2000
We heard about Aura more or less accidentally, s/y Anna-Maria by that time. It was for sale on Finnish wooden boat sailing competition info letter, but no-one seemed to be interested in it. Whatever was the reason, we had a possibility to buy Aura late in the summer of 2000.
(written by Hannu Peltonen, slightly edited and condensed by Mikael Aminoff)

2001
We did more or less cosmetic decorations during winter 2000-2001. We got new mattresses in the fore cabin and the salong as well, and got also new shelves for glasses and plates. We removed all windows and made better insulation. White and plastic dorade ventils were changed to bronze ones, and the same thing we did for water taps. Probably the most visible thing was to change dark wooden nameplate on the back to bronze characteristics on white background.
(written by Hannu Peltonen, slightly edited and condensed by Mikael Aminoff)

2002

I found a fairly big fraction on one plank below waterline on spring 2002. We made an "quick & dirty way" fix to it and Aura was put in the sea. Better investigation autumn 2002 indicated that the plank had a fraction that was about 1,5 meters long. It would probably have been ok for next ten years, but we made a decision to change it anyway and since we changed one plank we made a decision to change 2 lowest planks on both sides. We also fixed 8 fractioned ribs. Probably the best achievement was to get a space inside for Aura for the winter. We did not need to worry about the tent of Aura. It was huge tent and the shipyard was on a very windy spot so it was a big problem during the previous winters.

(written by Hannu Peltonen, slightly edited and condensed by Mikael Aminoff)