After a bit less than one (very enjoyable!) week in Visby, we were all ready to head onwards and in the general direction of our next destination. We didn’t really know what that destination would be, though. “Maybe Kalmar?” we had loosely discussed the day before.
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I’ve received a few questions about our whole vinyl wrapping experience, so here’s a short post about that!
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It was lovely to be in Visby again! We adored the place last time we visited, so it was clearly on all of our wish lists to stop by this time as well. “If you ask me, I wouldn’t mind being there all summer!” Charlotte said.
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Earlier in the spring, I had the pleasure of motoring through the magnificent Finnish Archipelago sea with absolutely no wind and very flat water. As I also had a freshly cleaned bottom, it was a great time to retest the motor cruising speeds of our Hanse 388!
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After an evening on the beach and a whole day walking around and exploring (a small part of) the beautiful island (a big thank you to the nice caretaker for the surprise private showing of the lighthouse!), we felt ready to sail onward.
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We had loaded ourselves and our stuff aboard— with surprisingly little drama, I might add!— and we were ready to go. Ready to start the (hopefully mostly enjoyable) process of replacing brave expectations with actual experiences, and memories to be.
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Less than a week now, until we will embark on our third summer sailing adventure! We still don’t know where we will go, but this post isn’t about that. This post is about a short solo trip I did last week. During that trip, for an hour or so, I got some good data for... Continue reading Light-Air Crossover Sailing
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A while ago I got a question about what lines go where on the deck, and a “maybe you could write a blog post about the rigging?” Yes, I can!
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With no more snow and ice in our country (hooray!), it was time to jump on the first bus to the winter storage place in Dalsbruk and get our dear boat home!
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The holy grail of sailboat performance comparison is to sort out how fast it goes when we know what the surrounding conditions— wind and water movement— are. It’s actually quite complicated, and I confess that I don’t have a final answer to this question, yet. This post is about one part of it, however, calibrating... Continue reading Calibrating Speed
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