I am getting better! The time to travel to Sweden and to get Akka into the water was super fast. I left Vienna on a Sunday night train to Hamburg and Akka was in the water on Tuesday midday. She managed the winter again without any damages, but the paint…
A very short summer for Akka, Nils and me this year. But even though it was only a brief visit, I had a great time – again! Travelling and getting the boat ready for the lifts takes a lot of time away and it actually does not make much sense…
Yesterday there was a lot of wind (6 Bft, 7 in gusts) and I headed to Korkafladen on Gällnö to take the sails down there. But there were even little white horses inside the bay! So, I moved on to the next bay. Tranquility! A perfect spot for my last…
This is a very short summer on Akka and it’s time to get the sails down. This is usually quite an affair. They have to be washed and dried, a large flat and clean surface for folding the up is needed and no rain or wind help enormously. To do…
A full-on day. Intense sun all day long. 32 degrees down below. I was looking for shade all day long. Finally, at Nattarö I got my sun-shades out and had some respite.
You wake up and see some orange light. You get up and then you stare.
A breathtaking sunset! And since it takes ages for the sun to set, you have plenty of time to take a few gasps looking at the colours.
What a gem Huvuskär is! I have been meaning to come here for ages. So glad I amde it today!
And another fantastic sailing day. Beating into the wind all day in glorious weather. It was a bit cold though so that I had to sport a fleece and a wind braker. For Victoria, it would have been a 6-layer day I guess.
It is such a short visit this year anyway and so far there was so little wind so that I had to motor most of the time – big time 🙁 But today we hit the jackpot! Perfect conditions. Between 15 and 20 knots of wind, blue skies and pretty…