We had just a few miles left until we’d reach the final destination of our summer vacation sail, our home harbor in Turku. The children were all out on the deck, looking quite happy, but also a bit anxious. It had been a long journey (well by our standards at Click here for full post: […] More
Geographically, when we left Poland and headed for Klaipėda, we had already gone from sailing farther away, to getting closer to home. Our hearts and minds joined in on this turnaround one step later, though. Only now, when we were sailing north from Lithuania towards Estonia, it started to feel Click here for full post: […] More
After our exciting sail from Poland to Lithuania, we were dearly appreciating the feeling of some firm Lithuanian ground under our feet. And the urge to walk some with these feet, as well! Here are some travel diary entries from our days in Klaipeda! It’s Filled With Statues Click here for full post: https://nakedsailor.blog/2021/01/06/juros-svente/ Twitter: […] More
After a few days in Hel, we were now out on the sea again, and heading in the general direction of Lithuania and its seaport city Klaipeda. Not too directly, though, to avoid all encounters with potentially unfriendly Russian warships and submarines. Via Russia As a wrote in my Click here for full post: https://nakedsailor.blog/2020/11/14/three-meter-waves/ […] More
Arriving in Hel on a Saturday was a bit like jumping into a tourist beehive. It was sunny and warm, and the small weekend beach resort town was absolutely brimmed with people, all there to spend fun summertime together with their friends and family. For us, though, coming from the Click here for full post: […] More
After our wonderful stay on the island of Bornholm, we were now set to sail towards a country and a place none of us had ever visited. “That looks so cool!” Charlotte said about Mierzeja Helska, a long sand bar stretching out on the map from the Polish mainland, Click here for full post: https://nakedsailor.blog/2020/10/24/sailing-to-hel/ […] More
“So, when will Christian come?” O asked for maybe the fifth time in twenty minutes. “I think they are an hour or so away, so soon, very soon!” I replied, knowing that I’d probably have to answer the same question a few more times before they’d actually arrive. Click here for full post: https://nakedsailor.blog/2020/10/15/charlotte-meets-cameo/ Twitter: […] More
Up and away! We had been in Kårehamn for what seemed like ages, but now, finally, the weather had changed for the better, allowing us to scoot off towards our next destination: happy Denmark and the island of Bornholm. The Plan Although the really strong winds Click here for full post: https://nakedsailor.blog/2020/09/30/to-ronne/ Twitter: @sthe_nakedsailor Instagram: […] More
Having spent a beautiful day on our sunny paradise beach, it was time to sail onwards. The weather forecasts were quite threatening, showing gale-force winds arriving the following day, so we set sail for shelter in the nearby fishing harbor of Kårehamn. The Sail There It was just a Click here for full post: https://nakedsailor.blog/2020/09/05/five-days-in-karehamn/ […] More
After quite a few happy and days on Gotland, it was time to once again take to the seas and sail onward. But where to? Reaching Norway, ultimately, was still in the realm of possible. Not very easy though, since the wind very stubbornly kept blowing from exactly Click here for full post: https://nakedsailor.blog/2020/08/28/paradise-beach/ Twitter: […] More
After two days of sailing from Turku to Visby (our longest non-stop trip yet!), we spent four days ashore. Here are some of the memories from our Gotland visit. 1. Walking around in Visby Just walking around in the old city was quite magical! We did that Click here for full post: https://nakedsailor.blog/2020/08/17/windy-visby/ Twitter: @sthe_nakedsailor […] More
It was the first evening of our summer vacation. After having spent a long day getting ourselves and our belongings onto the boat, after casting off from our own harbor and waving farewell to Charlotte’s mother standing on the dock, and then, after just a few hours of Click here for full post: https://nakedsailor.blog/2020/08/12/the-adventure-starts-here/ Twitter: […] More