another season in the Baltic
It’s Monday, and we are in Karlskrona in the rain. I do like this place, and right at the head of our pontoon is a sweet bronze statue of Biskop Morski; the legend is that he was caught in a net and offered as a gift to the Polish king, who freed him when he […]
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The Radar receiver has stopped working. We’ve checked all the terminals at the base of the mast, and they seem fine. That leaves a small possibility that the radar cable is faulty, perhaps due to water ingress, or more likely and more expensively, that the radar unit is faulty. The chandler in Kalmar kindly lent […]
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We’ve had a great cruise from Nynashamn to Kalmar over the last two weeks with regular crew member Brendan, wriggling round tight rocks, and a nice mix of anchorages and lively harbours. The Swedes just love their classic cars, and we often come across large rallies in town harbours. Once we saw a DeLorean, still […]
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It all seems a long time ago now, but it shouldn’t go unblogged that we had a couple of great weeks just chilling with good friends. Mary and Ian, our regular crew, came during a heatwave, and we spent most of the time in light breezes and pretty anchorages, swimming with fish nibbling, and enjoying […]
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After the eventful week in Waxholm, and finally getting the boat back on the road, we set off towards the Åland Islands and Finland. We had missed the rally, but we had friends to meet up with in Finland. It wouldn’t really be possible to explore the Gulf of Bothnia as we’d planned, but it […]
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