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Ask most boat owners to name their top ten bucket list of cruising destinations and the chances are they would all feature a good spread of Mediterranean hot spots, Greek islands, Caribbean gems and one or two closer to home locations such as the ISLES OF SCILLY or west coast of Scotland. The more adventurous might throw in the Norwegian fjords, the Swedish archipelago or the Great Loop along the Atlantic coast of North America but I’d wager that few of us would think to add FINLAND to our lists.
However, as of today, Finland has just rocketed straight into my top three courtesy of Finnish MBY reader and contributor Kivikari Freyberg. His article about cruising Finland’s ARCHIPELAGO SEA with its 17,000 islands, glassy waters and vast star-filled skies looks and sounds so magical I’m tempted to shut up shop and book the next available flight to Helsinki. With a bit of therapy I might even overcome my British aversion for saunas, which seem to play as big a part in Finnish boating life as gin and tonic does over here. Given the stunning views that most of their saunas seem to enjoy, at least I wouldn’t suffer the usual quandary of where to avert my gaze!
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In light of the two cancelled boat shows this month we’ve been scurrying around jumping on as many of the exhibitors’ craft as possible before they disappear back to their respective owners. That means that as well as the usual sea trial videos of boats like the WINDY 37 SHAMAL and GALEON 400 we’ve also been posting tours of other fascinating craft like the SUNSEEKER 76 YACHT, AZIMUT MAGELLANO 53 and FLEMING 65. To ensure you don’t miss out, log onto www.youtube.com/ybwtv click on the subscribe button and switch on notifications to keep track of our latest videos.