Sailing Hobiecat, Castelldefels, April 29th

Taking a Hobiecat for a spin up and down the beach in Castelldefels with Guilherme in a nice breeze with some fun gusts. First time for him on a dinghy and he learned very quickly. Been missing sailing, always nice to get out on the water. 

Sailing, Stockholm Archipelago, July 7th-11th

We headed out with a rented trimaran in the central and northern Stockholm archipelago with friends July 7th-11th to enjoy the scenery. Less wind than we hoped for but beautiful scenery and good fun. North past Blidö towards Arholma and south via Söderarm and down to Möja. With the tiny draft of this boat it's possible to anchor in places not available for a regular keel boat.

Hobiecat Sailing, Castelldefels, June 7th

Rented a little Hobiecat 15 and we enjoyed 2 hours of fun sailing along the beach in Castelldefels. Great summer day!

Sailing, Söderarm, June 12th-13th

Twenty-four hours of sailing with Tommy in the archipelago of Håkansskären and Söderarm with my Adagio 27.. A few BBQ's, first swim of the year, and sunny weather with a nice breeze from east.. I sold the boat on Sunday, so nice way of saying goodbye to Sirun, many nice memories..

Sailing, Söderarm, May 29th-31st

A solo sailing weekend on my Adagio 27, heading out from Kapellskär and through Söderarms archipelago to Gisslingö.. First days of summer, and still very few boats..

Sailing, Roslagen, May 21st-23rd

Weekend solo sailing with my Adagio 27 from Kapellskär, to Stora Nassa, Sandhamn, Lökaön and Blidö. Mostly sunny with a fresh breeze. Nice to have the diesel heater working, nights are still pretty cold..

Sailing, Herräng-Käringsund, Aug 31st-Sept 1st

After night watch at the boat club, I headed off early Saturday morning across the Åland Sea with a nice breeze to Käringsund.. A relaxed afternoon and evening in the harbour and went to bed fairly early.. Sunday offered proper conditions for the return leg, a fresh breeze with strong gale gusts.. Sirun coped well with reefed main and genoa, saw some nice speeds as we danced down the breaking waves.. Soundtrack is the song “Polaris” by Deadmau5, a current favourite..

Sailing to Gotland, Öland & Åland, July 15th-July28th

Sailing my Adagio 27 from Herräng to Gotland and Öland and north through the Stockholm archipelago and finally crossing over to Åland and back. 2 crew changes and the final days single-handed. Varied weather going from cold and rain to heat-wave. Great trip!

Sailing Adagio 27 in Roslagen, June 8th-9th

Weekend sailing with Emil from Uddhamn to Öregrund and back, varied weather from 28C and light breeze up to gale force wind and heavy rain.. We enjoyed some great sailing and top class on the sausage BBQ’s.

Sailing, Herräng to Käringsund, May 17th-19th

Pre-summer sailing to Eckerö, Åland, and the lovely harbour of Käringsund. Very light winds across the sound and almost empty at arrival. A few beers, some hot dogs on the boat grill, motoring back on Sunday on a very calm sea..

Sailing, ARC 2018, Nov 22nd-Dec 10th

On November 21st I flew down to Gran Canaria to join the crew of Challenger 3, a 72 feet sloop participating in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers 2018. We were 13 people on board in total including the skipper and mate. The ARC is an event that has been running for some 30 years with up towards 200 boats participating in different classes - We were in the monohull racing class. The passage took 15 days and nights, mostly with a fresh breeze from astern and in the later stage we got a couple of squalls to avoid or sail through. After finishing, I spent 1 week in Saint Lucia, a lovely island in the Caribbean. A great sailing adventure and a fantastic holiday!

Sailing Around Åland, July-August 2018

Sailing singlehanded from Herräng a lap around Åland in varied conditions.. First afternoon I headed up to Brännäset, and early in the morning I made my way across Ålands Hav, passing Hellmansundet.. I continued clock-wise on the northern side of the group of islands, mostly motoring.. The second day the wind gradually started to pick up, in the late afternoon reaching gale force gusts at times.. I stayed in Käringsund for 2 nights, doing some maintenance work and relaxing and we got some proper thunder showers the last night.. On my way back to the Roslagen archipelago on the Swedish side, I past a grey seal colony and Märket, a rocky island with a lighthouse marking the boarder between the countries.. 

Sailing Byxelkrok to Herräng July 2018

Sailing from Byxelkrok in northern Öland, first leg singlehanded up through the St Anna & Gryt archipelago, past Landsort to Nynäshamn. There Tommy joined and we had a great sail up north via Stora Nassa & Söderarm and finally Väddö channel and back to Herräng..

Sailing to Öland - July 2018

Sailing from Herräng to Byxelkrok on Öland in July 2018 with the lady in my Adagio 27 . Sunny warm weather, a lot of swimming to cool down, a lot of motoring. As usual, some highlights were Söderarm, Nåttaröfladen, Draget channel and the St Anna & Gryt archipelago. Great trip!

Sailing, Roslagen, May 18th-20th

Summer weather in May, trying out new main sail, lazy bag, and fixing and tweaking for the season.. stops at Slätön, Gåssten, Brännäset.. BBQ dinner.. Good times..

Sailing, Roslagen, May 12th-13th

Sailing with Carin to Furusund, where we met up with friends for some BBQ and fun in the pre-summer.. Great weather, a lot of motoring..

Sailing, Blidö, Aug 18th-20th

Me & Carin left Herräng Friday night and started making our way south through Väddö Channel. Saturday morning offered pretty rough weather with heavy rain showers & winds gusting to gale. At around noon, the skies cleared and we arrived at Blidö guest harbour and met up with Marcus & Josefine for 24 hours of relaxing, sauna, crayfish party and a BBQ lunch. Sunday noon we headed back north, this time with sunshine and a fresh breeze from the tail so we had sporty sailing with only the genua.

Sailing, Åland & Söderarm, July 29th-Aug 3rd

Time for the final longer trip I had planned for the holiday, again sailing single-handed. Saturday night I took the quick hop up to Brännäset where I lay over. Early Sunday morning, I turned East towards Eckerö, Åland. After a few hours I saw land again, and via Hellmanssundet I arrived at the beautiful harbor of Käringsund. I stayed there for two nights, doing some work on the boat, cycling with my Brompton and stocking up on fresh food. Tuesday morning I cast off heading south-west, straight against some bumpy waves, and spent a night at Villösan close to Arholma. On Wednesday I explored the gorgeous Söderarm archipelago with winds increasing in the afternoon.  Having spent the night in Österhamn, Lidö, I took a loop around Vätö on Thursday before heading north up through the Väddö channel and back to Herräng.

Sailing, Gotska Sandön, July 21st-23rd

For the return leg from Öland I was joined by Tommy who came by bus to Byxelkrok. We headed off in the early morning July 21st and motored our way straight into the wind all the way to Visby, Gotland. Some sight-seeing & shopping in this beautiful medieval city before calling it a fairly early night. On the 22nd, we cast off towards Gotska Sandön. The whole sea was completely becalmed, so again we motored our way all across to the island in the middle of the Baltic Sea. Plenty of algae but that's pretty common for the season and this type of weather. Gotska Sandön did not disappoint, a true gem with endless beaches and untouched forests. We did a lengthy hike and saw some 22 Grey Seals at the colony on the northern side of the island. On the 23rd, we continued onwards to Nynäshamn, gradually the wind picked up so we could sail the last 3/4 of the way. Great sailing adventure!

Sailing, Herräng to Öland, July 8th-15h

First part of this years summer cruise with my Adagio 27. We headed off from Herräng on July 8th and made our way south via Väddö Channel. Late in the afternoon, engine started to overheat, so had to make a stop at Kålö to try to fix it. Impeller had broken, but could not locate the missing wing in the hoses, so sailed to Ljusterö for assistance at the warf. All done Tuesday morning, and we continued south via Nåttaröfladen, Draget channel, Ringsön, Älö and accross Kalmarsund to Grankullavik.