Akka gave birth today! Nils was born this morning at 7:25. A solid 30 kgs should prove a robust start into live. He was a bit blue right after birth. I will check in a minute if he got a bit rosier in the meantime. (For those who don’t know: Akka…
Today I had my eyes firmly set on Akersberga where I was planing to shop, shop, shop. I left Ramsmora after a nice pottering about time at 08:45 and motored all the way to Akersberga. There was little wind and I wanted to get to the shops asap. My plan…
Akka hit the water today! After 9 months on the hard, Akka was lifted into the water this afternoon without much ado. The guys from Ramsmora were really helpful and the whole thing was done in less than 1/2 hour. All went well and no disasters struck. No water was…
I was putting my attention towards the keel today. It had a lot of rust showing through the antifouling from last year and I decided to sand it down to the bare metal, apply some grounding paint and then paint the new antifouling on top. The keel weighs approx 2…
… was the question the bus driver asked me when he picked me up 2 miles from Ramsmora, my final destination, with all my luggage. I arrived safely at Akka after a very quick journey across the continent. I was in Stockholm at 9am and took a taxi to Akerberga. From…
In 2 days time I will be on a flight to Stockholm! Another summer in the Baltics lies ahead of me and I am very excited about the prospects of spending 3 months on Akka. I am anxious to see how she managed through the winter and if there are…
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I have been back now for almost a week and time to reflect. What were the highlights of that stunning summer. My best of list 2014 Best sail? From Rödlöga to Stora Nassa. Completely flat sea and still 4 knots of boat speed. Truly amazing. Coolest moment? Arriving at the…
On Tuesday morning we had to catch the bus to Stockholm at 8am. By this time we had covered Akka, cleaned her, chucked out the remaining food, put up the cushions, pillows and duvets so that they get some air, set-up some de-humidifiers, checked everything and … ran for the…
Once on land the next job started. Getting her covered for the winter. And let me tell you it is not an easy task. First you have to put up the frame for the tarpaulin. It consists of dozens of tubes that have to be fitted together in the right…