A year of isolation and confinement accelerated the interest in sailing with no crew. Or with a crew at a bare minimum. A number of initiatives blossomed along the Swedish Coast and joined the growing sequence of solo races (here some of the reports from last season) Midsummar Solo ChallengeContinue Reading
Everybody has a hero. Erik Aandreaa is mine. Finally he published the last of his series sailing solo around the Norwegian Sea on his Contessa 35 on his Youtube channel No Bullshit Just Sailing. I can’t but watch and daydream…Continue Reading
Dreaming to sail solo around the world has kept many sailors and adventurers awake at night in recent history. Many races are a testimony to such a dream. From the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in 1968/1969 to the unfolding Vendée Globe 2020/2021. While most of these races were bornContinue Reading
Silverrudder 2020 terminated just before lunchtime today. The Challenge of the Sea meant almost 50 hours for some of the boats in busy waters. Quite an amazing development for the largest solo race in the world by attendance with 429 registered of which only 29 crossed the finish line! SilverrudderContinue Reading
The past weekend we sailed our first Öckerö Shorthanded Race in light air – trademark of sailing season 2020. A two days regatta with one distance race per day. For many it marks the end of the racing season. Race One Participants were divided in 3 groups based on theirContinue Reading
In spite of Covid-19 pandemic, Silverrudder 2020 is happening. It starts less than a week from now and it is bigger than ever. A stunning 429 yachts have registered from 12 countries. In fact, it is the the largest non-stop singlehanded off-shore race in the world. The Challenge Silverrudder™ –Continue Reading
After a season racing with barely any wind, finally a strong breeze, big waves and a lot of fun where Robline Skagen Race 2020 thema! Because of the uncertainty in entering Danish waters under Covid-19 times, Robline Skagen Race 2020 regatta consisted of one single race along the Swedish coast.Continue Reading
Racing single-handed on a breezy day at Gothenburg Lighthouses Solo RaceContinue Reading
Gothenburg Lighthouses Solo Race, in its 2020 version, was born about two weeks ago. As it happened, Vegvisir Race was suddenly cancelled and our planned long transport sail turned out as a non-sailing weekend. Unacceptable. And already negotiated at home. It couldn’t go to waste. Not finding any regatta whereContinue Reading
Sailors are engaging more than ever in different forms of shorthanded sailing. Partly thanks to technology that allows for increased ease of handling by smaller crews. Partly because a growing number of doublehanded classes in sail racing events. I will go through some of the reasons why I love sailboatContinue Reading