Stranger than fiction: Last week, on my way from Patrick’s family to Naghmeh, I passed this huge classic sailing ship. Its AIS signal helped me to find out: … she is the Götheborg of Sweden (see homepage). Why is that special? Because a few days earlier I tried to meet Bengt, an old sailor, inContinue reading “Götheborg of Sweden – Synchronicity”
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Night Sail training trip
This evening I went for a brief training tour. It was raining. Sailing by rain with a drysuit is better than staying in the harbour and getting wet for no good reason. Just before taking off I met my ultranice boat neighbor Jack. A young guy sailing this huge classic wooden boat, parked on theContinue reading “Night Sail training trip”
arrived at Sim City
To complete the Baltic Sailing tour, yesterday I sailed the 4th part and finally arrived well at Simrishamn. It was another day of downwind sailing. For a while the wind was pushing me fast enough so that I could catch waves and surf them briefly. Also it was the longest distance (44 nautical miles) ofContinue reading “arrived at Sim City”
a day of rest + planning
Today was very little wind, so I chose to stay in Klintholm and use the day in different ways. Paying bills. Taking a nice, hot shower in the harbour. Checking weather. Researching on how to use the 42 m² “blister” (or gennaker) sail for tomorrow, which will be another day with little (but some) windContinue reading “a day of rest + planning”
Downwind Sailing and Surfing
2nd day in my sailing tour to Sweden was all downwind sailing. It was fun to play with course direction and building up speed for surfing on the waves: More track details here: > https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7751332362 There was so much tailwind that I sailed with the engine down in the water. When put in “neutral”, itContinue reading “Downwind Sailing and Surfing”
gelandet // arrived
1st Single Hand Sailing on Maru
What a day. So many first-time experiences for me: first cruise with new e-outboard-engine first single-handed sailing first anchoring first time reefing first little in-cruise repair first electric recuperation on water … The e-engine test had a rough start: while I was still navigaing in the harbour, the engine would stop several times (problem solvedContinue reading “1st Single Hand Sailing on Maru”
it fits
After 16 months I lifted the roof tent for the first time. It feels unfamiliar but right. This is the first place, after all, where it fits. Hier passt es zum ersten Mal.
An Land
Beim Spazieren in Skillinge gehe ich oft am Hafen vorbei. Im Hafen gibt es eine kleine Werft mit wechselnden Gästen. Dieses kleine Nutzfahrzeug-Boot hier im Bild mag ich besonders. Es war nur kurz zu Besuch in der Werft. Es geht ihm also gut. So wie Kira und mir.
Population Register // Einwohnermeldeamt
… was my today’s visit destination at Simrishamn. Two equally friendly and competent people helped me with choosing the best approach for my official life in Sweden. Update 2020-08-12: Yesterday I expected this to be a merely a formal step. I was surprised who satisfied and relieved I feel now. Even though it will takeContinue reading “Population Register // Einwohnermeldeamt”
Touring Test 