June 2024

Stavern (auto-pilot broke) We sailed up to the north part of West Sweden (town of Stromstad) so that we’d have just a short distance (40 miles) to cross the Skaggerak Sea to Norway. The weather forecast was calling for rain and light winds, so we assumed it would just be kind of a light misty […]

Taking Care of Business We ended up spending a week at Brodernas Martinsson boatyard getting an engine service done and a few items installed (life raft, engine mount, large fire extinguisher). It was rainy and windy much of the time we were there, so we stayed longer than planned (didn’t want to head out in

We’ve been tracking our movements for a while now, but users would have to go the Garmin site to see the tracking map. Today we added a page to SailHokukea blog that has an embeded tracking map, without having to leave the blog. Click on “Map” on the menu at the top of any page

Lango After Grebbestad, we made one more stop on our way back to Ellös and the Hallberg-Rassy boatyard. We chose Lango Harbor because it was a fjord-like harbor that looked well-protected. It also had 5 mooring balls belonging to the Swedish Cruising Association (we are members and can use the moorings). It was a beautiful