The Austrian telecommunication department has triggered a flurry of activity on Akka and I am not sure if their very efficient clerk has any idea what he set into motion. By law an Austrian vessel is to carry a number of equipment that is suitable for the registered sailing area in relation…
One and a half days of work and almost finished installing the new fridge. A few things are still missing – a number 17 wrench for instance. I have no idea why my set does omit number 17 but hey, we live and learn. Here some photos of the new…
Not so nice weather today and a windy forecast made me stay in Akersberga for a second night. There is 6-7 Bft (8 in gusts) forecast for this evening/night with the wind shifting from South to West. So I decided to have a restful night and stay at the super-safe…
Akka gave birth today! Nils was born this morning at 7:25. A solid 30 kgs should prove a robust start into live. He was a bit blue right after birth. I will check in a minute if he got a bit rosier in the meantime. (For those who don’t know: Akka…
Today I had my eyes firmly set on Akersberga where I was planing to shop, shop, shop. I left Ramsmora after a nice pottering about time at 08:45 and motored all the way to Akersberga. There was little wind and I wanted to get to the shops asap. My plan…
Akka hit the water today! After 9 months on the hard, Akka was lifted into the water this afternoon without much ado. The guys from Ramsmora were really helpful and the whole thing was done in less than 1/2 hour. All went well and no disasters struck. No water was…
I was putting my attention towards the keel today. It had a lot of rust showing through the antifouling from last year and I decided to sand it down to the bare metal, apply some grounding paint and then paint the new antifouling on top. The keel weighs approx 2…
… was the question the bus driver asked me when he picked me up 2 miles from Ramsmora, my final destination, with all my luggage. I arrived safely at Akka after a very quick journey across the continent. I was in Stockholm at 9am and took a taxi to Akerberga. From…
In 2 days time I will be on a flight to Stockholm! Another summer in the Baltics lies ahead of me and I am very excited about the prospects of spending 3 months on Akka. I am anxious to see how she managed through the winter and if there are…
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