Beautiful sunrise, through the trees, over mirror water. One more hour of sleep, then up and at it. Seems my routine in the morning gets us away at about 7, which is fine, as there is little traffic about and the sea is calm. Motored out to the ocean and then a good sail for most of the rest of the way. Still chilly though. Many layers of clothing still necessary! Wind gradually headed, front on its way. And in the night, it rained.
Wednesday morning, low cloud, but no more rain. Wind in the west, which meant that we could sail for all of four hours, before the wind backed a little and course changed toward the west, so on with the engine. The last two sailing hours were in company with a German sailboat, who was only marginally faster than Josin. I think he was feeling a bit competitive too, which was fun. Goal for the day is the Swedish Cruising Club’s harbour at Norrviken, on Runmarø, 59 16.4 / 018 43.7. Should be there before teatime.
Today there are boats everywhere. We are nearing Stockholm, where there are very many marinas, it is holiday time, and with a good sailing breeze for going north, many have set off. Need to keep a good lookout.
All’s well, from SailorJohn
Josin's 2025 cruise 