Optimist Europeans Team Finland 2018

The last busride from Kijkduin to the Schiphol airport. The team Finland with lots of learning about the tides, currents, big waves and hard work and not the least working as a team. Now on our way home to Finland😍🇫🇮 Thank You Schevenigen and The Netherlands for unforgettable 14 days❤️ and of course thanks to our sponsors:
www.aventum.fi
www.exelcomposites.com
www.fenestra.ee
www.va-varuste.fi
www.winneroptimist.dk
and the Finnish Optimist Dinghy Association

FINALS started today!

After three days of qualifing races in challenging conditions, Lasse Lindell secured a spot in boys’ gold fleet. Kaapo Mättö and Richard Diesen continue racing in boys’ silver fleet.

Ines Ruohela and Amanda Voutilainen are racing in girls’ gold fleet and Silja Oikonen and Xiaojian Keinänen in girls’ silver fleet.

Good luck for the Finals Team FIN!

Winner is the most popular Optimist in the world, sailed by more World Champions and more beginners than any other Optimist. The secret to our success, from top to bottom, is quality. For us, it's a happy coincidence that the strength we build into our boats translates equally to better performance and greater durability.

Winner Optimist - Quality from top to bottom world best optimist winner

Optimist Europeans Team Finland congratulates sailing mates Sebastian and Arttu on courageous optimist sailing across the Gulf of Finland.

14-vuotiaiden Sebastianin ja Artun ikimuistoinen merimatka: Pojat seilasivat optimistijollilla Suomenlahden yli Tallinnaan - ”Uupunut m***a hyvä fiilis!” Kaksikko keksi idean merimatkaan, kun brittityttö purjehti Englannin kanaalin yli Ranskaan.

Day 3 of the Championships is launched. All boats out at the sea.

Aventum is a leading, independent, partner-owned provider of investment banking services. Aventum was founded in 2003 by professionals with strong track-record from the largest M&A and capital market transactions executed in the Nordic countries. Today Aventum has completed more than 100 transactions with combined value of over EUR 9 billion. We are part of Global M&A network.
www.aventum.fi

Second day of the Championships: flat sea, good 5-6m/s wind, challenging currents, extreme long days.
The team Finland is still briefing in the team house in Kijkduin.

Exel Composites offers 50 years of expertise in the design and manufacture of innovative composite solutions to meet the most challenging of industrial applications.

Our lightweight, high performance glass and carbon fiber components are employed in the wind energy, telecommunications, building and construction, transportation, machine building, electrical and numerous other markets.
www.exelcomposites.com

Monday was the first racing day. We had to wait for the wind, but at the end all four fleets got 2 starts. The girls were interviewed before the race by the organisers. The VORs are waiting in the next marina.

VA-Varuste is Northern Europe’s leading maker of custom-made boat textiles. Our main products are boat canopies and boat cushions, seats and winter covers. Our boat textiles represent peak expertise in the field both in relation to quality and practical use. We are bringing individual comfort to boating by making products that increase a boat’s practical value and features.

Veneilytarvikkeet: venekuomut, veneistuimet, targakaaret, venetyynyt ja talvisuojat - VA-Varuste VA-Varuste Oy on erikoistunut venekuomujen ja venetyynyjen mittatilaustekoon. Uusiin suosittuihin tuotteisiimme kuuluvat veneistuimet. Myös messutelttoja ja matkailuautoihin lämpöpeitteitä.

Fenestra AS offers quality, energy conserving wood-aluminium windows and balcony doors. Fenestra serves you a wide choice for homes and public buildings. High quality service is based on client wishes, personal solutions and trustworthy activities throughout the project right through to installation.

Tervetuloa sivustolle Fenestra | Fenestra

The first races of the Europeans are on. We are pleased to present SPONSORS of TEAM FINLAND. These partners have supported us on the way to Optimist European Championships: Aventum, Fenestra, VA-Varuste, Exel Composites and Winner.