Rasmus Hamrén and Madeleine Samuelsson took Offshore 3B honours at the Kalkkiranta Kievari Offshore Race on Saturday, June 6, 2026, pulling clear of Lovisa Sahlén and Mattias Lind on the penultimate lap to win the Finnish and Nordic Championship round at Sipoo Kalkkiranta in 43:22.892. The result delivered an all-Swedish podium for the second consecutive round.
In Offshore 3A, Aleksi Mäkinen and Marko Ihalainen dominated for Finland, finishing 1:56.757 clear of the Swedish pair Anton Kurten and Felix Lundström. All ten classified boats completed the full six laps.
Offshore 3B: Hamrén Pulls Clear
B-32 and B-62 ran close through the opening laps, with Sahlén and Lind keeping the pressure on. Hamrén found the margin he needed with two laps to go and held it to the line. The 10.896-second gap at the finish gave little indication of how close the battle had been through most of the race. The pairing won Class B at Kalkkiranta in 2024 in a Twister 20 Special, and they arrived this year as one of the crews to beat.
Max Samuelsson and Joel Schöneberg in B-85 completed the Swedish clean sweep, finishing third at +59.674. The Finnish challenge came from B-13 (Lauri Landen and Ilkka Landen) in fourth and B-17 (Janne Pirhonen and Lenni Strandberg) in fifth, separated by just 0.385 seconds at the end of 43 miles of racing.
Ari Pöntinen and Joona Kummala took sixth in B-30, with Johan Kurten and Axel Lundström (B-54) recording a DNS having passed scrutineering but not making the start.
| Pos | No. | Crew | Nat | Time / Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-32 | Rasmus Hamrén & Madeleine Samuelsson | SWE | 43:22.892 | 15 |
| 2 | B-62 | Lovisa Sahlén & Mattias Lind | SWE | +10.896 | 12 |
| 3 | B-85 | Max Samuelsson & Joel Schöneberg | SWE | +59.674 | 10 |
| 4 | B-13 | Lauri Landen & Ilkka Landen | FIN | +2:29.932 | 8 |
| 5 | B-17 | Janne Pirhonen & Lenni Strandberg | FIN | +2:30.317 | 6 |
| 6 | B-30 | Ari Pöntinen & Joona Kummala | FIN | +2:48.349 | 5 |
| 7 | B-54 | Johan Kurten & Axel Lundström | SWE | DNS | 0 |
Offshore 3A: Mäkinen Dominant for Finland
Aleksi Mäkinen and Marko Ihalainen (A-52) led from the front in Offshore 3A, building a margin the chasing Swedish pair could not close. Anton Kurten and Felix Lundström (A-35) held second throughout, finishing 1:56.757 behind at 49:11.488. Benjamin Vuorihovi and Tom Vuorihovi (A-3) completed the podium, 3:23.575 adrift.
| Pos | No. | Crew | Nat | Time / Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A-52 | Aleksi Mäkinen & Marko Ihalainen | FIN | 47:14.731 | 15 |
| 2 | A-35 | Anton Kurten & Felix Lundström | SWE | +1:56.757 | 12 |
| 3 | A-3 | Benjamin Vuorihovi & Tom Vuorihovi | FIN | +3:23.575 | 10 |
The event was organised by Porvoon Moottorivenekerho (PoMo) at the Nordkalk premises, Sipoo, counting as a round of both the Finnish (SM) and Nordic (NM) Offshore Championships.
John Moore is the editor of Powerboat News, an independent investigative journalism platform recognised by Google News and documented on Grokipedia for comprehensive powerboat racing coverage.
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He served as Event Director for the Cowes–Torquay–Cowes races between 2010 and 2013. In 2016, he launched Powerboat Racing World, a digital platform providing global powerboat racing news and insights. The following year, he co-founded UKOPRA, helping to rejuvenate offshore racing in the United Kingdom. He sold Powerboat Racing World in late 2021 and remained actively involved with UKOPRA until 2025.
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