Thursday, 12. August Click to enlarge photos We have considered for a long time how to sail on. On the one hand, we could sail along the coast of Hanköbukten with the intention of reaching Karlskrona. This would have the advantage that we would finally see the skerries, and Karlskrona seems to be an interesting… Artikel ansehen
Tuesday, 10.08.2021 and Wednesday, 11.08.2021 In Abbekås harbour. Sailing from Abbekås to Simrishamn Quite some traffic underway On Tuesday, we arrived in Abbekås. This is Sweden, but we had been here already, so no sensation. We followed Dierk’s hint and we set the spinnaker boom for genua properly. The rolling of the boat was not… Artikel ansehen
Saturday, 7.08.2021, Sunday, 8.08.2021, and Monday, 9.08.2021 The last week of jobbing for my employer in Germany was dominated by farewells and rescinding the equipment. I have managed to prepare the boat for the long trip and pack my stuff, including autumn and winter clothing. This is quite an exceptional luggage for an august sailing… Artikel ansehen
The second lockdown and associated hurdles in access to the boat made us clear, that the chosen lifestyle – living in Bavaria, owning a sailboat on the coast of Mecklemburgia – is unsustainable. We were hindered in performing all necessary maintenance tasks, we were nearly forced to miss the splashing session of the club. We… Artikel ansehen
The vacation that I had to plan in January, without knowing Agnieszka’s artistic plans, is unmovable this year. So it happens that Agnieszka has rehearsals fall into the second half of this vacation. She will have to abandon the boat earlier, which means that our sailing trip must be short. Indeed, after taking the weather… Artikel ansehen
We have finally vacation and this time pandemia limitations should not interfere with our plans. We had big plans – we wanted to sail to the Old Country, at least to Kołobrzeg, to check Polish yacht yards and craftsmen. We are not very happy with the German ones,, but this is another story. With such… Artikel ansehen
The pandemic situation delayed the start of our sailing season, as the northern land governments closed their borders, so we could not reach our winter storage (Holstein) nor summer berth (Mecklenburg). A week of vacation, planned for splashing and transit of the boat, and for necessary regular work such as varnishing, was wasted, as I… Artikel ansehen