The season is nearly done now, so, after dropping one of the crew for a flight from Kristiansund we headed off at 7am to drop the boat at its final destination for the winter – Hitra Marine. The first 5
We are now in our final few days before having to drop the boat at Hitra, so we decided to head off to a small island to the east of Kristiansund called Ringholmen. This island was one of the many
A lovely sail today, back, once again to Kristiansund. We had a great sail. We didn’t leave until lunchtime and the breeze then gradually filled in. As ever round here, it changed ninety degrees when we changed ninety degrees, but
With the weather improved and looking more settled we headed off for a sail today. We decided to round the north of Averøya and go once again through the Storeisundet bridge on the Atlantic Ocean Road. This time though we
Having got to Kristiansund, we decided to have a couple of days there. One deliberately to look around and the other because, once again, the wind decided not to oblige. So, on the first day, after getting various jobs done,
This morning at Oldenborg was flat calm, so we had little expectation of a sail to Kristiansund, which was only five miles away. However, as we got out into open water a lovely breeze sprang up – around 10-12 knots
A relaxed morning this morning. A bit of shopping and a bit of visiting …. Once that was done, we headed off around lunchtime to Oldenborg. The weather was bright sunshine and calm when we left, but this is Norway
From Smenessundet we decided to head further inland into the fjords behind Kristiansund. We headed for a small jetty mentioned in the pilot book called Tingvoll. This is just outside the Tingvoll Hotel and while it would be very exposed
There are various chunks of the Norwegian coast which the pilot books warn about and just north of Ålesund is one of them. it is known as the Hustadvika. It is a part of the mainland, so you have to