Solo Cruising

We’re taking Blur to the Rolex Fastnet in 2027. For a Baltic doublehanded crew that means tides, the Channel and IRC, which is unfamiliar territory for us. We found some useful homework at Stuart Greenfield’s Substack FirstShift. Stuart has fifty years offshore, has navigated the Fastnet and the Middle Sea Race, and writes about what actually […]

After two seasons with the J/99, we’re pretty happy with our sail setup, and a lot of people have asked us for specifics. So here goes: what we chose, why, and what the data says after a season that included Gotland Runt and the RORC Baltic Sea Race. Including the one crossover we still haven’t […]

Notera att det är jag (och inte Alfred) som satt batterierna “snett” för att få ner tyngdpunkten. Hade han fått bestämma så hade det blivit en snygg liten hylla. Skall man segla offshore, så är elsystem och batterier viktigt. Vi seglar ju typiskt race på 600 nm eller 4 dygn, och då behöver man tänka […]