The weather is glorious and I don’t like it! It is very hot and very little wind. Our crossing to Estonia started off with great hopes as we had some wind from the north-east. We even packed the spinnaker out, but it did not last. After 3 hours it was…
Hankö has presented itself from its best side. The old summer holiday destination really comes out when the sun is shining – and it is shining at the moment. Temperentes in the 30s make for an impressive Hanko summer. We like!
We have been here before and we like it now even more. Hankö has had its glorious past and you can see this in the beautiful old buildings of the city centre. For me it is a work day however and I am glad that I can set-up my office…
Our jumping off point to Estonia is Örö, what a beauty and what a name! It was used as a military installation but that does not hamper the beauty of the island. Unfortunately this is known to many sailors, so the little guest harbour was full. But we were directed…
Very little wind at the moment, so the diesel had to come out and do its thing. Still a beautiful day in a fantastic landscape.
Gently we made it to Finland yesterday. There is not much wind at the moment, so travelling is not as fast and exhilarating as last year, but who cares! It is sunny, it is warm and we are sailing through a spectacular island landscape – just beautiful. We are currently moored…
Great sailing, great weather, great archipelago, great anchor bays – great time! The weather is lovely (ok, it could be bit warmer) and we are having a great time here in the Alands. We found another lovely bay to anchor in and are enjoying every minute. We are lucky sods!
Possibly the most beautiful bay we have been to! No kidding. A little bay south of Degerö offers good shelter from the north wind and is a real pearl. A well marked entrance, 2 cardinal buoys and 2 enslinjen, help to navigate a narrow entrance. But once in, a real…
We left Mariehamn rather late but Akka made up for the time lost. The wind, a steady 4-5 from the north, made us racing through the islands and we arrived in no time on Degerö/Degerby/Föglö. I am a bit confused as to the right name. The island is called Degerö,…
We left early, had great wind and arrived in time for lunch – easy cheesy hop over to the Aaland Isalnds. OK, ok it is not that far to start with. Only about 30 miles and we were lucky with the wind direction which come from north-north-east, so that Akka…