JOHANNA HÄGGBLOM/HBL19.11.2020 08:30 UPPDATERAD 19.11.2020 14:39 PREMIUM För ett år sedan seglade Markus och Marit Renlund över Atlanten för att få fart på sitt företag med charterseglatser. Men i Karibiens coronastängda hamn satt de inlåsta på sin båt i nio veckor. Besättningen kunde inte heller ta sig fram – så de fick segla hem på tumanhand. Tanken att …
Enjoy the midsummer weekend sailing in the Finnish archipelago
Suursaari race is the largest offshore race in Finland, taking place June 7th to June 8th or 9th.This is the race in which the elite of the Finnish offshore racers are participating. The start is outside Haukilahti in Espoo on Friday evening, from where we head out to sea. We will sail east, rounding the …
This is your chance to experience the unique Finnish archipelago, with more than 50 000 island and islets at the height of the season. The weather is usually nice and the water warm, and we will be visiting several islands in the best part of the archipelago – the Finnish Archipelago Sea. The start and …
Finnish Archipelago Cruise 2021, July 26th – August 1st Read More »
Barösund Runt is a very social event spanning the whole weekend 7-9 August. We will leave from Espoo on Friday morning, arriving in Barösund, one of the most beautiful places on the Finnish south coast, on Friday afternoon an well be back in Espoo on Sunday afternoon. It is also possible for a lesser fee …
Helsinki Tallinna Race, 20-22 August, is the largest sailing event in Finland with up to 200 participating yachts. The race itself is a one way night stint from Helsinki to Tallinn. The start is on Friday evening with the yachts usually (depending on the wind) arriving in Tallinn when it is still dark. We will …
The trip from Espoo to Copenhagen is the first leg of our trip from Finland down to the Canary Islands. This is essentially our home waters, a familiar sea and places we’ve visited many times. We will be sailing i late August, still warm and pleasant, but not as crowded as earlier in the season. …
Espoo – Copenhagen, 24 August – 2 September 2021 Read More »
The trip from Copenhagen to Plymouth is a very interesting part of our journey from Finland down to the Canary Islands. We’ll start by sailing across the brackish waters of the southern Baltic Sea, continuing through the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, aka the Kiel canal, which is the most frequented artificial shipping route in the world, connecting the …
The trip from Plymouth, UK to Porto, Portugal is the first true blue-water leg of our journey down to the Canary Islands. It features lots of offshore sailing and round the clock watches but also some beautiful historic cities, especially our destination, the city of Porto. The trip is dominated by the crossing of the …
The final leg down to the Canay Islands starts in Lissabon and takes us truly offshore out on the Atlantic. Our preferred route is from Lissabon directly towards the island of Madeira, and the crossing is usually warm and pleasant with following winds, as we now enter the trade wind area. We expect to see …
