Best laid plans
16 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ☁️ 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 goЧитать далее
Christ with a Kite!
17 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ⛅ 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.Читать далее
Not so quiet a day
18 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ 🌬 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 theyЧитать далее
Staying put...
19 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ 🌧 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 windЧитать далее
Ratan-tan-tan
20 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ☁️ 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 awayЧитать далее
Umeå, here we go
21 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ☁️ 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 andЧитать далее
Hiding in Umeå
22 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ☁️ 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 thereЧитать далее
Welcome to the theme park!
23 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ⛅ 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 funЧитать далее
The ghost of Ulvönhamn
24 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ☀️ 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 comingЧитать далее
View from the top
25 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ 🌬 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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Pour commencerЧитать далее
Walking around
25 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ 🌧 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 itЧитать далее
Reef it, shake it, rince and repeat...
26 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ 🌙 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, butЧитать далее
Reef, shake, get washed, rince & repeat
27 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ☀️ 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 ofЧитать далее
Pit stop in Stocka
28 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ☁️ 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 runЧитать далее
Forced pit stop in Hudiksvall
29 сентября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ 🌙 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 beingЧитать далее
Interlude
5 октября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ☀️ 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 greatЧитать далее
Frosty preparations
6 октября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ☁️ 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 theЧитать далее
It's a trap!
6–8 окт. 2023, Швеция ⋅ 🌧 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 nmЧитать далее
Wild surf to Gävle
8–11 окт. 2023, Швеция ⋅ ⛅ 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 aЧитать далее
Back in Öregrund!
12 октября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ 🌬 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 easyЧитать далее
Gräddö and SNAFU
13–15 окт. 2023, Швеция ⋅ 🌬 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 (thatЧитать далее
Gräddö
14 октября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ 🌬 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!
15 октября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ⛅ 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,Читать далее
Quick bread break
17 октября 2023 г., Швеция ⋅ ☁️ 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!Читать далее
Nynäshamn again!
18–19 окт. 2023, Швеция
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 pointЧитать далее























































































































































































ПутешественникNice 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
ПутешественникThanks! Yeah, summer seems definitely over.