“There are flights to the south of France, so why make it so difficult by sailing?” This is how my ongoing trip through Europe’s rivers and canals to the Mediterranean was commented on the other day. “There are also simpler ways to get from the top of a mountain to the valley than by skiing,” […]
This spring I bought a small half-open motorboat from sometime in the 70s. Now I am sailing it to the Mediterranean on rivers and canals. But how is it going? “Usually we charge € 1 per meter,” says the harbour master in the small harbour on the German part of the river Moselle. He scratches […]
Allow me to introduce my expedition boat: A half-open Terhi 520HT from sometime in the 70s. It is in a cheeky orange color and equipped with a 70 hp. outboard engine from the 90s. The perfect boat to sail to the Mediterranean from Sweden. No, it may not be the perfect boat. The perfect boat […]
Blue water sailing is wonderful when you are well prepared, and for the most part it actually is more that wonderful. But if you are not properly prepared, it can also be absolutely awful. It is usually those who are well prepared, and who know what they will experience, who avoid the bad experiences. There […]
At a time when everyone else were staying at home, I was forced to go to Spain with three friends to sail our newly purchased boat home. The trip did not go as expected. Bad weather, closed ports and problems with the name of the new boat gave us challenges. This is the video-story of […]
Malin Löf and Johan Hammarlund are working as YouTubers while cruising their RAN around the world. But what consequences does that have for their cruising life? Is working while cruising giving an extra spice? Or is the cruising life now just another day in the office? More and more cruisers are getting their income as […]
Erik Aanderaa is a wild, Norwegian viking. He just finished a single-handed loop around the Norwegian Sea to the arctic island of Jan Mayen, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Shetlands and back to Norway. But Erik is a also a popular YouTuber with the motto “No bullshit, just sailing”. His latest voyage is documented in three chapters […]