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After a great season so far, it was time for what would probably be the biggest challenge of the year: the 635 nm RORC Baltic Sea Race. It was our first properly long race as a double-handed crew, but we felt comfortable with the boat, our new sail inventory, and with each other. Gotland Runt […]

If you’ve sailed Gotland Runt, you know that Almagrundet means you’re nearly done. Finish, Sandhamn, beer, Värdshusbiff and some well-deserved sleep. Twenty years of conditioning. The Baltic Sea Race course put that exact mark a third of the way into the course. With 430 nm of heavy upwind and tight reaching still to go. So […]

Det ser ut att bli ett klassiskt Tjörn Runt med kryss söderut innan vinden drar på sydväst och upp till 10 m/s fram på dagen. Till slut 197 båtar vilket är en handfull färre än förra året. Som vanligt fördelar jag favorittrycket lite lagom: 1. Flerskrovsbåtar (09:00) Optixmarine (M32, Anton Karlsson) Kommer runt Tjörn innan kaffet […]