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HSS 133 years Baltic Classic Masters Champagne Regatta

Helsingfors Segelsällskap's 133rd-anniversary classic regatta, Helsinki, August 2026.

2026

21 August 2026 – 23 August 2026
ClassResultYachtSail no.Skipper
12mR1stWinner, classic division (S&S & bigger boats)Princess SvanevitS 2—
8mR1stIlderimFIN 16—
8mR2ndSagittaFIN 2—
8mR4thSphinxFIN 4—
8mR5thVågspelFIN 6Kim Weckström
8mR6thIlderimS 16Thomas Häggström
8mR8thAndromedaS 23—
From the water · 2026

8 photographs taken during this edition — by Per Schjelderup.

Aboard Vågspel between races, Helsinki.
Aboard Vågspel between races, Helsinki.
© Per Schjelderup · All rights reserved
Vågspel →
Princess Svanevit ghosting in light air off Helsinki, her bowman forward on the long foredeck.
Princess Svanevit ghosting in light air off Helsinki, her bowman forward on the long foredeck.
© Per Schjelderup · All rights reserved
Princess Svanevit →
Princess Svanevit hard on the wind, her crew stacked along the weather rail.
Princess Svanevit hard on the wind, her crew stacked along the weather rail.
© Per Schjelderup · All rights reserved
Princess Svanevit →
Princess Svanevit under the Swedish ensign, passing the yacht club pavilion in Helsinki harbour.
Princess Svanevit under the Swedish ensign, passing the yacht club pavilion in Helsinki harbour.
© Per Schjelderup · All rights reserved
Princess Svanevit →
Vågspel (FIN 6) running under spinnaker off Helsinki, FIN 14 astern.
Vågspel (FIN 6) running under spinnaker off Helsinki, FIN 14 astern.
© Per Schjelderup · All rights reserved
Vågspel →
Vågspel (FIN 6) under spinnaker with Ilderim (S 16) astern, Baltic Classic Masters Champagne Regatta.
Vågspel (FIN 6) under spinnaker with Ilderim (S 16) astern, Baltic Classic Masters Champagne Regatta.
© Per Schjelderup · All rights reserved
Ilderim · Vågspel →
Vågspel bow-on through the chop — mahogany on wartime steel frames, still racing.
Vågspel bow-on through the chop — mahogany on wartime steel frames, still racing.
© Per Schjelderup · All rights reserved
Vågspel →
Vågspel on a reach, a spinnaker rising astern.
Vågspel on a reach, a spinnaker rising astern.
© Per Schjelderup · All rights reserved
Vågspel →