Kayak Sailing, 26th to 29th of July

Kayak sailing in the Stockholm archipelago from Monday to Thursday.. Headed north-east from Stavnäs up to Kalvören in light winds for 1st camp.. Continued north with stronger tail winds via Bockösundet up to Långkobben.. Wednesday morning offered calm seas and light rain while I paddled south past the west side of Möja and with increasing wind sailed over Horsholmssundet down to Gråskär where I had the third camp.. Heavy showers and thunder in the skies during the night, Thursday morning offered more rain and fairly dense fog while I rounded the south side of Runmarö via the channel and some excitement when I crossed Nämdöfjärden with lots of boat traffic but less then 150 meters of visibility..

Hiking, Oviksfjällen, 19th-20th of July

Hiking in Oviksfjällen with my brother Trond and my nephew.. We started in Höglekardalen on Monday and headed up the mountain to the peak of Falkfångarfjället and set up our tent camp next to a mountain hut.. on Tuesday, we took another route back down to the valley via Drommenskåran..

Mtb, Jämtlandsfjällen, 17th of July

Mtb day ride in Jämtlandsfjällen with my brother Jon.. Starting from Storulvån, heading to Sylarna and then via Gåsån back to the starting point.. Route was about 45 kilometres but we added a few more in the end by bad map reading skills.. Still loads of splendid cycling though, with several long flowy sections that made the bumpy uphill struggles worthwhile..

Kayak Sailing, Svärdsfjärden

First trial run on Svärdsfjärden with the new folding sailing rig from Kayaksailor.com.. With winds from the south of 6-9 m/s with some gusts likely above 10 m/s, it was a fairly challenging start.. But all went well without any capsizing despite a few interesting moments.. Downwind performance quite impressive and sailing upwind worked fine also after I figured out how to balance the daggerboards for best rudder efficiency..

Kayaking, Söderarm, 9th-12th of July

Kayaking in the northern archipelago with Hans, with the heat wave in full swing.. Starting from Rävsnäs, we headed south-east and crossed the ferry lane late on Friday afternoon.. On Saturday we looked around on the island where the Söderarms lighthouse stands.. After a loop south and then back west with camping on an old artillery site, we finished the weekend on the northern side of the ferry lane including some lazing about on Håkansskär..