Long term wind forecasts have been unreliable and changing a lot lately, so we have been struggling to make the decision on what route to take to Gotland. Our final idea on Sunday evening was to take a course towards Svenska Högarna in outer Stockholm Archipelago. Light headwinds were forecasted for most of the day so we expected long motoring at calm sea for the majority of this leg.
However, when we started on Monday morning the wind was steady 4-5 m/s (8-10 knots), but unfortunately it was blowing from SW – right were we should be going. Thus, we altered our plans, and after motoring a couple hours into the wind – to get clear of the shallow water southwest of Kökar – we hoisted the sails and took the course towards west, to northern part of the Stockholm Archipelago.
Wind picked up during the day and veered towards the south so we got a good wind for Åland Sea crossing. We arrived at Granhamn (wild anchorage near Kapellskär) on Monday evening after 13 hours of sailing. The total distance was 64 nm.
/Antti
Upeita noi kuvat, missä vesi lentää ja vauhti näkyy.
You have been able to get some nice pictures. We also have our GoPro with us but it has mostly been so calm that nothing special to show. Hopefully we will be able to speed up a little with the winds and show some GoPro pics ourselves. Have a nice summer vacation!
Kiitos, GoPro (kiinnittetynä puoshaan nokkaan) antaa uusia kuvakulmia purjehduskuvaukseen. Ja kun kamera on vesitiivis, niin uskaltaa kuvailla vähän märemmälläkin kelillä.
Thanks, during the 13 hours' leg, there was plenty of time to test different shooting angles 🙂 Nice summer vacation to you too…hopefully winds get better in the lakes area!