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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
In the past, there was a little beach on Granhamn, connecting Granhamn and a teeny-weeny island just next to it. It is gone! I know, I am getting older, but an erosion of a whole beach in my lieftime is a set-back to my youthfull spirit 🙂 Here a before…
There is this small bay north of Kapelskär, that is just special – Granhamn. It was used in days gobe-by by sailors to wait for more (or less) wind, before crossing over to the Aaland isalnds. On the island there was a pub to accomodate the waiting sailors and. While…
A new guest is arriving today and this means Akka needs a thourough clean. The bedding needs washing, the fridge re-stocking, the Systembolaget requires a visit and the deck needs scrubbing. But the end of a guest visit always has a profound impact on me sleep-wise. After a week of…
