Kayaksailing, Lake Erken, November 2nd

Kayak sailing for a few hours on Lake Erken.. Light winds but still nice to be out after a proper cold.. Trying out the new genoa from Kayaksailor.com, works nicely..

Kayak Sailing, Lake Båven, Oct 8th-9th

 

Late autumn kayak sailing, with fairly warm weather for the season.. Started at Sparreholm on the north-western side of Lake Båven and made my way sailing and paddling south to Fiskarbolsholmarna where I camped for the night. Pretty challenging sailing conditions with a breeze mixed with fairly strong and sudden gusts..

Kayak Sailing, Svärdsfjärden, Oct 22nd

Kayak sailing for a couple of hours on Svärdsfjärden, with the regular starting point on Torö, and a lunch break on a small island.. More wind would have been fun, but with this leaner kayak, one still has to be rather vigilant with leaning and paddle support..

Kayak Sailing, Ingaröfjärden, 28th of Aug

Half-day trip on Ingaröfjärden, with the distinct feeling of autumn being around the corner.. Before noon, I was mostly sailing, except for when passing through sheltered channels between the rocky islands.. After lunch, the wind dropped considerably, so I paddled the 15 kilometres back to my starting point at Älgö..

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..

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..