Best laid plans
September 16, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
My original idea was to depart early and go to Stenskäret (the island I stopped by last time, when it was raining cats and dogs). But eventually I left Luleå just before noon, and decided to not goRead more
Christ with a Kite!
September 17, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
I managed to have an “early” start today, and left Junkön at 7:05 and was under sails 20 min after. The first part was relatively easy, navigating around Junkön and exiting Luleå's archipelago.Read more
Not so quiet a day
September 18, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Bjuröklubb! Finally, I managed to reach today's destination! This wasn't the relaxing day I had hoped for!
It all started rather well. I even saw a seal as I was leaving furuögrund who once theyRead more
Staying put...
September 19, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Today, I missed the opportunity to advance further. I was knackered after yesterday's afternoon and Sunday's tough sailing, so I got up kinda late. By that time, the forecast was showing too much windRead more
Ratan-tan-tan
September 20, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Today started a bit bumpy but got calmer and calmer as the day went on.
I waited a bit before leaving because I was hoping it would allow me to slip in after the strong winds had started to move awayRead more
Umeå, here we go
September 21, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Today, I was ready early but I had to wait a bit. There was a thick fog all around. When it cleared a bit (around 9:30) I set off.
It was all rather ok albeit not comfy: there was a lot of swell andRead more
Hiding in Umeå
September 22, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The official Swedish forecast organisation issued a warning for where I am and where I wanted to go.
So I stay where I was and waited for the foul weather to pass. I made a laundry and realised thereRead more
Welcome to the theme park!
September 23, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
I left Umeå this morning when the mist dissipated a bit. The wind was much stronger than forecasted, of course... I started on the engine for a while to get out of the narrow paths. Then the funRead more
The ghost of Ulvönhamn
September 24, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Today I left my buoy around 8am in quite contrasting conditions compared to yesterday's afternoon. The wind was barely blowing and had done a 180°. The sea however was less strong but still comingRead more
View from the top
September 25, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
First off, this morning, I went on a small local exploration to get a nice view of the harbour entrance. After that, I went back to the boat to make doubly sure of the cables…
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Walking around
September 25, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
After I had made sure of the boat, I went for a longer walk, which took me a bit here and there on the island. I reached a place near Norrbyn where the water was so clear, I'd have loved to swim if itRead more
Reef it, shake it, rince and repeat...
September 26, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
The wind blew all night long but was quieter this morning, the sea… not so much however.
Yet there was enough wind to get out and start sailing. After an hour or two, the wind picked up a bit, butRead more
Reef, shake, get washed, rince & repeat
September 27, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
This was a tiring day. Lots of rain, lots of waves, some fog, then a lot of fog, some wind, no wind, lots of wind, meh wind, ... the only consistency: wind in my face.
Not much to see, because ofRead more
Pit stop in Stocka
September 28, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Heavy fog to start the day, so after waking up really early, I had to wait for a bit before I could go. When I did, there wasn't much wind to play with. So it was a bit on and off. I even had to runRead more
Forced pit stop in Hudiksvall
September 29, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Well, after a nice start, the day as far as sailing is concerned came to an abrupt end when after tacking to port, I saw something strange with the mast. It was bending… After a second of beingRead more
Interlude
October 5, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
While I was forced to stay here, I took the opportunity to attend a blues jam in Gävle. I took the train back and forth for the evening, met a student from my harmonica school, listened to greatRead more
Frosty preparations
October 6, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
So this morning, I woke up to the first frost of autumn… Not really a welcome sight… Anyway, I've filled up the petrol and the water tank, prepared a soup for lunch, a big herbal tea for theRead more
It's a trap!
Oct 6–8, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
So, after leaving Hudiksvall in the most complete freezing calm, the wind picked up with in my face with a strong sea and stream. As a result, it took me 5h and 25 nm of sailing to barely win 15 nmRead more
Wild surf to Gävle
Oct 8–11, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
On Sunday morning, I managed to leave that entrapping inlet!
I then put up the main sail with 2 reefs, and the front sail partially rolled (1/3 left rolled up, give or take). Still, I was making aRead more
Back in Öregrund!
October 12, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
The forecast had announced a blow from the east later in the evening, but it came a bit early!
While this morning I had a rather easy and lovely time: going with the wind, a forming sea that was easyRead more
Gräddö and SNAFU
Oct 13–15, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Seeing as the weather was decent on Friday and promising to be rather bad on Saturday… I opted to go on and work on Saturday instead of Friday.
After a start in a very faint and changing wind (thatRead more
Gräddö
October 14, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
A small walk as a break from work.
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Une petite marche pour faire une pause dans le travail.
To Stavsnäs we go!
October 15, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
After a relaxing start, the wind showed up and was really gusty, it made it a bit complicated to manoeuvre around some islands at time but overall it was a pretty nice a brisk sailing: 34NM in 5h30,Read more
Quick bread break
October 17, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
I took a small break from work to walk from the winter harbour to the summer one and checkout the bakery there. I ended up having lunch there and walking back with a lot of nice smelling bread!Read more
Nynäshamn again!
Oct 18–19, 2023 in Sweden
After a few days in Stavsnäs, it was time to move forward. The wind was rather favourable supposedly so let's use it!
Turns out that after an easy start, the wind got a bit testy at some pointRead more























































































































































































TravelerNice to read that you had a good start and are on your way! The stop at Junkön with refreshments was certainly a good first stay, and probably a goodbye to the summer. Bon voyage! /Lars
TravelerThanks! Yeah, summer seems definitely over.