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October sail among the islands
The beautiful weather continues here in Ryfylke, south-west Norway. Tuesday October 1 came with nice, steady easterly breeze. Perfect for sailing, as the sea was smooth because the wind was coming from the land side. Often easterly winds here can get quite strong, coming down from the mountains, but not so now. I just regretted…
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Back in Shetland
I wrote this letter to Yachting Monthly after an article they had in July.
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A late summer sail
Or early autumn. But the weather was so warm, it could have been August. I had four days alone in the boat, anchoring out in quiet places and one night in a harbour, also very quiet and peaceful. I just want to show how beautiful it is around here in Ryfylke, just out of Stavanger,…
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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…
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Sailing to Shetland 2024 II
June 26 – July 9 Wednesday June 26 Go to homepage and menu here. Change of crew. Børge left to go back to work. Thank you for good company, Børge, see you later in Norway. Ellen came in the evening. I went to Sumburgh to meet her, an hour or so by bus. Just after…
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Sailing to Shetland 2024 I
June 15 – 25 The page is quite long, so keep scrolling down. Go to homepage and menu here. Saturday June 15 Sailing to Shetland on my own boat has been a plan in the making for the last couple of years, and a dream for longer. For some sailors, this is a trip they…
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Summer sail 2023 II
Mandal to Talgje Friday 28. July Back in Mandal the weather had changed to sun and a light, warm breeze. Having the house with us means we can also invite friends to a meal and an evening of sharing and fellowship. We go way back with these good people, Marianne and Jon to the 70s,…
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Summer sail 2023 I
Talgje to Mandal Wednesday 19. July The summer sail trip this year goes to the south of Norway. The first part will involve crossing an open stretch along the Jaeren coast line. For some days now we have had south west gales, not a time to undertake a voyage here in a small sail boat.…
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Hardanger 2022
Sailing slowly along the coast is a journey of formation (Norwegian: dannelsesreise). You may get to understand more why living close to the sea on such a coast used to be an asset (and I think it still is, but in a different way), and to see how this has formed the societies and the…
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Pentecost weekend in Ryfylke 2022
Pentecost weekend is one of many beautiful weekends this spring. We left home Friday noon, heading north and then east, to Hjelmeland. This is a little town and the centre of a municipality that has islands, deep fjords and high mountains. Going ashore and walking around is always nice when we come to a new…
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