In 14 days we have untied the lines, and are on our way to The Mediterranean!But first, we are going a little trip to Copenhagen to say goodbye to Sebastian’s younger brother and his girlfriend. Visiting a couple of good friends in Køge Marina, before setting sails south. Europe and COVID-19 Europe is starting to […]
Read More It’s almost timeWait, what… Didn’t you guys leave for the Mediterranean Nope – not yet!It’s true that according to the plan, we should have left Skive today, Sunday the 5th of April. But due to the shitty situation the whole world is currently in, we have been so lucky that both our employers let us postpone our […]
Read More Livø, COVID-19 EditionPrehistory:Our first winter cruise for this “off-season” between 15th of November and 1st of April.This winter hasn’t allowed us to cruise around in the Limfjord.The weather has been odd, eater raining or blowing gales.But this weekend we had a possible chance to get on the water. First winter sail After 20 NM in close-hauled in […]
Read More Livø 2020The End August 1st. After a couple of days on Læsø the wind eventually died and it was time to move on. After 5 hours we reached Limfjorden and said goodbye to the open sea. By dinner time we reached Aalborg and tied up alongside in Skudehavnen just next to the street food market. It […]
Read More Summer cruise 2019, part 10Back in danish waters After a good nights sleep we got up early and continued our trip along Orust. It was a nice day with a gentle breeze, so we managed to furl out the genua for a while. At noon, we arrived at Stenungsund. We got a berth in the guest marina located in […]
Read More Summer cruise 2019, part 9Time to go home On July 27th we arrived at an anchorage called Gluppöbassängen in Sweden. It was a really nice place. There were toilets and garbage pins onshore, lots of space to anchor and lots of different places you could tie up to the rocks. There were probably more than 50 boats here.It was […]
Read More Summer Cruise 2019, Part 8Paradise and Worlds End The fog had lifted, and it looked like it was going to be a beautiful day. Bjarne and Merethe and the other flotilla were anchored approx 30 nm down the coast from us. They told us that it was a stunning place and that we were more than welcome to join […]
Read More Summer Cruise 2019, Part 7Captains birthday and the sea fog On the morning of July 23rd, we got up early. The bridges in Frederikstad would open at 9 o’clock, and we had to contact the bridge an hour before to confirm our departure.I spent the morning baking bread and croissants, making coffee and decorating the boat with flags. All […]
Read More Summer Cruise 2019, Part 6Arriving in Norway anyway On July 20th we left Sannäsfjorden and sailed north. The sun was out, and we had a nice breeze of 8-12 knots from the south. We raised the sails and enjoyed the silence and the beauty of the archipelago. Our mission for the day was to reach Norway. There was approx […]
Read More Summer Cruise 2019, Part 5Changing landscapes – Sailing north After spending a couple of relaxing days in a perfect anchorage with perfect summer weather we continued our journey. When sailing the Swedish archipelago you are almost always in waters protected by rocks and islands. But the sea area outside Sotenäset is very open and was for many years considered by most seafarers to be the most dangerous […]
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