Josin’s 2022 Summer Cruise, post #4

Update from Slubbersholm. (That name.. holm means small island, I wonder who the Slubber was to be honoured by having it named after him. He probably bumped it).

The wind had blown well all night, right into the bay, and was still blowing, feeding significant choppy waves, which gave us a very rocking-horse ride on our way out. Then a sharp turn to port and a rushing, rolypoly sail into the Kirkesund channel. Contrasting cabins (hytter), som large: This one must be a three-generation one.

and some small:

And then in to the harbour at Skärhamn (57 59.3N 011 32.8E), to be welcomed by Stefan, of the Swedish Ballad club, who took a picture of me readying for arrival, then took my ropes, then a pic of us tied up:

Stefan was most kind and invited me into his summer home for lunch (and a sticky bun) and a long chat.

Stefan is also a boat-builder, of mini format, using the strip-plank method. Incredibly light and strong

On the way back to the boat he took me to the local bakery, famed for it’s products, where I bought the most delicious stone-baked sourdough loaf. (Most of it got eaten most enjoyably, for supper!)

Next day was sunny and with a promised sailing wind, which held until after we had passed through Marstrand, (traditionally posh), and held in strength but not direction down the long Salöfjord to Gothenburg. On the way we were spectator to a regatta creaming along under spinnaker. The poor boat in front almost got swallowed.

Then more south east towards the marina at Långedrag, and a rushing sail across the main fairway for vessels to and from Gothenburg.

The last post described our tying up in the marina, ably and generously helped by David Eitzinger next door, an Austrian:

who later on regaled me with tales from the oceans of the world until very late in the evening.

The wind howled for the next two days, so nobody left. I took the rattly tram in to Gothenburg to try and sort out problems with the broadband modem I have on board, but to no avail. Somehow it had caused a whole month’s subscription of gigabytes to be gobbled up in just five days. A very long telephone call this morning with Telenor’s tech help, didn’t sort it either, but we eventually found a solution without the malignant modem, so now I am back on the air.

Alls well

SailorJohn