Our season begun early May, when we moved the boat from Nävekvarn, where it was in the winter storage, to Nyköping, where we live. The boat has her harbour in Nyköping Brandholmen for this season. There, I can work at the boat in the weekends etc. The boat got the... Artikel ansehen
We managed to do some work at our boat in the winter storage. Removing the previous year’s antifouling paint where it lost the coverage. Putting the new antifouling paint in the places where we removed it. I need to exchange the seals between the teak deck bars. The old silicon... Artikel ansehen
October 2021 Weekend in Oxelösund Throughout September, I lived on a boat in the harbour. However, for the winter I have to take the boat out of the water. I had reserved a place in a hall in Nävekvarn, the plan is to take the boat out in early October.... Artikel ansehen
23.and 24. August However, this is not the end of our cruise. For the winter, the boat will have to get out of the water, I managed to book a place in the winter storage in Nävekvarn. At the beginning of October, I will have to sail there, perhaps alone,... Artikel ansehen
Sunday, 22. August Today we plan to reach Nyköping. Stress-free, sailing outside the skerries, i.e. on the high seas, and not along the coastal buoyed waterway. The wind is turning to the north, we may need to tack, so those 30 miles can multiply even without following the winding trail.... Artikel ansehen
Friday, 20.08.2021 The return of summer today. We wear short sleeves and shorts and walk barefoot our decks. This has a disadvantage too: a weak wind. In the harbour of Idö, the wind of 3 Bft was doing everything to hinder us leave the berth, now in the open sea... Artikel ansehen
Thursday, 19. August We did so well yesterday sailing in skerries that we decide to take the route among them for the next stage as well. There are trails along the coast that are well-marked, though winding, so a small boat doesn’t have to go out into the open sea.... Artikel ansehen
Wednesday, 18. August We planned to stay one more day in Oskarshamn, a rainy and windy weather does not encourage us to leave. Neither for walks around the city, and „Lotte“ sailed out. According to Roland, in skerries you can anchor nicely even in such weather and he knows quite... Artikel ansehen
Tuesday, 17. August Party onboard Today is our wedding anniversary. We celebrate in the port in Oskarshamn, we also do some sightseeing, as well as three washes, because the laundry is included in the price of the marina. In the evening, we allow ourselves to have dinner in a fairly... Artikel ansehen
Monday, 16 August Today, after a few days of staying in port, we want to make good progress north. Usually, one should not put the info on the „port of destination“ in the yacht logbook before reaching it, because it brings bad luck. But mentally we mark Oskarshamn at the... Artikel ansehen
