One of the learnings this year is, that there are hardly any sailors in this area. On the leg from Riga to Ruhnu we saw 1 sail boat. From Rihnu – Kihnu none and from Kihnu to Muhu 3 sail boats. All that on a journey of about 120 nms.…
A lovey sail from Ruhnu to Kihnu was followed by a busy night. We had above 20 kts of wind from the side and Nils complained noisily so that I had to get up at 2 am to pull him out of the water. Nils can be a real pain…
A slow morning on Ruhnu followed by a walk across the island. And just when the thunderstorm came, we made it to Liisa, a cafe plus accomodations, all styled in a lovely rural taste. Christian and I then walked to the north end of the island and donated a lot…
A long, but beautiful sailing day. 62 with much better weather than expected. At times we had some strong gusts but at all managable. The harbour entry however was exciting, as we had 3,4 depth BEFORE we came into the harbour. But, all was well and we were greeted by…
In total, I spent a whole week in Riga and it was great. Very hot, very humid and very beautiful. The old town is a Baltc pearl and it was a pleasure to have the harbour just around the corner. Of course it is touristy, but the many beautiful buildings…
I am still in Riga and I am loving it. After having walked the length and breadth of the old town by now, we took a bus to the ethnographic open air museum. Various buildings from different parts of Latvia have been transferred to this lovely spot. The houses, farmsteads…
After three weeks of lonliness, I have guests on Akka. It is so nice! On the downside, they have chosen a rather bad spell of weather. We had a wonderful warm/hot summer day to stroll through Riga, but it will be over this afternoon/tomorrow. According to the forecast, the rain…
A tropical night here with a temperature of 20 degrees. I used the warm night for a walk.
We made it to Riga! Very happy to be here. I am really looking forward to some culture & cappucinos and company. Yesterday was a very pleasant sail, despite having the wind head on – of course. But the wind shifted slowly to a more northerly direction so that I…
Latvia does not have a big yacht infrastructure and the geography of the coast does not lend itself to anchroages and sheltered bays. This means that you have to hop from harbour to harbour. The distances can be quite long. Especially if you are a lucky guy like me who…
