Well, as predicted the weather turned nasty and the front is marching through. It is sunny, cloudless but a very strong wind has been blowing for the last 24 hours. It is supposed to die down later this evening. For the next few days there is hardly any wind forecast.…
I know know why Conchitahas a beard – you can’t see the spots, I am hiding mine behind some fuzz at the moment – just like her I assume.
By the time I arrived the weather was sunny and a little breeze from the east made mooring not easy. The first time I tried it, I completely messed up and got blown off – against the neighbuoring boats 🙁 Once I got myself off, a nice gentleman helped me…
I have been on the Ganslernhang today. (For those not Austrians: The Ganslernhang is the traditional slalom slope in Kitzbühl). I left Lido shortly after 8am and the northerly wind was there as expected. Up went the sails and we went down south to head for the very nice canal…
I feel bad that I am not keeping our appointment with Abigail at Finnham. The weather is turning worse, faster than expected, and I decided to head straight back to Ramsmora to weather the next couple of days in the shelter of the marina. Sorry Abigail, I did mean to…
Today I made a fool of myself anchoring. I went to Lidö, which is about 10 miles east of Norrtälje. The weather is about to change and tomorrow the wind should come from the north, perfect for going to Finham to meet my Finnish friends. Since there is a 3…
I said my farewells to Norrtälje today, which I really liked. I mean the sun helped, but it is a very pretty little town with a picturesque city-centre. And as the sun is out, the Scandinavians celebrate it – the whole atmosphere changes and there is a smile on everybody’s face. I…
After a very busy day replacing the solar panel’s control box, getting the electric bilge pump finished and removing and partly installing the holding tank, I went to the sauna with my Finnish neighbour. They are a very nice couple (+ dog) that like the Stockholm archipelago as much as…
Getting to know Akka, means also trying to improve things. One thing I installed in the last few days is a tiller-brake. It gives me the freedom to let go of the tiller for at least a few minutes. For a single-handed sailor a real help Akka also has a…
This was a wonderful day on the water! Istarted relatively early from Ängsö, but there was already a little wind and since I wanted to get to Norrtälje I wanted to get started as soon as possible. Initially there was very little wind, but we managed to make 2-3 knots…