Sailing, Herräng to Öregrund, Sept. 11th

Sunday sailing with the Lady, sailing some 28 kilometers from Herräng to Öregrund where we took a lunch break in the marina restaurant.. Heading back the same way, with winds averaging 5-8 m/s but some challenging gusts reaching around 12-13 m/s.. Probably the last trip of a great sailing season!

Sailing, Roslagen, August 12th-14th

First weekend after summer holiday, combining work on the boat with fixes, tweaks and upgrades with some casual sailing with nice sunset views..

Sailing, Öland to Herräng, July 20th-29th

Return cruise from Northern Öland to Herräng, Singöfjärden.. Covered a fair distance first 2 days, then slowed down as I passed Oxelösund.. In Nynäshamn I picked up Tommy for 2 days before continuing solo again from Stavsnäs.. Fantastic sailing through beautiful scenery with great summer weather..

Sailing, Herräng to Öland July 9th-15th

6 days of cruising from Herräng west of Grisslehamn to Nabbelund, Northern Öland. Varied and unstable weather and most of the wind from south-west. Company by the lady first half of the trip and then singlehanded the final 3 days.

Sailing, Roslagen, June 4th-6th

An extended weekend due to public holiday, we headed out Saturday morning for 3 days of sailing.. With a fresh breeze touching gale from North we first headed down through Väddö channel, and anchored in Österhamn, Lidön for the first night.. On Sunday, we took a sheltered course east over to Gisslingsö where we arrived at noon in the inlet south of Betsebergen.. A nice walk through the woods to stretch the legs, and then some hotdogs on the BBQ.. More lazying about and a second meat BBQ for dinner.. Monday morning, the northerly winds faded away and changed to calm and then a southernly breeze, perfect timing as we were heading back north through the Väddö channel again.. Great sailing season so far, with summer just around the corner!

Sailing, Roslagen, May 5th-8th

Four days of great single-handed sailing with my Bellona 23, a small yacht from the 70's.. Quite sunny and warm for this early in the season with a steady high-pressure.. Covered some 160 kilometers in mostly light winds and I anchored in some really nice inlets; Lidön, Villösan & Brännäset.. 

Sailing, Uddhamn-Brännäset, 28th-29th of Aug

A short sailing trip is a lot better than no sailing trip, so I headed from work Friday afternoon up to Herräng to cast off shortly before the sunset.. Over fairly calm waters I enjoyed beautiful sceneries in the skies as the evening turned towards night.. Anchored on the hook in Brännäset with good shelter from the south-westerly winds.. A full moon and some Northern Lights added further drama to admire.. Saturday morning offered 8-11 m/s wind on the nose so I had a fun sail back with reefed main and genoa.. 

Sailing, Roslagen, June 27th-28th

Weekend cruising in the Roslagen archipelago with the lady.. First real summer weather has finally arrived! Looking forward to the holiday for longer trips.. We headed out on Saturday afternoon the 27th and spent the night at Tjärsholmen, on Sunday we made a long lunch stop at Brännäset before heading back south in a fresh breeze..

Sailing, Herräng-Grisslehamn, June 14th

A short single-handed sail on a Sunday night, heading from Herräng to Grisslehamn and back.. Grey skies and fairly chilly for the season, but still a nice way to end the weekend..

Sailing, Roslagen, May 16th

First sailing of the 2015 season.. After sorting out the new roller furler and doing some final adjustments, finally time to head out for a short test run.. Everything worked nicely, and we enjoyed a light breeze under clear blue skies..

Sailing, Roslagen, Aug 30th-31st

We have reached end of summer and autumn just around the corner.. We had a great sailing weekend with my Bellona 23 in Roslagen.. Wind was around 4-7 m/s most of the time, perfect for relaxed cruising..

Sailing, Roslagen, 22nd-27th of July

And a few more pictures from my summer holiday.. I made a couple of solo sails, had a colleague for a daytrip to Hållskären, and was joined by Jon & Tommy on Saturday when we sailed around Understens fyr..

Sailing in Roslagen, 12-14th of July

Great start of the summer holiday, sunny sailing for a couple of days with the lady.. Friday night we stayed in harbour, Saturday we sailed to Tjärsholmen, Sunday to Brännäset, and Monday morning back to Herräng..

Sailing to Värlingsö, June 28th-29th

Weekend sailing with the Lady from Herräng west-north-west to the norther side of Värlingsö.. Cold and unstable weather for the season, heavy rain during the night..

Sailing, Brännäset, 6th-7th of June

Headed out after work with the lady for a late start of the Swedish national day celebration.. Motored north-east to Brännäset where we stayed the night in the company of 3 other sailboats.. A lazy Saturday with sun, siesta and a few hours work on the boat, before heading south again under sail in a fresh breeze..

Sailing, Singöfjärden, May 30th-June 1st

First sailing weekend with the new Bellona 23.. On Saturday afternoon we left the harbour in Uddhamn after a couple of hours of work on the boat.. We motored up to the southern lee side of Lambskär and stayed the night.. On Sunday the sun was shining and the wind was blowing with a fresh breeze, so great conditions to try out the new sails and get familiar with the characteristics of the hull..

Transport Voyage with New Sailboat, 10th-11th of May

Time to take the new sailboat home from where it was when I bought it in Österskär, Åkersberga, to my home harbour at the Herrängs Boatclub.. It's a Bellona 23, from the late 70's, nothing fancy but with some renovation and upgrades it should do the job nicely.. The distance of approximately 130 kilometres included the busy Furusund shipping lane, passing Kapellskär harbour, and then through the Väddö channel with two bridge openings.. We motored about 9 hours on Saturday and another 4 on Sunday, almost becalmed the whole time so no sailing.. A bit chilly for the season with 5-9 C mixed with rain and at times, fairly dense fog..