1963-1999

1963-67

Pekka Herlin (1932-2003) the chairman of the board at Kone Oy was a member of the yacht club Merenkävijät since 1947. He raced successfully in the beginning with a Sulka -boat, but sailing was put aside for years because of his work. Pekka Herlin had the enthusiasm for sailing as a legacy from the family.  He started his sailing pursuit again in the beginning of the sixtees. Pekka Herlin had the enthusiasm for sailing as a legacy from the family.  He started his sailing pursuit again in the beginning of the sixtees. He made a decision to built a new sailing boat and wanted it to be drawn up by a Finnish designer. Pekka Herlin turned to Jarl Lindblom in Turku, graduated engineer, who was known as an excellent boat designer and asked him to plan a fast cruising boat for him. Pekka Herlin told Jarl Lindblom the approximate measurements for the imminent boat and wanted above all a fast sailing boat. Lindblom defined the final specifications and materials to be used. the strength calculations were inspected by Det Norske Veritas, and they did the necessary changes to the construction. Picture: the book ”Koneen ruhtinas” (the Prince of Kone) the life of Pekka Herlin, John Simon, Otava, ISBN 978-1-23478-4.The new Aura is taken from Turku to Helsinki (built in Porvoo at the shipbuilding dock of Wilenius). Citations from the book  ”Koneen ruhtinas” the life of Pekka Herlin, page. 260, John Simon, Otava, ISBN 978-1-23478-4. Pekka Herlin starts to plan a new boat (next boat Lygaja) already in 1966 because Aura does not do well based on the ratings in spite of the changes made to the rig. Citations from the book  ”Koneen ruhtinas” the life of Pekka Herlin, page. 260-261, John Simon, Otava, ISBN 978-1-23478-4. 
In October 1966 Eino Antinoja, Tauno Rouhiainen and Risto Kristeri started to build the new boat in Huhmari.
An original drawing made by Jarl Lindblom. The masto 12 meters, boom 5,35 meters ...Calculations from 1963.
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1967-1999

Second, third and fourth owners did not have Aura too long. Fifth owner bought Aura in 1979 in a slightly bad condition. Aura has always been in Helsinki and that is were it stayed for the next 21 years also. Fifth owner sailed with Aura 21 years, and also maintained Aura extremely carefully. That is most likely the reasons why Aura is in such fine shape today.
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