Jul 28, 2020 | Not categorized
Leaving Mandal and the family was a tougher experience than originally thought. In the hours before leaving, we did our final preparation for the night sail and then it hit us, now we leave the safe haven of Norway for a long time. In this Covid-19 times, Norway has...
Jul 14, 2020 | Not categorized
The reliable south-west was forecasted also the next day so, as always, we started early. But the captain, as always, dove into the water for a morning swim..or a dip as our good friend Jon Ola would say. The water temperature had dropped to scaringly 9degC in...
Jul 8, 2020 | Not categorized
The morning arrived at Merdø with sun and a what from inside looked like a summer day. Opening the hatch an going in the cockpit proved otherwise unfortunately. The temperature had dropped to the a more autumn like level. As always, the bold captain wanted a morning...
Jul 5, 2020 | Not categorized
The Norwegian coastline is a beautiful one with a huge amount of islands and nice anchorages. However, the dominating wind is south-west during the summer period and when you come from Oslo in a sailboat you need to anticipate a lot of headwinds. This summer has...