I am not the world’s most experienced sailor but I had the opportunity and privilege to observe Austrian, French, German and Swedish sailors and there are a few significant differences that are worth mentioning. Let me first say that the French have to deal with the Atlantic and it can…
You hear a lot about the mosquitoes in Sweden. After a few holidays here I can tell you that in the archipelago it is not so bad. We religiously put up mosquito screens when we go to bed and that does the trick. Problem Sorted. Until you arrive at Norrpadda!…
My journeys through the outer archipelago follow now a daily routine. After the early morning work I set sail to a not-too-distant island. It should be 15-20 miles so that I get some sailing done, but not too far so that it does not become too much. Once I arrive,…
There simply aren’t enough postcards in this world to cover all the impressions the archipelago has to offer. I sailed only 4 miles today from Lilla Nassa to Långskar, part of the Björkskar archipleago. And see for yourself. [gird-gallery id=”6″]
… because wherever you go it is beautiful, but Lilla Nassa is special. I arrived after a very slow sail from Saxaren (just north of Säck) early in the afternoon. It was like sailing on cats paws – very quietly at 3 knots. But we eventually arrived at around 1…
Today we had blue skies, warm weather and then a wall of fog! Really, really beautiful! Sailing into it was one of the less smart moves the skipper made this year. But once he realized his blunder he smartly turned round and was quickly out of it. He could then…
Agreed, the island in-front of the cruise ship is not very large. But still, these ships are enormous and a spectacle to watch as they move very slowly through the narrows of the approach to Stockholm. We call them “Stora Fuckers” and please do excuse my Swedish.
Methinks the sky was particularly blue today. The Zauberwetter for which we waited so long has truly arrived and seems to be staying with us for a while. Temperatures in the 30s, hardly any clouds and blue sea to enjoy.
Inge and Bernhard left us yesterday for a few days sightseeing in Stockholm. The farewell was a rainy one but the rest of the time Zauberwetter was available to them and they got a good impression of the possibilities of a great Scandinavian summer. They were only for a few…
The fine weather allowed us to enjoy the cinema last evening. After a very chilled afternoon (very little wind so only 10 nms of sailing) on Traskö Storö and a hearty beef steak/wedges/salad meal we climbed up the steep rock right next to our mooring. It was not a cloudless…