Skipper’s memoirs
Take part of our past adventures & read about what happens during our sailings
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Martinique to Lagos 2023
Read one of our crewmembers, Bodil Forss, Blog about our last crossing in 2023 From Martinique to the Azores – part 1 From Martinique to the Azorerna – part 2 Exploring Horta Riding tour on the Azores Pico and Faial The Azores to Lagos,...
Covid-19 slog till i Karibien
Senaste vinter seglade vi omkring i Karibien, främst kring Windward Islands, när Coronan slog till. Vi fastnade i Fort-de-France på Martinique när utegångsförbud utlystes och grannöarna stängde sina gränser. Liggande under hela lockdown...
Markus och Marit Renlund hoppade av ekorrhjulet – och fastnade i en coronastängd karibisk hamn i nio veckor
et tog Markus och Marit Renlund två månader att segla hem från Karibien till Hangö, många erfarenheter klokare. – Egentligen uppstod inga större problem under överfarten, utom att vi fick reparera storseglet under gång och klättra ett varv upp i masten för att plocka ner ett fall.
Martinique till Hangö
51º 02.609n 2º 22.345e
Towards Hanko
51º 02.609n 2º 22.345e
Cherbourg – Dunkerque
51º 02.609n 2º 22.345e
We have arrived in Cherbourg
51º 02.609n 2º 22.345e
Day 10 – Horta to the English Canal
48º 34.941n 5º 00.301w
Day 8 – Horta to the English Canal
46º 52.462n 9º 43.448w
Day 7 – Horta to the English Canal
44º 30.709n 15º 58.146w
Day 4 – Horta to the English Canal
42º 55.792n 22º 49.526w
Day 2 – Horta to the English Canal
39º 59.437n 25º 06.707w
Day 23 – Atlantic West to East
43°38’19.39″N 116°14’28.86″W
0NM till Horta
Day 20 – Atlantic West to East
38º 41.464n 29º 53.120w
COG 105°
SOG 8.5kn
Vind 015°, 15kn
65NM till Horta
Day 19 – Atlantic West to East
39º 11.023n 33º 53.267w
COG 90°
SOG 7kn
Vind 17kn
254NM till Horta
Day 16 – Atlantic West to East
37º 07.423n 36º 43.701w
COG 55°
SOG 5.5kn
Vind 325° 25kn
Day 14 – Atlantic West to East
34º 34.925n 41º 48.700w
COG 51°
SOG 4.7kn
Vind 300° 6kn
677NM till Horta
Day 13 – Atlantic West to East
33º 24.235n 43º 15.628w
COG 10°
SOG 5.5kn
Vind 60° 10kn
773NM till Horta
Day 11 – Atlantic West to East
28º 36.633n 44º 00.043w
COG 10°
SOG 7.5kn
Vind 65° 19kn
Day 9 – Atlantic West to East
26º 58.625n 47º 10.476w
COG 80°
SOG 5.3kn
Vind 20° 15kn
1166NM till Horta
Day 6 – Atlantic West to East
24º 58.712 N 52º 50.707 W
COG 51°
SOG 5.4kn
Vind 235° 8kn
1470NM till Horta
Day 4 – Atlantic West to East
22º 28.009 N 56º 26.435 W
COG 55°
SOG 6kn
WIND 115° 9-12kn
1714 NM to Horta
Day 3 – Atlantic West to East
20º 13.094 N 58º 01.006 W
Day 2 – Atlantic West to East
17º 48.464 N 59º 15.428 W
Day 1 – Atlantic West to East
15º 35.371 N 60º 45.361 W
Wind 110° 16-20kn
COG 30°
SOG 7.8
Martinique during the pandemic
Under vårvintern låg vi upprepade gånger i Fort-de-France, Martinique för ankar.Dels för att det är en trevlig stad med många butiker och därför lätt att bunkra, men också för att vi hade flera gäster som anlände med flyg till Martinique.Sedan de får något år sedan inrättade en snabbuss ända ut förbi flygfältet, är det synnerligen enkelt att från flyget ta sig in till FdF.
Buying the Yacht
We searched the web and contacted the broker of some of the more interesting yachts. It is really surprising how much time this takes. Finally, we had reached the point where we had shortlisted the most interesting ones. It turned out that more than half of them where located in the southern UK, so that was where we headed.
How it all started
I’ve been sailing virtually all my life, well since I was big enough to remember anyway. It has always been in the back of my mind that I want to be able to spend more time sailing than on normal vacations only. I’m a software engineer, but for more than the past decade, I’ve been working in a sales organisation. My job job has been mainly technical sales support and consultancy services, but the driving factor has been the shortsighted sales cycle – you’re only as good as your last quarter type of thinking. Over time, I’ve grown tired of this and less motivated by my job.
I started thinking about a Plan B. What if I could leave the sales business and do something more meaningful, less hectic and more fulfilling. Even something more in tune with nature!