From Kalmar we had a rather difficult beat down the southern part of the Kalmarsund against a shifting wind. We stopped for two nights in the only anchorage, tucked in behind some small islets such as Trottem. It was good…
Stockholm to Kalmar down the ‘Blue Coast’
During our last few days in Stockholm, another Ovni yacht turned up. We got to know the owners Stuart and Sue, who are from New Zealand but cruising European waters. We spent two evenings on each others’ boats learning about…
Stockholm
During our sail into Stockholm we suddenly lost steering on Antipole – the wheel was no longer connected to the rudder! We managed to avoid the rocks and anchor while we investigated. A temporary lash-up got us the rest of…
The Stockholm Archipelago with Dan
We had a fast crossing from the Åland Islands to Sweden, where we arrived in Grisslehamn Fiske – the fishing harbour of the hamlet of Grisslehamn. The next day we sailed south, beating against southerly winds and, after a night…
The Åland Islands
On our last weekend in Turku, the port was celebrating the centenary of the Finnish Marines service. A NATO fleet was in port and there were various military activities. We visited the former Finnish training ship Suomen Jousen, a full…