Donsö/Sweden - 07/24/2014

From Stocken to Donsö, distance 42.8 NM, weather sunny 30°C, water temperature 22.7°C, wind 0-1 Beaufort. No wind, no sailing.....we run under motor towards Donsö, which is like a suburban to Gothenburg. During the day the island Donsö is rather quiet, but in the evening many ferries are bringing...

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Spot of the Week - Aerosköbing/Aerø Denmark

Aerosköbing is with about 900 inhabitants the main town at the island Aerø/Denmark. ...

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Stocken/Sweden - 07/23/2014

From Lilla Körna to Stocken, distance 10.5 NM, weather sunny 30°C, water temperature 23°C, no wind. Again a windless day.....We start after breakfast but soon we are in the middle of all these fast running motor vehicles again.....Although we think we should go a bit further this day, we quickly...

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Lilla Körna/Sweden - 07/22/2014

From Fjällbacka to Lilla Körna, distance 25,3 NM, weather: sunny 28°C, water temperature 23°C, no wind. We leave early and enjoy the peace of the morning. We stop in Hamburgsund for breakfast shopping and filling the tank, since the forecast predicts absolutely no wind today and we are going...

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Fjällbacka/Sweden - 07/21/2014

From Kuvauen/Norway to Fjällbacka/Sweden, distance 35 NM, weather: sunny, 28°C, water temperature 22.5 °C, wind northeast 2-3 Beaufort. Before we are on our way back to the west swedish coast we have a relaxed morning in the peace of the Kuvaun bay. After a refreshing bath, we get ready....

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summer - sun - water

It is a wonderful summer this year! ...

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Kuvaun/Norway - 07/20/2014

From Engelsvik to Kuvaun, distance 12NM, weather: Sunny 28°C, water temperature 23°C, wind east 0-1 Beaufort. Hugo does not want to go back on board this morning....Apparently he likes the shadowy place underneath a picknick table at the harbor wall, where some sausages mysteriously...

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Engelsvik/Norway - 07/19/2014

From Evjesundet to Engelsvik, distance 8.5 NM, weather: sunny 27°C, water temperatur 22°C, wind northeast 2 Beaufort. We have been to Engelsvik before: 2012, when we traveled to Oslo by ferry, we drove there one mild autumn day, bought some smoked fish, which we ate at the abandoned harbor. It was...

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Evjesundet/Norway - 07/18/2014

From Skaerhalden to Evjesundet, distance 27.5 NM, weather: sunny, 25°C, water temperature 20.4°C, wind southwest 3 Beaufort. Today we reach the most northern point of our journey at 59° 21'N, 10° 39'E. After sailing to about the middle of the Oslo-Fjord we anchor in a small double bay, which has...

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Skjaerhalden/Norway(!) - 07/17/2014

From Längeskär/Sweden to Skjerhalden/Norway, distnace 22,7 NM, weather: partly cloudy, temperature 20°C, wind southwest 4-5 Beaufort. Today we reach Norway! Even if we are not going to make it to Oslo we still achieved our goal to visit another scandinavian country :-) But before we are...

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Spot of the Week - Lyø/Denmark

Lyø is a small danish island in the South Funen Archipelago close to Fåborg. ...

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Längeskär/Sweden - 07/16/2014

From Lysekil/Sweden to Längskär/Stora Gluppan Sweden, distance 41,1 NM, weather: sunny, temperatur 24°C, water temperatur 20°C, wind southwest 3-4 Beaufort We start early this morning, so that the children will sleep for a good part of the journey. It is a wonderful warm day and we are happy to be...

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Lysekil/Sweden - 07/15/2014

From Kälkerön to Lysekil, distance 18.5 NM, weather: Mostly sunny, some clouds, wind southwest 5 Beaufort. Today we need to go to Lysekil a somewhat larger town, although we rather avoid such harbors. But we need to do some provisioning and Hugo needs to see a vet in order to get his second shot against...

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Kälkerön/Sweden - 07/14/2014

From Öckerö/Sweden to Kälkerön/Sweden, distance 26NM, weather: sunny-rainy, wind east turning north 1-2 Beaufort, temperature 23°C, water temperature 20°C We start a little tired today, since the World Cup finale took long yesterday evening: In that restaurant there was only another sailor...

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Spot of the Week - Helsingør/Denmark Castel Kronborg

At the northern entry into the Øresund, just opposite of Helsingborg/Sweden, lies the danish City Helsingør. Most remarkable is Castel Kronborg looming above the Baltic Sea. At Kronborg Shakespeare's Hamlet is taking place. Shakespeare himself has never been here, but at the time the castle...

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