Frederieke
Spectacular views along the way to Kobbefjorden
FOG AND SCENERY We left our anchorage at Ebeltofthamna at 0400 in the morning, to catch a good weather window to make it up [...]
On land the first time!
OTHER-WORLDLY Anchored at Ebeltofthamna, once the wind dropped, we sat in an almost silent world. In front of us, and astern of the boat, [...]
Sailing through icebergs
MORE ICEBERGS After coffee and cookies with Maarten, Matthijs and Deborah on Saraban’de, we dropped our lines and headed northwest across Kongsfjorden to Krossfjorden [...]
Sherpa steps to mountain tops
Finally, the weather had cleared up and turned very non-Arctic with temperatures above 20°C and very clear skies. We decided to take advantage of [...]
Westcotts in Svolvær
After arriving in Svolvær, we spent two days recovering and cleaning up the boat. After a month of nearly non-stop travel, it was about [...]
Støtt to Svolvær
David took the helm as we departed Støtt at around 2200. Frederieke had done the lion’s share of the watch the night before because [...]
Støtt
Støtt turned out to be a short stay but very pleasant spot. People actually live here. When we awoke we could hear a dog [...]
Renga to Støtt
And improve those winds did at about 2200. So off we went, again with winds on the nose. On the nose they might have [...]
Sjonøya to Renga
Today began as a dreary cloudy day with the wind on the nose. We motored steadily north. We could have sailed but would have [...]
Ylvingen to Sjonøya
A slow grey day mostly motoring northwards into light winds. Occasionally glimpses through a patch of rising cloud or rain suggested that dramatic views [...]