Hello

[PanuV]

Hello

I'm new to the forum and also to the more serious sailing. Hailing from the interior Finland I've sailed mostly on lakes, first as a child on Saimaa and now for 2-3 summers on Päijänne.

My dad has built a Wharram Tiki 31 and when I was younger I helped him in the process (sanding a ton of epoxy). It took years (decades, actually) during which we didn't really sail. The boat is ready now and I'm learning to sail again. Most of the time theoretically, though, since the season here is very short.

Yours,
Panu

[tkeithlu]

Welcome to the forum, PanuV. You may be the farthest north of the forum members.

It took me twelve years to build my boat. At least you and I can both say that we know every inch of our rides.

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Panu.

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by tkeithlu

Welcome to the forum, PanuV. You may be the farthest north of the forum members...

At least, one of them!
Lake Päijänne’s Latitude is roughly: 61° 34' 59.99" N

17 Cities North of 60, and their population [8 in Finland, none in Canada]:
Helsinki, Finland 626,305 (2015)
Arkhangelsk, Russia 350,985 (2013)
Murmansk, Russia 307,257 (2010)
Surgut, Russia 306,675 (2010) – Thank you, English Grammar!
Anchorage, Alaska, USA 300,950 (2013)
Bergen, Norway 277,378 (2015)
Yakutsk, Russia 269,601 (2010)
Espoo, Finland 267,906 (2015)
Petrozavodsk, Russia 261,987 (2010) – Thank you, English Grammar!
Turku, Finland 252,468 (2015)
Syktyvkar, Russia 245,083 (2010) – Thank you, English Grammar!
Tampere, Finland 223,238 (2015)
Vantaa, Finland 212,473 (2015)
Oulu, Finland 196,828 (2015)
Trondheim, Norway 183,960 (2014)
Norilsk, Russia 175,365 (2010)
Jyvaskyla, Finland 135,591 (2015)
Reykavik, Iceland 121,822 (2014)
Kuipio, Finland 110,999 (2015)
Noyabrsk, Russia 110,620 (2010) – Thank you, English Grammar!
Novy Urengoy, Russia 104,107 (2010) – Thank you, English Grammar!
Lahti, Finland 103,725 (2015)

60th parallel north ➥ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60th_parallel_north

[NBs]

Hi, welcome aboard...

a good time to talk and learn while waiting for the new season and melting ice ...

NBs