New: sailwithmeAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917hive-183959zzanhive-185836steemhive-180932photographyhive-150122hive-166405hive-101145hive-188619hive-183397hive-144064uncommonlabhive-184714hive-145157krsuccesshive-193637bitcoinhive-103599hive-180301lifehive-193186TrendingNewHotLikerstobixen (62)in sailwithme • 6 years agoSailwithme along "E6": Ulön, Hamburgsund, (Grebbestad), Havstenssund, (Resö, Koster), Herfølrenna, (Hvaler, Moss, Sandspollen)I promise this will be my last photodump post for a while - my cellphone camera got lost on the sea. Dannemark-Ulön We slept by anchor just south of Ulön-Dannemark. Here is a seamap with our…tobixen (62)in sailwithme • 6 years agoSailwithme along "E6": Hermanö, Gullholmen and Lysekil (and up through Sotenkanalen)Here is a seamap with Hermanö/Gullhomen in the south of the map, and Lysekil in north. On the way one passes Islandsberg, I forgot to take a photo, but this is considered to be one of the rough…tobixen (62)in sailwithme • 6 years agoSailwithme along "E6": MollösundAfter Kyrkesund (ref my previous post ), the next settlement is Mollösund ( sea map , Swedish Wikipedia ). Mollösund is both the name of the sound and the name of the village to the…tobixen (62)in sailwithme • 6 years agoSailwithme along "E6": Hjärterösund, Skärhamn and KyrkesundWe were sailing "E6" north from Gothenburg this weekend. In my previous post I covered our quick stop at Marstrand . After Marstrand there is the crossing of Marstrandsfjorden, 2 nm with no…tobixen (62)in sailwithme • 6 years agoSome more photos from the Gothenburg channelsI haven't explored all the waterways in Gothenburg yet, but the most important ones beside Göta Elv are Stora Hamnkanalen and Vallgraven (the harbour channel and the moat). The channels and the…tobixen (62)in sailwithme • 6 years agoSail with me: Eskils kanalThis is a small channel south of Göteborg. There is no distance to be saved by taking this channel - it's totally a detour - but when going with the dhingy, it's very nice to get a break from all…tobixen (62)in sailwithme • 6 years agoSailwithme: van de Blockq - Terschelling, the NetherlandsThis time I've been doing a poor job on discarding photos - here is one day of sailing covered by 34 photos! What does the audience say, less is more, or more is better? :-) In my previous…tobixen (62)in sailing • 7 years agoSailing to CopenhagenI didn't do any photos on our journey from Anholt to Copenhagen, I did do some very few in Copenhagen ... well, let me just say that we enjoyed Copenhagen immensely. I had one crew member with me…tobixen (62)in sailwithme • 7 years agoSailing the Skagerak/Kattegat towards Gothenburg: GothenburgThis weekend we did a sailing trip, 103 nm. The first part of the journey is covered here , I did a careful study on the way to reaffirm that the earth is indeed globular (I think it is a…tobixen (62)in sailwithme • 7 years agoKällö-Knippla ... and I believe free car ferries are a bad idea.Today we sailed quite efficiently, in my previous post we came from Larvik and crossed Skagerak/Kattegat in the direction of Gothenburg, today we entered "E6" at Marstrand, and then we stopped…tobixen (62)in sailwithme • 7 years agoSailing the Skagerak/Kattegat towards Gothenburg, part 1We're now on the way from Helgeroa to Gothenburg. I got two crew members with me through some Norwegian forum "Mannskapsbørsen" that I found through Google. One of them was joining in the last…tobixen (62)in sailing • 7 years agoStavern anchorageWe just passed through this time, we didn't anchor up here, so the title is lying a bit. Anyway, Stavern is a great place to drop anchor (one just have to try to avoid the high-voltage cables in…tobixen (62)in ferry • 7 years agoTax-free ferries between Norway and SwedenThere are four ways getting by car from southern Sweden (which is connected with the continental Europe by bridge) to the west of Norway, either around all of the Oslo Fjord and through Oslo…tobixen (62)in sailing • 7 years ago"Hudøy" aka Hui and the shipwreckToday we passed the island Hui, owned by Oslo municipality and (mostly) used as "feriekoloni" - a place working parents in Oslo can send their children for vacation during the school holidays.…tobixen (62)in sailwithme • 7 years agoBolærene harbour and anchorageYesterday we came to Bolærene, that's three islands in the outer Oslo fjord, at the west side. All three islands were for roughly one hundred years owned and used by the military; it was turned…tobixen (62)in sailing • 7 years agoSandspollen - 101 boatsSandspollen is a place I visit often if I'm going to or from Oslo - quite often just to sleep, sometimes we go bathing, sometimes we row in land there. By sail boat it's a short day journey from…tobixen (62)in oslo • 7 years agoBoaters are helping each othersToday was a public holiday in Norway, so we spent the day at the sea, locally in the Bærum area just outside Oslo. Had some visitors with us, went to the nearest island (where I did a litterwalk…tobixen (62)in litterwalk • 7 years agoLitterwalk - SaraholmenFinally, I did my first proper litterwalk. I've had a couple of #litterwalk postings earlier, but that was more "look at this weird things we found while skiing" than a proper litter walk. I'm…pixiehunter (56)in abstract • 7 years agoCome Sail With Me (original gif by me)I sometimes like to see what I can turn into a gif. This is ending result of three pictures I designed. They were all originally done on my phone, using the silk paint app. The seagulls and waves I…tobixen (62)in oslo • 7 years agoThe end of the sea ice seasonThe "Bærum bassin" is a part of the Oslo fjord with quite many islands. Since the area is quite protected by the outermost islands, there is not so much circulation of the water masses there. The…
