Ventspils is an odd mixture of a huge industrial port, some lovely old wooden Baltic houses and a post-Soviet flair. The town leaders put in obviously big efforts to make the town attractive to visitors. There are big parks, a nice premanade along the river Venta, and a spotless apperance.…
I made it to Ventspils in Latvia. In total it was 92 nm and apart from the lack of wind at the end, it was very nice&easy. I could lay Ventspils from Slite in one tack. Most of the time hard on the wind, sometimes I could ease off a…
I had the best intentions for Ventspils. Got up, got ready and left. And it looked good to begin with. There was wind as predicted, the fog was not too bad and I was making progress into the right direction. But then things changed. The wind slowed down and came…
We have been to Fårö before, but the last time we came by car. This time, I not only sailed here, but the bay I have chosen sports some wonderful Raukas (bizarre rock formations sticking out of the ground). They are not as large as the ones at the north…
I only left Visby at about 10:30 and it took me until 21:00 to get to my destination Lauterviken on Farö. A beautiful sailing day, but a long one. In total it was 50 nm and quite abit was tacking into the wind – Uff! The weirdest thing was a…
I felt very much like a cruising passamger today. I was in Visby and wanted to make the most of the sun and good weather to get back up to the north of the island. So, I just had a couple of hours to refresh my memory. I walked around…
The plan was to got to the north end of Gotland to have a good jumping-off point for Ventspils. Things turnd out differently. I very carefully checked the weather before embarking on that long leg to Gotland. I can now report that it was correct for the start and end…
I needed a day to nurse my migraine headache and do my washing. So, after an very early morning, I just made it around the corner into Öxelosund. That little town has truly been fucked over the years. It is about double the same size as the village I come…
It is almost a month now that I am back on Akka and it is a strange year. My fall and injured foot has not helped but the weather is really up-and-down this year, which makes it all less easy and comfortable. There was for instance 28 degrees yesterday, but…
I did a last round before going to bed, when I saw the most amazing moon-rise.