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...

Wednesday, 8 June 2016 It was not the easiest berth to get off, the forecast was for westerly force four and it was blowing a five straight on to our staging. Having accomplished our exit we motored out to sea and the short chop that greeted us but after the sails were out and we turned to round the cliffs of Mon all went quiet with the engine off. We sailed for three hours on a lovely broad reach but the wind was easing all the time, however sea remained ...