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
Fjällmans Shorthanded Cup is no more. Who will take over? Kicked off in 2016, Fjällmans Shorthanded Cup was the series for addicted shorthanded sailors along the Swedish West Coast. I previously wrote about the Fjällmans Shorthanded Cup here. All good things come to an end and this is no different.Continue Reading
Last weekend I sailed Gothenburg Lighthouses Solo Race 2022. 3rd edition! Attendance was a bit lower this year, probably because it overlapped with the Swedish Distance Championship at Lerkil which pulled several local boats and crews. Nevertheless, we had glorious conditions and wonderful sailing. Again! Sun (at least half ofContinue Reading
A taste of life aboard a J/80 in heavy weather. Stora Oset race 2022 gave us the opportunity to experience how she behaves in winds between 25 and 35 knots. And how me and my co-skipper handle her double-handed in a blow. Outcome? Never unsafe or dangerous in any wayContinue Reading
What are the racing plans in 2022? Veloce is back in the water after a brief 3 months on the dry. Time to prepare for the season! Our ambition was to throw in some more serious offshore challenges in our racing plans. With Gotland Runt elected to host ORC DoubleContinue Reading
Fjällmans Shorthanded Cup results 2020 are out. Congrats Farrgo! You guys land consistently great results, in any wind condition, year over year. And congratulations to Lady Godiva as well, winner in the mixed class. We are happy with our 7th place. Plenty of potential for improvement ahead! Fjällmans Shorthanded CupContinue Reading
I will hang this at the foot end of my bedroom and repeat every morning, before breakfast. Great job by Allen BrothersContinue Reading
As usual, good things come to an end and Veloce is now dry with her keel on the tarmac. 2020 has been a different year for all of us, in every possible way. Looking back at it however, I can only say that it has been a formidable sailing seasonContinue Reading
Racing single-handed on a breezy day at Gothenburg Lighthouses Solo RaceContinue Reading
Last weekend I had the chance to participate to the Swedish Club Championship of International One Design class hosted by IOD flee Sweden in Almösund. I had already sailed some of these boats previously and since one team was short of bowman and spinnaker trim, I gladly jumped in atContinue Reading