Month: July 2016

20th July We departed Mandal at 2100 BST yesterday evening. At 1500 BST we arrived in Hirtshells, Denmark. It was quite a tiring sail. There were lots of very attentive … Continue Reading →

17th July On our last evening in Stavanger Sondre texted me after he finished work. He brought a friend to meet me who is training to be a pilot. It … Continue Reading →

10th July I am moored to a wooden boat builders on the N side of Sagvag. Today we dropped below 60 degrees N. So just after my 60th birthday we … Continue Reading →

7th July It’s raining in beautiful Norway. We are tethered to a floating pontoon at Hjellestad at the Sandringham YC approximately 13NM inland from the entrance to Korstfjorden. We then … Continue Reading →

29th June I am still in Kirkwall in pretty unsettled weather. In the very early hours ‘Rita’, a Nordship 32’ Norwegian flagged boat quietly came and rafted up to us. … Continue Reading →