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July 24th Skarsgard 1
We left the anchorage after breakfast, it was a lovely day with the sun shining and light winds from the North East. Under way we set...

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Jul 253 min read


23rd, July a shitty day
I was up at Lidl with Sue for opening time and we bought some bits and pieces including breakfast croissants. Back at the boat I’d...

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Jul 244 min read


22nd July, Cuban crew arrive.
Infamous 5 Abba Museum Palace Christine enjoying the boat trip Vasa. Interesting lattice spire. Christine was first up and, having heard...

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Jul 234 min read


21st July Crew Cuba arrive
Quiet Anchorage 6 Miles from City Centre Warehouse conversion apartments New Hotel about 120 years ago, I think. 1 of Several cruise...

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Jul 233 min read


20th to Stockholm
I set off after a better fried breakfast as I had bread to make toast with that wasn’t all mouldy. Once out of the lake we were in a...

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Jul 215 min read
19th to Lake Maleren
I was treating myself to a weekend breakfast of bacon and eggs but discovered that all my bread had gone off so prior to departure I went...

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Jul 203 min read


18th at Soldertalje.
Doing 7 knots, showing off. Steam Ship Astra Zeneca Soldertalje Swedish Graveyard Cheap Bimini! I went for a shower and had a good long...

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Jul 193 min read


17th July. Arrive Stockholm Archipelago
By 0500 we were getting close to the complicated rocky bits and I thought it was best to stop trying to sleep. There was a ship waiting...

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Jul 184 min read
16th July (again, mistake yesterday!)
Having motored all night it was a grey, wet morning. I had a cup of tea and was wondering if we’d have to motor for most of the day....

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Jul 172 min read
16th July, Up the Baltic.
A much quieter day yesterday almost no traffic. Light winds from the North East saw us slowly closing the shore. One boat we did see was...

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Jul 162 min read


13th July. Sweden!
Viking style ridge. Jeppe Eisners’ big piece. Maddox Tryptic Weird Tryptic, representing the Island of Amager, I think. I heard signs of...

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Jul 142 min read


12th Dragor.
We havered a little in the morning, there was a contingent that wanted to go to Stacy’s for breakfast but, luckily, upon investigation,...

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Jul 135 min read


11th July. Koge
It was a grey, overcast morning with a strong NNWly wind. Scrambled eggs for breakfast cheered things up a bit with coffee. We set off...

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Jul 123 min read


10th July to Flakfortet
And points for elegence go to……. m Simon went for a shower and a visit to the bakery for something fresh for breakfast whilst I pottered...

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Jul 115 min read
9th. Maddox family arrive.
Simon phoned me at about 1030 to say that they were here. Well at the airport. I’d previously told him where we were but he wanted me to...

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Jul 104 min read


8th July, Copenhagen
Ski slope on a power station. I was under way for about 0750 and at 0800 tried telephoning the marina at Margretehavn, initially with...

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Jul 94 min read
7th July Arrest?
It was a miserable wet morning. Not windy but a bit Argyll in terms of rain. I wanted to re fuel and be under way by a reasonable time as...

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Jul 84 min read


6th July Koge
I was in no rush to move as I’ve learned that people tend to set off around 1000, so arriving before then one may find one’s next harbour...

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Jul 73 min read
4th July towards Germany…..
I was greeted to a dreich morning, with little wind and what there was being from the South. The forecast showed little wind for the day...

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Jul 63 min read


b3rd and 4th July
Helsingor I had a peaceful night and relatively late morning. I knew that the bridge was likely to not open until the rush hour was over,...

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Jul 54 min read
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