May 2023
Silda to Ålesund
We left Silda in very light winds and, having rounded the island, we headed towards northwest towards Statt. As mentioned in the previous post, this [...]
Florø to Silda
After filling up our water tank in the morning, we were heading north out of Florø’s complicated harbour approaches. Clearing the islands and skerries to [...]
Hellershamn to Florø
Sometime during the night, somewhere between 0400 and 0500, it started to rain. A few gentle gusts of wind pushed Yuma against the shorelines [...]
Vikingsvågen to Hellershamn
After our gale day, spent 'mucking' around until 0100, we were a little late getting out of bed. But we awoke to sun and [...]
Vikingsvågen – gale winds and shit
Well, today was meant to be a relaxing day sorting photos for the blog in this cosy little anchorage, while the gale blew dogs off [...]
Bergen to Vikingsvågen
After refuelling and a few other last minute things we left Bergen at 0900 and motored north. Not enough wind to bother with the [...]
Bergen
We wanted to be here for 2 days to sort out things. In the end it was three days as propane and Customs seemed [...]
Klepperholmen to Bergen
After a midnight end to proceedings last night, we weren’t under way until 1000 this morning. Out on the water we had a Naval [...]
A North Sea Crossing in Spring
Today is the departure day. We are off to Norway. The plan is to cross the North Sea again. There aren’t a lot of [...]
From De Kreupel to Vlieland
The next morning, we take it easy and don’t sail off until midday, with the destination being Kornwernerzand. This is where we want to [...]