History of 8 meter yachts in Finland

In this second video in my series on 8mR yachts I discuss the history of 8mR yachts in Finland with Lauri Kaira, one of the leading yacht historians in Finland. Did you know that the history of Finnish 8mR yachting goes back to before our independence in 1917?
Also the upcoming 8mR World Cup will be tied to Finnish 8mR history as the race location will be Ruissalon Telakka, the former boat yard Åbo Båtvarf, that was world famous for building superb wooden yachts!

Suomenkielinen tekstitys!

00:00 Intro
02:07 Pre-WW1, first rule
05:29 1920's and 1930's
10:17 Post-WWII
12:44 New start in 1980's
14:45 8mR World Cups in Finland
15:16 Turku, hosting the 2025 World Cup
16:32 Ruissalon Telakka
17:24 Bye for now

Image credits
Most of bw images are public domain unless otherwise noted
Tallberg brothers: KSSS yearbook 1932
Image of Naja (L-1): colorization by Frank Hellsten based on bw Foto Roos image in the Helsinki City Museum archive (helsinkikuvia.fi)
Image of Sphinx (L-4): colorization by Frank Hellsten based on Volker von Bonin´s image in the Helsinki City museum archive (helsinkikuvia.fi)
Recent picture of Lucky Girl: James Robinson Taylor
Schematic images of Olympic classes: Von Barbetorte - CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...