Reijo
Tsutsunen is the captain and owner of ‘Esmaralda’,
an experienced sailor with this being his third generation of boat.
This is Reijo’s second time to participate in ARC. Esmeralda’s
home port is Palma Mallorca. If you would like more information
of catamaran sailing and Lagoon boats you can contact Reijo from
esmeralda@lagoon.fi
Jari (Jallu) Halmesuo
is a self-employed property agent. When not working, Jari spends
his time sailing in both fresh and salt water, a successful competitor
in H-Class competitions. Some claim that they have seen Jallu being
serious, which we have difficulty in believing. Even his hat has
an insigna stating, “Don’t take it seriously”.
As with Reijo, this too is his second participation in ARC.
Heikki (Hessu) Räisänen
is an advertising entrepreneur from Helsinki. This is his first
time to cross the Atlantic, also the first time he has been away
from the office and mobile contact for this period in fifteen years.
Hessu will celebrate his 44th birthday somewhere in the Atlantic.
He started his sailing hobby by wind surfing, but when he outgrew
his wetsuit he was forced to shift to larger vessels with larger
sails.
Markku (Make) Teräväinen
strongly beleives that competition ruins a great sport such as sailing,
except in the case of ARC… of course! As a first timer in
ARC, Make has sailed previously in the Caribbean and gladly volunteered
to be the ARC boat chef.
With this crew, MS Esmeralda started a 2700
mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean on 21st of November 2004.
The ARC starts from Las Palmas, Canary Isles and finishes in the
island of St. Lucia, Caribean. It has been said that ARC is one
of the biggest ocean sailing events in world. This year there will
be approximately 200 boats and crew from all over the world.
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