Open to face the oceans

Open to face

the oceans

w/ Tapio Lehtinen

& Aava.

– Published July 2022

“On my voyages around the world, I have witnessed firsthand how nature has changed. The biodiversity has narrowed and continues to do so; there are fewer birds, fewer fish, fewer sea mammals. All the trash in the sea and the smog above the shipping routes are giving a strong signal.

As someone who loves nature and the sea, and also speaking as a grandfather, I want to take action to preserve this beautiful planet for generations to come. In my future projects, I want to work in cooperation with companies and organizations that are part of the solution, not part of the problem. I want to promote innovations, concrete solutions, and ways as to what we can do, to keep our planet clean, diverse, and viable.

We still have time to put it right!”

– Tapio Lehtinen

Short documentary film "Tapion aava":

In 2018 Tapio Lehtinen took part in Golden Globe Race among very few experienced skippers. Mad men they say. He navigated around the world without any digital or gps assistance, using only paper charts, sun and stars, as they did in the 60's. He spent 300+ days out at the ocean, without touching land – until the journey ended from where it started, Les Sables D’Olonne, France.

Now he’s doing the same adventure again, alone, with the same small boat. Golden Globe Race 2022. Starting on September 2022. He will return back sometime during spring 2023, and immediately after that he will start another journey, the Ocean Globe Race 2023. With a larger classic yacht s/y Galiana, Swan 55 built in 1970, with a crew consisted mostly of young sailors – to pass the torch of true seamanship to the next generation. Both these races are sailed with traditional boats and methods: everything based on digital or satellite technology is forbidden except for safety use.

We are inspired.

More about Tapio Lehtinen Sailing.

"The ocean is where our life began here on planet earth. The content of salt in our tears, sweat and blood is more or less the same as ocean's salt content. This is the consequence of us, the humans, out of the oceans onto dry land a long time ago. And this explains why we sailors always long to be at sea."

- Tapio Lehtinen

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Client: Aava

Film production: Dog Days & We Are Open

Director: Aleksi Raij

Co-director: Marko Vuorensola

D.O.P.: Jussi Korkeela

Producer, screenwriter: Marko Vuorensola

Editor: Aleksi Raij, Jani Äijö

Music: Mari Boine

Music & sound design: Totte Rautiainen

Colorist: Jussi Korkeela, Henri Nevapuro

Graphics & photography: Marko Vuorensola

Ocean footage: Tapio Lehtinen & Ville Norra

Subtitles: Aretta Vähälä

s/y Galiana crew:

Lassi Liimatainen, Elia Koski, Mikko Hongell, Aaro Immonen, Mauri De Meulder, Ville Norra, Kaisla Jacoby, Juho Sattanen, Viivi Moisio, Alexander von Flittner, Anton Eklund, Pia Grönblom & Tapio Lehtinen

Thank you!

Mari Boine, Sony Music Scandinavia, Metsähallitus, Pallas-Yllästunturin kansallispuisto, Ritva Saarensalmi, Pekka Sulkava, Arctic Sauna, Teemu Kallberg, Niklas Lilja & Pauli Waroma

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Making of & moods

Work should be open, fun and enjoyable. That sounds like us. Welcome to have a peek into how this case feels through our lense.

♥

Photos by We Are Open.