra help from Jan & Pekka, Kesäheila was ready go.

In this perfect sunny day we raise the sails and starts going to our first target. It was my parents sail boat just behind the Kulosaari bridge. We had a coffee break there.

After this short break we sail a bit more and  then decide to go lunch on Minna`s Cafe on Kivinokka.
One downwind course and we was there. In the Cafe there was some kind a Art event and the lunch was free. Even more great day so far ;-)

After lunch it was time to have a swim&coffe break on the anchor. I drop small anchor on the end of the bay and Pekka & Jan came on the side. It's time to swim ;-)

We spend an hour by swimming, having coffee and snacks and also taking short nap on the cats nets.

 

Rest of the day we just sail from side to side of this bay.
Tomorrow we do this again ;-)

You can check the photos and GPS tracks from the links below.

 
More Pictures:   SaturdayPhotoAlbum

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Tracks_saturday_17.06.2006.kmz

Sail 31/2005, 2.0miles, 0h40min

Lake Kukkia

This was the last sailing in 2005.
Kesäheila will spend the winter in Puutikkala iland (inland).

Sail 30/2005, 2.4miles, 1h27min

Lake Kukkia

The picture tells everything:

Sail 29/2005, 0.8miles, 0h43min

Lake Kukkia

After lunch break back to lake ;-)

Sail 28/2005, 2.7miles, 1h30min

Lake Kukkia

Plesure sailing.

Sail 27/2005, 2.1miles, 2h39min

Lake Kukkia

Again family fun.