2020
We write this at the end of the 2020 sailing season. For many of us it’s not been the best. But in the light of all the current troubles of […]
The Final Leg
Leaving the boat in Breskens, we took a “week off” to travel back to Burgstaaken in Germany and retrieve our van, which we had left in a boat shed back […]
Homeward through the Netherlands
We posted more detail about crossing Holland by the inland Staande Mastroute back in 2015 when we went out to the Baltic. So if anyone reading this is contemplating the […]
Return to the Frisian Islands
We wrote about the Frisian Islands in a 2015 post when we were on our way out to the Baltic. This post is about our return visit on the way […]
Back to the North Sea
We’ve decided to head back towards the UK this year; after three seasons in the Baltic, nice as it is, it’s time to bring Grey Wanderer home for some […]
The Danish Islands
Malmo was a good location for me to spend a couple of land-locked weeks while Jane was away. The area around Docken Marina is typical of reclaimed dockland in other […]
Sweden West Coast
We spent the last few weeks cruising down the west coast of Sweden south of Goteborg. Starting with a few nights at the GKSS (Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club) marina, just […]
Coast to coast
We like a bit of canal travel, and since seeing the Gota canal on a TV travel program years ago with Timothy West and Prunella Scales, we have wanted […]
2018- Getting to the boat
As a kick-off to this season I thought I’d start with a post about the logistics and practical challenges of keeping the boat so far from home. It is possible […]
The Stockholm Archipelago
After leaving the Finnish archipelago, and a few hours of sailing across the first open water we have encountered for quite a while – the Aland Sea, we were back […]
