The registration for Gothenburg Lighthouses Solo Race is now open. At its 5th edition, the race brings together like minded singlehandlers, both veterans and first-timers, around some of Gothenburg iconic lighthouses. For those who sleep over at Björkö on the previous day, it has become tradition to get together forContinue Reading
I made no secret that Pater Noster Race has been the most fun race last year, in spite of not being double-handed. Pater Noster Race 2024 just confirmed it. (Last year report here) Fair weather and t-shirt sailing with plenty of downwind clearly help. We set off on Friday eveningContinue Reading
An opportunity to warm up and tune-up solo! Anders Bergvall organizes a 25NM solo race just outside Marstrand, including after sail dinner. Event details on Facebook here If you are addicted to solo sailing or want to try it out on the Swedish West Coast, you don’t want to missContinue Reading
Finally all stars align and we will for the first time participate to Lerkil Archipelago Shorthanded Race. Open to both double and single handed crews it is one of the few (perhaps only) shorthanded race during spring. The race starts and ends at Lerkil and takes place in coastal watersContinue Reading
And with Öckerö Shorthanded Race 2023 behind us, the racing season is closed. As usual tough competition. All the usual suspects plus all others sailors who usually race with good results along the coast. All boats are very well sailed and in spite of the camaraderie and banter ashore, allContinue Reading
Once again, we participated to Robline Skagen Race. Check out the reports from previous years with us (2020, 2021, 2022) In the past years, it had come to represent a relatively important event for the double-handed community in the area. However this year, DH attendance faltered and at one point,Continue Reading
The registration for Gothenburg Lighthouses Solo Race is now open. At its 4rd edition, the race brings together like minded singlehandlers, both veterans and first-timers, around some of Gothenburg iconic lighthouses. For those who sleep over at Björkö on the previous day, it has become tradition to get together forContinue Reading
Robline Skagen Race 2023 registration open! 2 races and plenty of social interaction with like-minded sailors. Link to invitation and registration pages hereContinue Reading
Once again time for Pantaenius Bohusracet. And once again a airy affair. Very airy. In fact airier than the previous year (check out my report here). As the date approached and we monitored the forecasts, a deep depression started forming on the North Sea, generating gale force winds for aContinue Reading
What a race. Right, Challenge. Thing is, part of the beauty of sailing is knowing and feeling that you are efficiently harnessing nature. If another sailor is doing it better, your relative efficiency is diminished. Focus, re-trim and re-assess. In a way you are racing something all the time. Anyway,Continue Reading