SAILOR S INFO PACKAGE Helsinki Women s Match 2018
WELCOME! Dear match race sailors! Welcome to Helsinki to the 2018 Helsinki Women's Match. This guide contains practical information about planning your trip to Helsinki, and how to get around while you are here. The Organizing committee will do it s best to make this a great event for all of you. If you have any questions before or during the event, please don t hesitate to contact us CONTACTS Race arrangements, accommodation, social events or other arrangements Peik Åström, peik.astrom@njk.fi, +358 50 589 2987 Be sure to use the hashtag in you own posts! #HWM2018
ARRIVAL Most probably you will be flying in to Helsinki International airport. From the airport the best way to come to downtown Helsinki is with the public transport train. It takes about 30 minutes to downtown Helsinki central railway station with the train. On Monday 25 th please come FIRST to the event venue (Valkosaari/Blekholmen island) and REGISTER. There is a ferry you will need to take to get to the venue island. The map on the MAP -page ;-) shows where that ferry leaves from. You can walk to the Valkosaari/Blekholmen ferry station, or then use public transport. Please read TRAVEL in Helsinki -page for more info about the public transport.
REGISTRATION Registration open from 9:00 to 18:00 on Monday 25 th. At registration you will get your event accreditation badge. Each team will need to pay the damage deposit (cash or credit card) at registration. You will also have the possibility to pre-order/buy lunch for the race days at registration. The pre-order lunch that will be served to you on water (when you are not sailing) or to the venue island is a warm meal that costs 8,50 Eur. If you wish to order the pre-order lunches, you need to do it at the registration. After your team is done with the registration you can do your event practice sailing, sightseeing in Helsinki or go to the accommodation at Suomenlinna to leave your luggage.
MAP Central Railway station Ferry to Suomenlinna Race area Suomenlinna - Accommodation Ferry to venue Event venue Ferry station at Suomenlinna
Ferry to the Blekholmen Island on Monday 25 th
ACCOMODATION, part 1 Accommodation is at the Naval Academy, located on Pikku Mustasaari, part of the historic island fortress Suomenlinna. The fortress is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage, and is a popular tourist attraction. Earliest possible arrival on Monday, June 25 th Departure at latest on Saturday, June 30 th A public ferry service between the Helsinki city center Market Square and Suomenlinna runs every 20 minutes during peak hours Transport to the venue Valkosaari / Blekholmen is arranged from the city center Market Square, so to get to/from Suomenlinna you will use the public ferry service. Bring your own towel!
ACCOMODATION, part 2 Facilities at the accommodation Rooms with 2 beds, no closets, you can lock the rooms when leaving them Your event accreditation badge will function as your pass to the accommodation (Military area), so do NOT lose it. No smoking permitted indoors, or no alcohol permitted on the premises Small kitchens that you can use microwave and refrigerator Breakfast can be bought at the accommodation dining hall (3,30/5,59 Eur, small/large breakfast), but next to the ferry station at Suomenlinna there is also a grocery shop. No guests are allowed at the accommodation area The gym at the area can be used Suomenlinna is a great area to go for jogging and training outdoors
ACCOMODATION, part 3 SUOMENLINNA You arrive with the ferry at C) Iso Mustasaari and then just walk over the bridge to D) Pikku Mustasaari for the accommodation At Suomenlinna next to the ferry station there is a small grocery shop. It is very convenient to use it for lunch/snacks on your way to/from the accommodation More information about the Suomenlinna island: http://www.suomenlinna.fi/en/
TRAVEL in Helsinki The OA suggests that all sailors purchase a Helsinki Travel Authority travel card for the time of the event (Monday 25 th Saturday 30 th, 5 days, 27 Eur). These multi-day tickets can be bought from the regular public transport ticket machines. More info: https://www.hsl.fi/en/tickets-and-fares You can also buy a week ticket to our city bikes: www.kaupunkipyorat.hsl.fi/en You can use the bike for 30 minutes and pay 10 /week. The travel card is also valid on the ferry to Suomenlinna (which you will be using every day to get from/to the accommodation at the Naval Academy). For planning the routes, you can download from App Store the route search app called Reittiopas. All routes are also available at http://www.reittiopas.fi/en/ and route maps and timetable can be found at https://www.hsl.fi/en/. In the city, most of stops have maps from where you can also see the possible public transportation options.
EVENT VENUE The event venue is NJK s club island Valkosaari (its name in Finnish) / Blekholmen (its name in Swedish) located in the downtown Helsinki harbor. The race office for HWM2018 is at the white clubhouse building (you cannot miss it) on the Valkosaari / Blekholmen island. All events related to the event will be held on the island. Facilities at the event venue Changing room Shower and sauna Possibility to leave your stuff on the island when you are out sailing Possibility to buy after-sail dinner at membership price at the NJK restaurant at your own expence. The Valkosaari/Blekholmen ferry will pick up sailors every morning from the Suomenlinna ferry station at the market square at approx 08:40. Take this ferry, or take a morning walk along the downtown harbor shore to the venue ferry (09:00).
PROGRAM The Daily morning briefing will be held every day at 9am at the venue island Valkosaari / Blekholmen. In Finland it is mandatory to have personal life wests when on water. SO ALL sailors need to bring their own personal life wests (PFD s) along for the event. After every sailing day, there will be a traditional Meet the sailors TALKSHOW a possibility to wrap up the day, share stories and feelings with the audience. We hope all sailors take part in this. There will also be possibility for an internal debriefing if needed. More detailed schedule will be provided when you arrive but here is an overview of the race week and its events: For all social events (green color) the dresscode is Casual.
OUR TIPS TO HELSINKI Experience Helsinki and train at the same time try out Tha Allas Sea Pool it is situated just by the Ferry out to Suomenlinna! The Allas Sea Pool offers new ways to enjoy the Baltic Sea in Helsinki, right in the most central spot in the city! The Sea Pool is open all year round and offers experiences and refreshment next to the Kauppatori marketplace, both to the people of Helsinki and to travellers. The Allas Sea Pool is an oasis in the city with a large pool area and magnificent saunas. http://www.allasseapool.fi/eng.html Cafes Birgitta Andante Kuuma Good Life Coffee Sävy El Fant La Torrefazione Mad Possum Regatta Restaurants Juuri Bas bas Holiday Sea Horse Hoshito OX Naughty Burger Sights Löyly Katajanokka area Punavuori / Helsinki Design District Vanha Kauppahalli Suomenlinna /Sveaborg fortress
SOCIAL MEDIA http://www.wimseries.com/event/2018-helsinki-womens-match/ https://www.facebook.com/wimseries/ https://www.instagram.com/wimseries/ http://www.njk.fi/2018-wim-helsinki/ Be sure to use the hashtag in you own posts! #HWM2018
WELCOME TO HELSINKI! http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en