Wednesday 31 August 2016

Useful tip from François on Cybele 17. For Finnish waters free charts "Sailmate" available to download. See my link to his Blog (a magnificent account of land and sea).


Back in Kalmar after several anchorages on the way south. 

Wednesday 24 August 2016

A quiet anchorage, Lundarna Norra, SE of öxelösund.

Tuesday 23 August 2016

Alternative chain hooks.

Moored to rock. Aspöladen on the way south. 

Sunday 21 August 2016

Not sure if we move till this lifts.

The start of autumn. Nynäshamn.

Thursday 18 August 2016

Back on Utö. Extra crew joined the ship on Sunday in Norrtälje. Then on to Arholma, Blidö, Sandhamn (cocktails in clubhouse) Malma Kvarn and now Utö. Bakery open! The week has been overcast but northerly winds Bft 4-7. Crew seems satisfied. 
Cultural programme: old BBC series on manipulation of the masses, Freud, Bernaise etc. 
Saturday extra crew flies back to Berlin.

Wednesday 3 August 2016

Back in Nortallje. Off to Berlin for post wedding party (words from bride's dad will include poem by James Elroy ...!) then home to be handed certificate of citizenship. Finally return to continue south as the summer crowd hopefully returns to work.