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Støtt turned out to be a short stay but very pleasant spot. People actually live here. When we awoke we could hear a dog [...]

And improve those winds did at about 2200. So off we went, again with winds on the nose. On the nose they might have [...]

Today began as a dreary cloudy day with the wind on the nose. We motored steadily north. We could have sailed but would have [...]

A slow grey day mostly motoring northwards into light winds. Occasionally glimpses through a patch of rising cloud or rain suggested that dramatic views [...]

Today was a motoring day. When there was wind it was on the nose but that was rare. Perhaps the highlight was passing the [...]

Morning in Villa brought sunshine on the skerries, white-tailed eagles, common gulls, herring gulls and common terns. The buildings along the waterfront looked slightly [...]

After fuelling up at the dock, we motored out of Lysøysund, waving goodbye to the sailors we met last night. The day started with [...]

This morning it was cold, windy and lightly raining, again. We made an early start and, sneaking out between the fish farms, rolled out [...]

This morning’s voyage was through what is called the Hustadvika. This is another ‘coastal danger area’ where shallow shoaling waters, contrary winds and strange [...]

We awoke to gentle rain and by 0845 were in the chandlery picking up a few things we needed for the toilet and shoreline [...]