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[Der_Dude]

@tillerman: the picture was taken in the fall. Presently they are only slightly warmer than in New England.

 

[tillerman]

@tillerman: the picture was taken in the fall. Presently they are only slightly warmer than in New England.

So were the boats celebrating some Finnish autumn festival?

 

[Der_Dude]

Not sure whether it’s common throughout Finland. It seems to mark the end of the season in this club. Apparently it’s not only the cold that keeps the Fins sailing their Finns, ILCAs, Aeros and Europes in winter.

 

[tillerman]

Not sure whether it’s common throughout Finland. It seems to mark the end of the season in this club. Apparently it’s not only the cold that keeps the Fins sailing their Finns, ILCAs, Aeros and Europes in winter.

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We used to do something very similar at Mountain Lakes Sailing Association in New Jersey when I was a member there. We called it the "night race" and it marked the end of the season. Awards were given for best illuminated boats as well as actual winners of the races.

 

[PaulK]

Do they get protested for not observing Colregs light rules?

 

[Der_Dude]

Are they not observing the rules? They have plenty of lights and would need only two.

 

[Der_Dude]

The event translates to darkness sailing accordning to deepl.
Bonus points for pronouncing the name in Finnish

 

[tillerman]

The event translates to darkness sailing accordning to deepl.
Bonus points for pronouncing the name in Finnish

Pee may a pour a yeah dus.

 

[tillerman]

 

[Der_Dude]

Pretty good, tillerman.
It‘s the city that these guys called home:

 

[tillerman]

Hmmm. A band from Finland named after a Russian city, singing a song that started off as a Russian romance song which was adapted by an American to create an English pop song that was a big hit in the UK when recorded by a Welsh singer.

 

[Der_Dude]

A band that starred in a movie dedicated to a mexican composer and singer who died in 1932.

 

[tillerman]

A band that starred in a movie dedicated to a mexican composer and singer who died in 1932.

There are a lot of good Finnish bands..

 

[Xeon]

There are a lot of good Finnish bands..

If you like comic/ thrash metal maybe 😂😂😀

 

[tillerman]

If you like comic/ thrash metal maybe 😂😂😀

It's all that sailing in the darkness that does it.

 

[Der_Dude]

There‘s more than metal in Finland.

 

[tillerman]

Not quite the same as Argentina.

 

[PaulK]

Having a hard time figuring out what dancing in Buenos Aires has to do with sailing in Finland at night.

 

[Der_Dude]

Nothing at all. Thread drift.

 

[tillerman]

Having a hard time figuring out what dancing in Buenos Aires has to do with sailing in Finland at night.

I think @Der_Dude is trying to help us. Somehow his musical clues are meant to lead us to the name or location of the yacht club with its event in the dark for junior sailors. Along the way I learned that Argentinian tango dancing has a strong following in Finland.