Hobbies

Windsurfing

Course racing. Best results:

- 12th in the Worlds (1987)

- 5th in the Europeans (1987)

- 1st in the Finnish Nationals (1987)

- ranking #1 in Finland (1986)

- I still race in the Formula class for fun (this picture is from 2007; I am in the blue shirt):

Nowadays I also do tricks for fun. Best tricks I have done:

- Forward loop. See picture above right and video of that big fast one from summer 2016. I practiced this move since June 2008; first fully succesful forward loop where I sailed away in footstraps on 6/3/2013 in Maui, see video of my first one (~90MB). Video of one that has more air and is more vertical (but I had to waterstart) (124 MB).

- Carving 360 (about 2004-)

- Duckjibe (starting in summer 2001 or 2002). Video of duckjibing in Maui in summer 2002 (~5MB).

Video of a big fall in Maui in summer 2002 (~1MB).

This is the 14 foot guy I ran into while windsurfing at Cape Cod in the mid 1990s. You do not want to get introduced to him!

Go

Yes, I mean the game.

Chess

Mostly 5 min & 5 min

Sailing

I typically race in the role of tactician. For example, I was tactician on board sail yacht Arwen in the Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship 2016. We were 6th overall, and we won the Corinthian (=non-pro) fleet. Here are some pictures from the event.

I also race in the Flying Scot class with my kids. We got third in the Ohio District Championships 2016. We got 22nd in the 2017 US Nationals:

Squash

I play in the following leagues:

- Pittsburgh Squash Racquets Association (PSRA) box league.

- Pittsburgh Squash Racquets Association (PSRA) team C-league.

- Carnegie Mellon University squash ladder.

Snowboarding

My knee hurts.

Piloting

Preferably acrobatic. I was trained in the Finnish Air Force during my obligatory military service.