A slow start to today. Having been moored for a couple of days we went to leave, pressed the button to start the engine and ….. nothing ….. This is never a good look and led to some determined head

Wandering to Uddevalla
We had a quiet day today. Well a quiet day in the sense that we didn’t go anywhere much, but not so quiet in terms of the weather. We chose the jetty at Gustafsberg because we knew the wind was

An embarrassment of boats
Buying a new boat can be a rash thing to do, particularly when you haven’t sold the previous one. Even more so when the previous one is also in Sweden. Charmary is still in Sweden. She wintered at Vindö Marin

A first sail
Amalia – our new boat – is a Sirius 35. We have read a lot about the boat, watched YouTube videos, researched it online, looked at Amalia herself and talked to other Sirius owners, but nothing prepares you for the

Back to boating
After an entertaining (?!?) night on the ferry in the company of a Norwegian couple, we arrived at Gothenburg on the ferry this morning at 9.15am – exactly when the timetable said – and by a complete fluke, we were