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At Höga Kusten

On 12 July, we left Stockholm and made our way through the sprawling Stockholm archipelago towards Arholma. At first, we had to use the engine, then we could raise the sails and sail towards the anchorage. The first anchorage we tried was already taken, and the second seemed too narrow...

Stockholm – A return to a familiar city

On the morning of 6 July, everything was ready for the next leg. With a favourable southerly wind, we cast off. The first miles through the narrow fairway were under engine, then we continued under sail to Östra Slangholmen, where we spent the night at anchor. The following day, we sailed...

From the most beautiful night to the toughest day

The plan was to depart from Lauterhorn on Fårö towards the mainland on the morning of 27 June. The weather check the night before told a different story: good wind during the night, calm conditions the next day. So we decided on a spontaneous change and cast off already at 8:50 pm. We...

To Gotland via Öland

After our stay in Karlskrona, we set a course eastwards, first aiming for Öland and later for Gotland. The leg to Grönhögen at the southern tip of Öland is uneventful. With a light northeast wind, we alternate between sailing and motoring, and we tie up at 6:00 pm. In the harbour of...

A rocky start to our sabbatical

The plan was clear: Klaus had agreed a three-month sabbatical with his company, running from 1 June to 31 August 2023. We wanted to use this time to sail a clockwise circuit of the Baltic Sea. Anori was to be our home for this period—a first realistic test of how this lifestyle would suit...