Month: Aug 2024

  • Some books on circumnavigation

    In this post I list books about long distance sailing, that I have read over the years. Most of them are about circumnavigation, and most have been written by the sailors themselves. They are almost invariably well written, and make good reading. Author Title Year Publisher Comments Brunborg, Erling og Carl Emil Pettersen Rundø Dekker,…

  • Hardangervidda august 2024

    Hardangervidda august 2024

    Stavanger Turistforening inviterte til tur på Hardangervidda frå 12. til 15. august og eg melde meg på. Ellen og eg har gått mange turar på vidda og i andre fjellområde før. Fyrste gongen var i 1975. Då var me unge og spreke. Nå er me ikkje så unge og spreke lenger, men lysta til å…

  • A new lazy bag

    A new lazy bag

    Ten years ago, I had a new sprayhood and a lazy bag made. Now I see they need to be replaced, even though I take the lazy bag off and cover the sprayhood up over the winter. But the cost of having new made has not exactly gone down. There are other sewing projects too…

  • A good investment

    A good investment

    Something was obviously missing on the boat. When going forward on deck, especially out at sea, there was not a handhold that really was strong enough to feel safe. I asked Hans at Ship Shape in Stavanger to help me, in 2021 actually, and he built a very solid frame from 30 mm stainless steel…