The days with Freya on board followed a certain pattern. I got up at my usual 5am-6am and did some work. Freya emerged from her “flat” (the V-berth) at 9ish and we then had breakfast together. Anchor awaytime was usually around 11am, followed by some sailing to another bay or…
The sail back from Björkskär was just perfect! We had up to 20 kots of wind on the beam, blue skies and covered the distance in no time at all. Once inside the islands, we passed many little red houses, jetties, boathouses and saunas and Sweden presented itself from its…
The weather forecast has been wrong lately and it seems to be over-estimating the wind a bit. A forecast of 20 kts turned out to be a very quiet night at 2 kts. This led me to the decision, to show Freya my favourite rock, despite a rather windiy forecast…
When we arrived at Sandhamn, we noticed that we were not the only boat to seek a berth there. About 15 boats were circling in fron of the harbour to catch a space. We decided to go around the corner to Telegrafholmen where there was plenty of space. We then…
The problem is, that I am travelling with a Scotish-person and they seem to be even more immune to the cold that I am. We had a very quiet night a Lökaö, but my guest insisted in spending the evening (until midnight) in the cockpit – in 10 degrees!
To my great surprise, I found Freya looking like this when I turned around after we left our anchorage a couple of days ago. She made excellent use of the clay that was stuck to the anchor.
The thing I love most on Akka is to show guests the archipelago. It is so statisfying to share my own passion in the little islands with others. Showing the little islands, the red-white holiday houses, the (currently not so lonely) anchorages, the laid-back atmosphere to newcomers is pure pleasure.…
People have said about me that “I can talk for Austria” and it is true that I am a communicative person. But so is Freaya, my current guest! You can imagine how live is on Akka at the moment. Not a single moment goes by where we don’t cover topics…
My niece Freya has arrived for a week on Akka and Sweden has done it’s best to greet her. A wonderful sunny day with ideal sailing conditions started her stay. We tacked out of Stockholm and took in the sails in just before we got to Vaxholm. My question: “Do…
We were invited to a wedding in Scotland and I had to take a holiday from my holiday. The fantastic weather surprised us all (apart from the wedding day where we had the “haar” [Scottish fog] coming in, which actually added to the atmosphere). We had a wonderful time and…
