The season 2021 lasted seven months as the first trip was on the 17th of April and last sailing trip was on the 21th of November. This was a second season under Covid pandemic and also second season for us with a baby onboard. Therefore, it was an easy choice for us to stay in the Finnish waters. Our main summer cruise begun on the 21st of May as I had just started my paternity leave and Minna had some summer holiday weeks left from last year. We took a course towards eastern Gulf of Finland and sailed to Kotka.
During the season 2021, Dolphin Dance II logged 1200 nautical miles during 72 sailing days. Engine logged 70h, and thus, 76 % of the nautical miles were powered by green energy. We spent 68 nights on board.
Here are thirteen photos that represent best the sailing season 2021:
Almost ready for the new season (14th of April).The first sail of the season also the first test sail with the new selftacking jib (17th of April).Our summer cruise begun on the 21st of May as I had just started my four weeks paternity leave and Minna had some summer holiday weeks left from last year. We took a course towards east and Gulf of Finland this time. Trelänningen anchorage at Ekenäs Archipelago was definitely one of the highlights on our journey to Helsinki. This scenic natural harbour is located next to the open Gulf of Finland.Pellinge Archipelago (Porvoo) offered some nice natural harbours for anchoring.From Pellinge Archipelago we continued to Mustaviiri island (Loviisa). The first week of June was great with plenty of sunshine and beautiful summer evenings like this.Virluoto was our turning point for this season. Located about 10 nautical miles from Russian border, it is the easternmost club harbour in our Cruising club’s network in the Gulf of Finland.Arriving in Helsinki on 19th of June.Sun rose just before 4 AM on last week’s solo sailing leg from Helsinki to Ekenäs Archipelago.July 2021 was record warm and temperature climbed close to 30 C° in many days. At times it felt almost too warm inside the boat, especially as the water was also over 25 C°. The night (12/7) when anchored at Sandön island was probably one of the finest of this season ⚓️.Kråkskär, located in the southern part of the Archipelago National Park (⚓️ 59°58,40′ N, 22°02,65′ E) was a new anchorage to us, but instantly became our favourite (20th of July).Weekend trip to Archipelago Sea (20th of August).Misty morning in October (Torasviken). Air was moist and deck was still frosty after a cold night (14th of October).The last sailing trip of the year offered plenty of wind and pure joy of sailing (20th of November).
