Atlantic Challenge Contest 2008, Finland, Jakobstad, - 27 July - 2 August, by Mats Löfberg

12th International Atlantic Challenge Contest of Seamansship

Accomodation

Pics from school building

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Accomodation

Pursisalmi school is open for contest teams from 18th July to 4th August.
All teams have their own class room. The size of the class room is 60 - 80 square metre. Check drawing!       
pursisalmi school

For the Indonesian team we have reserved two rooms, girls & boys.

Team leaders have a room of their own.

 

22 showers and 12 water closets are available.

 

The training kitchen with 5 stoves and 2 fridges is available for the pre contest teams and will be closed the contest week. There are kettles, pans, plates and so on in the kitchen.

Accomodation is arranged at Pursisalmi school (Pursisalmi in Finnish means “sailing channel”). The school is about 1 km from the yacht club (adress: Strandvägen 2, 68600 Jakobstad). It is a one floor building with space for cars, mobile houses and tents on the back yard.Every team gets a classrom. You are supposed to bring your own sleepimg gear. The school is open from 18 July for teams arriving early.                       

Boarding

The teams arriving early are allowed to use the training kitchen in the school for making their own food. The training kitchen closes 27 July.Breakfast and supper will be served at school in the dining room (170 seats). Breakfast starts at 7.30 and supper at 18.00. The first meal is breakfast Sunday 27 July and the last meal is breakfast Sunday 3 August.A catering company delivers all the food.                       

Duties for all teams

Every team shall contribute every day with one team member on duty. This team´s morning duties (6.30 - 10.00) are cleaning the toilets and corridores, serving breakfast and cleaning up after the breakfast. In the afternoon this team serves supper and cleans up after (17.00 - 20.00). There will be a local guiding and supervising this team. Please consider already how to arrange  the duties of your team! You will get detailed instructions later.                      

Safety

There will be a safety guard at the school 24 hour. No smoking and absolutely no alcohol in the school. Silence inside the school after 23.00. Please close all windows when you leave the school!After the daily events a first aid team supported by a medical doctor will be available for 2 hours at the school.                      

Activities

There is gym for ball sports in the school. Outside the school there is a sand pitch. 

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Preliminary meny

Breakfast every day:  porridge/youghurt, berries, bread, butter, cheese, meat, tea & coffee

Sunday

Lunch:           Ham sandwich, fruit, juice, cholate bar, tea & coffee

Supper:           Roasted trout, fresh potatoes, salad

Monday

Lunch:           Salmon stew, bread, butter

Supper:          Sausages, potato salad, tea & coffee

Tuesday       

Lunch:          Rye bread sandwich, fruit, juice, chocolate bar

Supper:         Pasta bolognese, salad 

Wednesday

Lunch:          Sandwich (bagels), fruit, juice, chocolate bar, tea & coffee

Supper:         Ham & potato stew/vegetable stew, salad 

Thursday

Lunch:          Wholemeal baguette, juice, chocolate bar

Supper:         Lasagne, salad 

Friday

Lunch:          Fried potatoes, vegetables and kebab (bubble-and-squeak), tea & coffee

Supper:         Beef soup, blueberry pie with custard 

Saturday

Lunch:          Sandwich, fruit, juice, chocolate bar, tea & coffee

Supper:         Kebab hamburger

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Hotel Vega

(approx. 300 meters from the Yacht Club) offers 40 rooms for team leaders and adults for a decent price.

Accomodation downtown - see !

http://www.jakobstad.fi/index_en.html

 

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