We started our trip back from the SE coast of Sweden, going to Brittany, on the 20th June, just before the mid-summer solstice. Our intentions were to sail over Denmark, stop in Norway and wait for a weather window to… Continue Reading →
Our voyage from Sandwich in Kent, to the River Elbe from Monday to Friday the last week in April is the calmest North Sea passage I have ever made. The conditions actually ideally suited for a multi-hull, with light winds… Continue Reading →
It’s been a little while, and we have been busy with other things than me keeping the blog up to date. In part the sailing up past Dover, to where we are now; Sandwich in Kent, but also seeing friends… Continue Reading →
The weather on Tuesday, our day at Plymouth, was solid rain all day. In the evening the wind picked up and rain, hail and a near gale blowing made for quite a grim evening. However, what we ended up doing… Continue Reading →
Our departure from Morlaix was on Sunday at 19:37 CEST in the locks there. Winds light from the SW, and a forecast showing a large depression West of Ireland, bringing stronger SW breeze in the early hours of Monday. Swell… Continue Reading →
Good day, good day! It’s from sunny Brittany I write this blog post, where we are preparing the boat for sailing again – after a long winter where she has been waiting in harbour. The winter has been mild, and… Continue Reading →
What a period of time has gone by! Time flies, and it flies when you are busy – and I have been very busy with a lot of other things other than Kelsall39 and my own boat. To just name… Continue Reading →
We left from Ria de Arosa on Thursday evening, from our anchorage not far from the town of Boiro. Four days in Galicia waiting for a favourable weather window to cross the Bay of Biscay and sail to Brittany. Four… Continue Reading →
It was four nights total we were in Galicia, and it’s been lovely! It is one of those places I really would like to return to and see more of. The weather is of course know for being windy and… Continue Reading →
As the weather looked good on Wednesday 10th we sailed at mid-day from Cascais, with the idea in mind of perhaps going al the way up to Cabo Finisterre in Galicia, and then in one shot have a weather window… Continue Reading →
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