With northerlies still forecast we decided to carry on south today. On this stretch of coast there are relatively few deep water and sheltered harbours. Many of the harbours are quite exposed to one direction or another or are too shallow for us to get into. This has been an …
With northerlies forecast and a reasonable breeze, it seemed like a good idea to get going straight away (in company with Airborne) and start heading south. We left Härnösand shortly before 11am and had to motorsail the first stretch heading south, but after just over an hour the breeze filled in …
We decided to leave Bönhamn fairly early to head back down to Härnösand. We started well and managed to sail for the first half hour or so, but then the wind died, so the engine came on again. This Seemed to be the cue for the wind to come back but from …
A short trip today as we decided to head to Bönhamn. With no rush, we headed off just before 11am and with a nice NW3-4 blowing, we pulled out full jib once we got out of the Häggvik entrance. We managed to sail most of the way, but as we approached Högbonden lighthouse, …
With the weather improved, we returned the car Saturday evening and early Sunday morning headed off from Härnösand to sail up the coast to Häggvik. The morning started quite lively (but sunny) with 20-25 knot gusts blowing us down south towards the southern tip of Harnon island. As we turned round the tip …
With Anne arriving in Luleå on the 19th, Ric and I collected the hire car from Hertz at Härnösand station in the morning and started the drive north with the heating on full blast to try and dry us off after getting soaked walking across to the station. We only stopped once …
After a quiet night at Norrfällsviken, we moved on this morning to head back to Härnösand. We have booked a car from Härnösand and will head north to pick Anne up from the airport at Luleå. We didn’t rush and left shortly before 9am. Once again, we had to motor for a couple of …
After a couple of lay days in Ornskoldsvik waiting for the wind to abate, we decided to leave early this morning. The forecast gave us some decent breeze early morning before it strengthened and turned south. Of course, it did none of this! When we got up at 5.30am, there wasn’t …
Since we awoke to a sunny morning we decided to do a walk around Trysunda. It isn’t a big (or high) island, but the person looking after the gasthamn recommended a few spots to walk to. He was right …. We followed a trail round to the north-eastern edge of …
One of the main attractions of Docksta is not the E4 road which runs past it, but the Skulesberget mountain just down the road. This is part of the Skuleskogen national park, which in turn is part of the UNESCO World heritage listed High Coast. In Alpine terms the High Coast …
