Livø, COVID-19 Edition

It’s the final countdown Before we untie the lines Wait, 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 […]

Livø 2020

It’s the final countdown Before we untie the linesPrehistory: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 […]

Summer cruise 2019, part 10

It’s the final countdown Before we untie the linesThe 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 […]

Summer cruise 2019, part 9

It’s the final countdown Before we untie the linesBack 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 […]

Summer Cruise 2019, Part 8

It’s the final countdown Before we untie the linesTime 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 […]

Summer Cruise 2019, Part 7

It’s the final countdown Before we untie the lines Paradise 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 […]

Summer Cruise 2019, Part 6

It’s the final countdown Before we untie the linesCaptains 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 […]

Summer Cruise 2019, Part 5

It’s the final countdown Before we untie the lines Arriving 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 […]

Summer Cruise 2019, Part 4

It’s the final countdown Before we untie the lines Changing 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 […]

Summer Cruise 2019, Part 3

It’s the final countdown Before we untie the lines We arrive in paradise July 13th. We were waking up to another beautiful and sunny day. We enjoyed the beautiful surroundings and talked about whether we should stay another day. Navigating in the Swedish archipelago in a sailboat of our size usually requires a lot of […]