Waiting
I am currently doing a lot of work-work and boat-work, as I have to wait for Rosie and Victoria and don’t want go to the islands for a couple of days only. Here the result of covering the chain plates.
Getting Akka ready
Rosie, my grand-daughter is coming on Saturday with Victoria and I am getting Akka ready for her.
Bye bye Christian
Christian is a regular guest on Akka. And this years’ visit was again a pleasant, interesting and funny time with him. I am already looking forward to his next visit!
On repeat
Yesterday we had goldilock conditions for coming to Gällnö. Perfect weather, sunny, 25 degrees and a little wind, 20 degrees water temperature, about 10-15 boats at anchor and lots of little motor boats nestling around the small jetty of the restaurant at Gallnöby. All that, surrounded by a summery atmosphere…
Pub crawl
There are so many nice pubs and bars springing up, that I am suggesting an archipelago pub crawl for a potential sailing week. Here a possible list.
An old-age ship home on Högmarsö
After having found a prefect anchorage for the night, we had a BBQ and decided to go for stroll afterwards. We passed the usual well-kept houses with their lovely gardens and did not expect anything out of the unusal. But, after about 20 minutes walking, we found probably the most…
A tiny handkerchief and an eagle
The wind keeps pestering us with being a lot and coming from the wrong direction. Today was no exception. We had to power into the wind of up to 25 kts with a tiny genoa today. To be honest, we loved it! Especially, because we had an eagle as a…
The crossing
I find it always funny, how archipelago sailors talk about “The crossing” from Sweden to the Aalands. As if it were a major ocean crossing. In fact it is less than 40 miles, but for the seasoned Skargard sailor, this is a big distance of open water indeed. Our efforts…
Maritime heritage in Mariehamn
Today we visited the shipping museum in Mariehamn and the Pommern, a 4-masted tall ship. After that, we walked over to the other side of town, where there was a little festival going on with a local folk band, a jumble sale and some old wodden ships on display. A…
Average 5.8 kts
We crossed the little stretch of water to Mariehamn very quickly. It felt fast-ish, but I was really surprised when Christian’s app reported an average speed of 5.8 kts. I am very proud of my old lady.