Wednesday,22 June 2016 Kristianopel was a delightful tiny harbour and we loved it but we had to be in Kalmar early this afternoon. We managed to get away just before 0900 today setting off into a still sunny and warm morning. We managed a sail to the first mark but then turning more directly downwind it was too slow so we motored for an hour. The southerly breeze filled in, we turned the engine off sailing with main and cruising chute for the remaining th...

Tuesday, 21 June 2016 Our departure from the amazing refuge of Utklippen was intended to be according a schedule, but was abandoned as the after effects of a lovely evening ashore with our very sociable group may have effected the early risers. Casting off about 0915 we eased our way through one of the two narrow entrances, avoiding the one with the rock close by that had been thoroughly bashed by the keel of a German boat coming in far too quickly, we passed ...

Monday, 20 June 2016 We visited and enjoyed the Maritime Museum touring a not so old Swedish submarine and lunching on site. A boat trip taken on a water bus around the archipelago had been much enjoyed as we visited island after island in a fresh cool wind. It had taken over three hours to complete and ended with waves soaking those on the open top deck Our comfortable marina base in Karlskroner had been enjoyed and we cast off to refuel and calibrate the new ...

A full report will follow. After an easy 57nm passage from Simrishamn we are enjoying the lovely naval town of Karlskrona with much socialising, some sightseeing and even a museum with yet another submarine.

Wednesday, 15 June 2016 It had stopped raining and while still cold the wind had eased and an orderly exit saw the rally move out as the early morning mist cleared. We motored out of Ystad just after 0700 into a slight chop with some residual swell. Our route really just followed the coast around to the east and then northwards watching the soft rural landscape pass by with a few small harbours and villages on the shoreline. By 1000 we were lea...