South Pacific Familyadventure 2008 - Showing it´s best side

Showing it´s best side

South Pacific Familyadventure 2008

Claes Brodin

Thu 13 May 2021 21:17

Passage to Gothenburgh took 48hrs and the North Sea showed it´s best side with calm weather and flat seas. Rounding Lindesnes crossing Skagerack to Skagen traffic was scarse and it was possible to sleep short periods trusting Dora Macs radarsurveillance. In the area of Lindesnes I had a countercurrent of 2kts for several hours but apart from that my passage over Skagerack to Skagen was uneventful. Passing Skagen this is an area with heavy traffic since this is where shipping turn south to Kattegatt and eventually heading for the Baltic Sea.

I kept on westbound making landfall at the lighthouse of Vinga leading into the Gothenburgh archipelago. In the evening I was tied up in Öckerö already scheduled for haulout,professional survey and repair of Dora Mac at Öckerö Shipyard.

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2025

Jan 2025

Thu 9 Jan 10:08
- Installing Starlink on a Diesel Duck (cont.)
- Installing Starlink on a Diesel Duck
Tue 7 Jan 17:33
- 2025

2024

Dec 2024

Wed 25 Dec 11:36
- Full throttle into the perfect storm ?(cont.)
- Full throttle into the perfect storm ?
Mon 16 Dec 17:46
- Four homes in one month

Nov 2024

Tue 19 Nov 14:38
- Heading for winterquarters
Sun 17 Nov 20:13
- Time for repair again
Sat 16 Nov 20:18
- Cueva de los Verdes
- All about volcano
Thu 14 Nov 19:31
- South coast of Lanzarote
Sat 9 Nov 13:59
- Angelshark
Thu 7 Nov 16:37
- To much for a Wichard chain clip
Tue 5 Nov 21:22
- Caleta del Sebo
Mon 4 Nov 20:54
- Graciosa
Sun 3 Nov 22:16
- One of few fully intact ecosystems
Fri 1 Nov 19:50
- Ideal passage

Oct 2024

Thu 31 Oct 17:11
- The only but awkward anchorage
Tue 29 Oct 18:57
- Botanical Gardens
Mon 28 Oct 11:36
- Funchal
Sat 26 Oct 19:26
- Anchoring Madeira
Thu 24 Oct 18:27
- Metamorphosis
Tue 22 Oct 10:51
- Porto Santo
Mon 21 Oct 09:48
- Again !!
Sun 20 Oct 16:24
- First days of passage a pleasure
Sat 19 Oct 11:05
- Weather routing
Fri 18 Oct 20:50
Fri 11 Oct 20:52
- Marina de Portimao a metafor for development of cruisinglife
Thu 10 Oct 18:42
- Last things on the list
Wed 9 Oct 18:26
- Favorite in repeat on "To do list"
Tue 8 Oct 13:44
- Heading for safety in Lagos
Mon 7 Oct 17:30
- Under command of the "To do list"
Fri 4 Oct 20:00
- Back onboard

Sep 2024

Sat 21 Sep 20:28
- Portimao
Fri 20 Sep 12:53
- Yes !
- Engine shutdown in open sea ?
Thu 19 Sep 20:43
- Back into the North Atlantic
Wed 18 Sep 16:34
- Only for fuel and spirits
Tue 17 Sep 16:20
- A piece of Great Britain
Mon 16 Sep 13:54
- Two years later
Sun 15 Sep 16:31
- From Costa Blanca to Costa del Sol
Wed 11 Sep 15:27
- Finally departing and new problems
Tue 10 Sep 17:03
- Greed before planet
Mon 9 Sep 18:16
- Delayed again
Sun 8 Sep 19:45
- Not even for your enemies
Tue 3 Sep 22:10
- Back in heat and dust

Jul 2024

Jun 2024

Sun 30 Jun 19:47
- Old town Ibiza
Sat 29 Jun 14:45
- An ugly duck
Fri 28 Jun 19:26
- Bajo Ahorcados demands full attention
- A tempting wreckdive but to complicated
Thu 27 Jun 20:27
- A week of broken fans(cont)
Wed 26 Jun 16:04
- A week of broken fans
Tue 25 Jun 20:10
- Crowded bays full of beachlife
Mon 24 Jun 21:04
- Cala Sahona
Sun 23 Jun 20:25
- From north to south Baleares
Sat 22 Jun 19:57
- Visiting Port Fornell
Fri 21 Jun 19:30
- Cala Fornell and lobster frenzy
Wed 19 Jun 19:22
- Mahon-the best protected harbour in the Mediterranean
Mon 17 Jun 20:46
- Crossing the Balearic Sea
Sat 15 Jun 20:04
- Porto Pino
Mon 10 Jun 12:51
- Bad surprise from Volvo saildrive
Sat 8 Jun 15:22
- Divided between Lofoten and Sardinia

May 2024

Mon 27 May 19:34
- What a year and what a woman
Sat 18 May 19:00
- West coast of Sardinia
Thu 16 May 18:48
- Societies resistant to the 24/7 society
Tue 14 May 16:01
- Video from diving Gianoulla Rhodes October 2023
Mon 13 May 17:15
- A day in the engine room
Sun 12 May 14:13
- Isola San Pietro and Carloforte
Fri 10 May 13:49
- Some lazy days and "just a little snack"
Wed 8 May 16:35
- Sardinia at it´s best
Sun 5 May 16:33
- Poetto beach

Apr 2024

Tue 30 Apr 16:11
- Cagliari
Mon 22 Apr 23:53
- Variable passage (cont)
- Variable passage (cont)
Sun 21 Apr 18:21
- Variable passage
- Tight window
Sat 20 Apr 18:37
- Almost a week in San Vito
Tue 16 Apr 19:02
- Neighbours in cruisers society
Mon 15 Apr 17:31
- Escaping to Capo San Vito
Sat 13 Apr 16:11
- Diving Ustica
Fri 12 Apr 20:47
- Ustica
Sun 7 Apr 12:03
- Calima
Thu 4 Apr 19:27
- Albert Camus must be turning in his grave
Mon 1 Apr 06:06
- Full throttle away from individuality and freedom

Feb 2024

Fri 23 Feb 23:23
- Heading north for some weeks of duties
Wed 21 Feb 17:58
- The valley of temples and a ancient metaphor on hubris
Fri 16 Feb 18:01
- Some days in Cala Grande, Favignana
Wed 14 Feb 18:45
- Erice
Tue 13 Feb 17:16
- VMV Mooring Trapani
Sun 11 Feb 16:15
- Hammamet was easier and more welcoming
Fri 9 Feb 07:45
- Crossing the Strait of Sicily
Thu 8 Feb 18:46
- Filling diesel Yasmine Marina Hammamet
Wed 7 Feb 17:46
- Workday
Tue 6 Feb 19:06
- The fall of Carthago-a history of domestic greed
Mon 5 Feb 20:58
- Sidi Bou Said
Sat 3 Feb 23:32
- First passage and to another continent
Fri 2 Feb 20:05
- MIYY (Manoel Island Yacht Yard)

Jan 2024

Sun 28 Jan 18:32
- End of refit
Fri 26 Jan 20:29
- Incorrect installation
Thu 25 Jan 16:56
- Relaunch and seatrial
Wed 24 Jan 20:38
- Ready for her own element
- Continue "to do list"(cont)
Tue 23 Jan 15:18
- Continue "to do list" (cont)
- Continue "to do list"
Mon 22 Jan 20:33
- And shaftseals
Sun 21 Jan 21:25
- Cutlass bearings on a Diesel Duck 462 (cont.)
- Cutlass bearings on a Diesel Duck 462
Sat 20 Jan 19:50
- Haul out Manoel Island Yacht Yard (MIYY)
Wed 10 Jan 18:43
- Future without soul

2023

Dec 2023

Sun 31 Dec 15:16
- Mediterranean now and then-a metaphor for the future ?
Sat 30 Dec 20:15
- Mediterranean now and then-a metaphor for western development ?
Fri 29 Dec 21:04
- Mediterranean now and then
Thu 28 Dec 20:03
- What a year !

Nov 2023

Mon 20 Nov 08:13
- Radical change of environment
Sat 11 Nov 20:17
Fri 10 Nov 16:28
- PAN-PAN relay
Thu 9 Nov 23:07
- Feared sounds (cont)
- Feared sounds
Wed 8 Nov 08:18
- Preparing for passage
Tue 7 Nov 19:38
- Winter where ?
Sun 5 Nov 15:08
- No Crete without Knossos
Fri 3 Nov 08:48
- Time to head west
Thu 2 Nov 18:21
- Loggerheads
Wed 1 Nov 07:32
- Not just a Blue Cave

Oct 2023

Tue 31 Oct 22:18
- Magic dinnerplace
Mon 30 Oct 18:10
- Kastelorizo (cont)
Sun 29 Oct 04:02
- Kastelorizo
Fri 27 Oct 18:23
- Wow-finally !
Thu 26 Oct 15:01
- Lindos(cont)
Wed 25 Oct 15:09
- Lindos
Sun 22 Oct 16:45
- Diving Giannoula K
Sat 21 Oct 18:30
- Plymmitri Bay and wreckdiving
Mon 16 Oct 17:45
- Red Sea cancellation
Sat 14 Oct 14:14
- Preparing for the Red Sea
Thu 5 Oct 18:27
- A famous sunset
Wed 4 Oct 19:59
- Next Island of Fame
Tue 3 Oct 21:38
- Different bays-different clubs
Sun 1 Oct 20:06
- Island of fame

Sep 2023

Wed 27 Sep 17:40
- Delos
Tue 26 Sep 17:31
- Rinea and Delos
Fri 22 Sep 16:43
- Amorgos
Sat 16 Sep 16:10
- Back in the Aegean
Mon 4 Sep 15:17
- Vanity is expensive

Aug 2023

Wed 9 Aug 20:32
- Some love and care (cont.)
Sun 6 Aug 20:23
- Some love and care
Wed 2 Aug 20:10
- Rendezvous with Greek medical care

Jul 2023

Mon 31 Jul 14:43
- Livadhi Bay
Sat 29 Jul 14:18
- Anchormess
Fri 28 Jul 13:45
- An ugly development
Thu 27 Jul 15:48
- Skhinounda
Tue 25 Jul 21:22
- Kounoupoi
Sun 23 Jul 16:51
- Astepalea (or however you spell it )
Sat 22 Jul 20:00
- Heatwave and Meltemi
Fri 21 Jul 12:48
- The chora of Patmos- divine and Unesco World Heritage
Thu 20 Jul 20:56
- Heading north for Pathmos
Wed 19 Jul 14:17
- Unlikely chain of events-Murphy ?
Tue 18 Jul 09:29
- Hellenic Coastguard Warning-avoid contact
Mon 17 Jul 15:28
- From anodes to coastguard custody-unlikely chain of events(cont.)
Sun 16 Jul 17:57
- From anodes to coastguard custody-unlikely chain of events(cont.)
Sat 15 Jul 17:22
- From anodes to coastguard custody-unlikely chain of events(cont.)
Fri 14 Jul 22:13
- From anodes to coastguard custody-unlikely chain of events
Wed 12 Jul 18:01
- Wreckdiving captured by the experience industry
Sun 9 Jul 16:20
- The battle of Leros
Sat 8 Jul 21:16
- If in Leros-don`t miss this view
Thu 6 Jul 17:00
- Waiting out Meltemi in Panteli
Tue 4 Jul 16:05
- Wedding in Stockholm, passing over the midnight sun, and then back to the heat

Jun 2023

Wed 14 Jun 16:47
- Experience Industry again
Tue 13 Jun 22:19
- Cruisingground with few marinas
Sun 11 Jun 06:25
- A reminder to mariners
Thu 8 Jun 20:22
- Back in Naoussa
Tue 6 Jun 16:59
- Hellenistic Milos
Mon 5 Jun 19:55
- The chora of Milos and Utopia
Thu 1 Jun 19:05
- Crossing the Aegean dropping anchor in Kleftico beach

May 2023

Tue 30 May 20:36
- Diesel,propane and honeymoon
Sat 27 May 17:40
- We married !
Tue 2 May 19:46
- Kalamata

Apr 2023

Sun 30 Apr 18:11
- Passage of the Ionian Sea
Fri 28 Apr 15:41
- Taormina
Wed 26 Apr 21:33
- Sicily
Tue 25 Apr 13:31
- Islands to revert to
Mon 24 Apr 12:58
- Milazzese Bay
Sun 23 Apr 08:16
- Aeolian Islands
Fri 21 Apr 19:27
- Marina Coppola in Amalfi
Thu 20 Apr 20:12
- A beautiful shell but a content without soul
Wed 19 Apr 20:46
- The Amalficoast-Positano
Tue 18 Apr 18:23
- Heading for the Amalficoast passing Capri to starboard
Sun 16 Apr 21:15
Fri 14 Apr 21:14
- Selection towards megayachts
Thu 13 Apr 17:49
- Heading South
Mon 10 Apr 19:07
- From snow to flowers

Mar 2023

Sat 25 Mar 17:42
- Gaeta
Wed 22 Mar 19:35
- Procida
Tue 21 Mar 18:03
- Porto Vecchio
Mon 20 Mar 17:39
- Ventotene
Sun 19 Mar 18:27
- Ponza
Fri 17 Mar 17:27
- Repair day after
Thu 16 Mar 07:01
- Sunrise and confrontation of all problems
Wed 15 Mar 02:52
- Worse than expected
Tue 14 Mar 19:21
- The dilemma of advise
Mon 13 Mar 18:33
- Passage of the Tyrrhenian Sea
Sat 11 Mar 19:32
- Main electrical system back in working order
Fri 10 Mar 09:37
- New OPzV cells installed
Mon 6 Mar 15:22
- Muir
Sun 5 Mar 10:18
- Not only work
Thu 2 Mar 15:29
- Mercedes does this better
Wed 1 Mar 17:17
- Hibernation is dangerous

Feb 2023

Tue 28 Feb 14:52
- ...and all other things part of a springrefit
Sat 25 Feb 15:26
- Important service while on the hard
Fri 24 Feb 16:09
- Relaunch
Wed 22 Feb 17:01
- Haul Out and antifoul
Mon 20 Feb 15:50
- Sleipner bowthruster problem
Tue 14 Feb 12:33
- 24 volt charging error
Mon 13 Feb 10:21
- OPzV 2 volt gel cell batterysystem
Sun 12 Feb 18:49
- It´s not just to replace
Sat 11 Feb 18:18
- Classic outside work
Fri 10 Feb 18:05
- Return to Santa Maria de Navarrese

Jan 2023

Fri 27 Jan 17:37
- Remnant from Arctic Norway

2022

Dec 2022

Sun 4 Dec 23:09
- Radical change of environment
Thu 1 Dec 08:42
- Hibernation

Nov 2022

Sat 26 Nov 09:29
- Olbia and driving Sardinia
Wed 23 Nov 15:33
- Storm approaching and Porto Cervo
Mon 21 Nov 19:42
- Film from diving Sardinia
Sun 20 Nov 20:24
- Diving Punta Coticcio
Sat 19 Nov 12:47
- Caprera and diving
Wed 16 Nov 14:26
- A special day
Tue 15 Nov 14:14
- La Maddalena,Caprera and Garibaldi
Mon 14 Nov 06:05
- Unusual marine hazards
Sun 13 Nov 16:13
- A smooth passage expected
Sat 12 Nov 23:03
- A day in the bay
Fri 11 Nov 23:46
- Departing Palma dropping anchor in Soller

Oct 2022

Fri 28 Oct 18:08
- Palma
Thu 27 Oct 19:38
- VHF and the Mediterranean
- Cape Horn of Spain again
Wed 26 Oct 18:18
- What a smooth passage
Tue 25 Oct 17:08
- Into the Mediterranean
Mon 24 Oct 15:40
- Return to Gibraltar and fuelissues

Sep 2022

Thu 29 Sep 19:44
- Rest in Alcaidesa
Wed 28 Sep 15:47
- The meaning of life
Tue 27 Sep 19:57
- A serious challenge to selfdiscipline
Mon 26 Sep 23:21
- Passage between continents
Sat 24 Sep 15:43
- Back in Lagos
Fri 23 Sep 20:01
- Symbiotic crew
Thu 22 Sep 09:29
- Thunder and lightning
Wed 21 Sep 21:34
- Predict future (cont.)
- Predict future (cont.)
Tue 20 Sep 13:58
- Mysterious and exxcentric
Mon 19 Sep 17:33
- Sintra
Sun 18 Sep 22:03
- On the continental shelf
Sat 17 Sep 15:39
- Brought up by the sea
Fri 16 Sep 14:59
- ...and paravanes and anchors
Thu 15 Sep 18:31
- An even greater threat ?

Aug 2022

Sun 28 Aug 17:12
- Coolant on a long journey
Wed 10 Aug 23:54
- Fog and a swarm of fishingboats
Mon 8 Aug 15:49
- Revenge or playing ?

Jul 2022

Fri 15 Jul 04:31
- Finisterre,Camarinas, and back to Ares
Tue 12 Jul 14:06
- Muros
Mon 11 Jul 19:03
- Fog
Sun 10 Jul 01:39
- Club Nautico
Fri 8 Jul 14:01
- Solitude and beachlife
Tue 5 Jul 19:42
- Combarro
Sat 2 Jul 17:59
- Cruising in the real world and/or cyberspace
Fri 1 Jul 20:32
- Cies

Jun 2022

Thu 30 Jun 21:15
- Nephew
Wed 29 Jun 07:02
- Rias Baixas
Tue 28 Jun 12:05
- Seafood fanatics
Mon 27 Jun 21:45
- Ria Ares
Sat 25 Jun 22:01
- San Juan
- To the roots of Mercedes
- Galicia !
Wed 22 Jun 19:32
- Pen Duick
Tue 21 Jun 19:06
- Rings
Mon 20 Jun 10:03
- A bucket of pasta Bolognese
Sun 19 Jun 15:39
- Seafood and beaches
Sat 18 Jun 15:27
- Service,repairs,and checklists (cont)
- Service,repairs,and checklists (cont)
- Service,repairs,and checklists
Fri 17 Jun 12:49
- Camaret and prepairing the jump
Thu 16 Jun 12:27
- Passing Brittany
Wed 15 Jun 16:10
- Sark
Tue 14 Jun 11:39
- Fuel in Guernsey
Mon 13 Jun 11:22
- Guernsey
Sat 11 Jun 11:51
- Days in the engineroom
Wed 8 Jun 17:12
- St Peter Port
Tue 7 Jun 13:36
- Stalling in strong tidal streams
Mon 6 Jun 12:43
- Strong tides and dogs in the U.K
Sun 5 Jun 11:45
- Oscar and Cardine

May 2022

Sat 28 May 18:55
- No fan of big cities
Sun 15 May 17:13
- Going Back
Fri 13 May 17:37
- Some things are eternal
Wed 11 May 14:22
- Pittoresque surprise
Tue 10 May 09:07
- Vieux Basin
- Landfall Honfleur
Mon 9 May 23:52
- From exciting wilderness to human parkingplace
Sun 8 May 10:37
- Normandie ?
Sat 7 May 13:52
- Europort
Fri 6 May 11:22
- Next France
Thu 5 May 22:07
- Amsterdam
Tue 3 May 20:45
- Sixhaven and appification
Sun 1 May 13:34
- Yachtsmans Bible

Apr 2022

Fri 29 Apr 14:12
- Ijsselmeer
Thu 28 Apr 14:09
- Wadenzee
Wed 27 Apr 18:05
- Another industry developing-Vlieland Marina
Mon 25 Apr 09:29
- Back in salty seas
Sat 23 Apr 17:14
- Kiel
Wed 20 Apr 06:45
- A descent window
Tue 19 Apr 18:44
- VHF again
Fri 15 Apr 18:39
- Switching from cold to warm
Wed 13 Apr 07:09
- Tied up and mess onboard
Tue 12 Apr 23:56
- In darkness again
Sat 9 Apr 13:03
- Departure
Fri 8 Apr 17:07
- Back to the heat

Mar 2022

Sun 20 Mar 13:50
- Another global slap in the face
Fri 18 Mar 11:00
- ..and canvas
Wed 16 Mar 16:47
- Weather blessing
Fri 11 Mar 16:40
- Expensive part of refit
Thu 10 Mar 16:18
- Unlikely spares
Wed 9 Mar 16:03
- Jack lines for a dog and Spain in the spreader
Mon 7 Mar 17:41
- Spring refit with more mechanics
Sat 5 Mar 17:16
- Pumps again
Fri 4 Mar 16:56
- Increasing problems to be fossile
Thu 3 Mar 16:55
- Starting a new season

Feb 2022

Wed 16 Feb 08:37
- Film from skiing the Lyngenalps

2021

Dec 2021

Mon 6 Dec 17:34
- Flying to an Arctic cold spell
Sat 4 Dec 22:46
- Stockholm in winter
- Reward
Fri 3 Dec 13:02
- ...and search for spareparts
- ...and repair again
Wed 1 Dec 07:46
- Wasahamnen (Wasaharbour)

Nov 2021

Tue 30 Nov 14:48
- Stockholm finally
Sun 28 Nov 14:33
- Saltsjobaden
Thu 25 Nov 14:20
- Towards Stockholm to childhood territories
Wed 24 Nov 14:28
- ...and repair (Eberspaecher again ! )
Mon 22 Nov 13:50
- ...and repair
Sun 21 Nov 21:25
- Mecka for sailors on the eastcoast
Thu 18 Nov 16:39
- Work in wilderness
Wed 17 Nov 16:18
- With the eyes of someone else
Tue 16 Nov 15:48
- Back in Stockholm archipelago
Fri 12 Nov 14:21
- Traps created by Gotlandsbolaget
Thu 11 Nov 04:02
- Overnight passage to Gotland
Sun 7 Nov 08:53
- St Anna archipelago
Fri 5 Nov 23:27
- Cruisingguides-a thing of the past ?
Thu 4 Nov 00:11
- Reaching the archipelago
Tue 2 Nov 17:34
- Swedish summercity

Oct 2021

Sun 31 Oct 09:27
- ...and depart finally
Sat 30 Oct 20:10
Fri 29 Oct 19:44
- Prepare and repair
Wed 27 Oct 19:13
- Tomorrow....
Sat 23 Oct 11:45
- Birthday

Sep 2021

Mon 20 Sep 17:57
- Yachting media
Sat 4 Sep 17:43
- Brantevik
Wed 1 Sep 01:32
- Landfall in Brantevik

Aug 2021

Tue 31 Aug 13:56
- Passage of south Sweden
Mon 30 Aug 04:30
- Paravanehorror
Sun 29 Aug 14:19
- Heading for the Baltic Sea
Thu 26 Aug 13:39
- Skagen again
Mon 23 Aug 20:24
- North Sea again
Sat 21 Aug 13:11
- Extraterrestrials ?
Fri 20 Aug 23:59
- In transit on the Vestland
Wed 11 Aug 10:45
- ...and diving
Tue 10 Aug 11:33
- Finding Frankenwald
Mon 9 Aug 20:53
- Heading for Yttre Sula
Sat 7 Aug 20:33
- Bergen

Jul 2021

Tue 20 Jul 20:11
- Godöysund and cruising friends
- Galician Galley
Fri 16 Jul 19:25
- Bianca
Thu 15 Jul 16:07
- It´s not all about pleasure
Tue 13 Jul 16:40
- Back to Norway
Sat 10 Jul 18:51
- Skagen Reef
- Skagen Painters
Fri 9 Jul 19:24
- Back in Skagen
Wed 7 Jul 19:02
- Adapt and improvise-again

Jun 2021

Sun 20 Jun 14:40
- Now also in Scandinavia
Fri 18 Jun 14:31
- Seafood
Thu 17 Jun 14:03
- Koster
Sun 6 Jun 12:25
- Since last time
Sat 5 Jun 00:15
- Väderöarna ("Weatherislands")
Thu 3 Jun 17:45
- Smögen

May 2021

Mon 31 May 15:15
- Marstrand
Sat 29 May 17:59
- Mercedes Villar
Fri 14 May 07:17
- Haulout,survey and repair of a well built boat
Thu 13 May 21:17
- Showing it´s best side
Wed 12 May 20:27
- Coincidences to catastrophy (cont.)
Tue 11 May 06:01
- Coincidences to catastrophy
Sun 9 May 23:41
- Infamous Statt
Sat 8 May 22:30
- Anchor drop in Brakstad
Fri 7 May 17:48
- Catch 22

Apr 2021

Fri 16 Apr 13:47
- Eberspächer again
Thu 15 Apr 16:33
- Randoskiing Lofoten
Wed 7 Apr 21:17
- Snowdrift and radar
Mon 5 Apr 20:11
- Great combination
Sun 4 Apr 19:59
- Skrei
Fri 2 Apr 21:05
- The Vestfjord in different circumstances

Mar 2021

Fri 26 Mar 21:11
- Norwegian rescue and trauma organisation
Thu 25 Mar 20:17
- Yet another human tragedy in the Vestfjord
Wed 24 Mar 10:41
- Which antifoul ?
Mon 22 Mar 15:57
- Haulout nr 4
Tue 16 Mar 18:49
- Interveiw on the topic of "voyaging under power"
Tue 9 Mar 18:30

Feb 2021

Sun 21 Feb 11:34
- The good thing
Fri 19 Feb 09:39
- After one year and ongoing...

2020

Dec 2020

Thu 17 Dec 11:21
- Winners from state of emergency
Wed 16 Dec 11:07
- Three months of rest
Thu 10 Dec 11:59
- ....and hibernation again
Sun 6 Dec 11:52
- Where is the show ?
Sat 5 Dec 11:20
- Is it safe ?
Fri 4 Dec 17:15
- A day with the whales
Thu 3 Dec 00:38
- The center of it all
Wed 2 Dec 23:55
- Preferrably by night
- Diesel Duck in winterconditions
Tue 1 Dec 17:43
- Cruising Diesel Duck in darkness
- Another try for high latitudes

Nov 2020

Fri 6 Nov 13:57
- Testing Para-Tech sea anchor system (link to video on YouTube)
Sun 1 Nov 16:30
- Right decision

Oct 2020

Sat 31 Oct 22:44
- Whaletour-a flop ?
Sat 3 Oct 08:47
- So long for a while
Thu 1 Oct 22:51
- ....and then a hurricane

Sep 2020

Tue 29 Sep 22:29
- First storm for the season
Thu 17 Sep 21:38
- A long way to the dinnertable(cont)
- A long way to the dinnertable
Sat 5 Sep 19:54
- "Gå på Tur "
Fri 4 Sep 21:55
- Back into darkness

Aug 2020

Sat 15 Aug 16:15
- One of few nations
Mon 10 Aug 13:29
- ..and then another pump again(trawlerfans)
Wed 5 Aug 13:21
- Precious seafood
Sat 1 Aug 13:04
- New Crew

Jul 2020

Fri 24 Jul 16:49
- The season of pumps
Wed 15 Jul 16:32
- Sandbeaches
Sun 12 Jul 16:26
- Cruising July

Jun 2020

Sun 14 Jun 19:59
- Favourite anchorage
Fri 12 Jun 16:17
- Vestfjord
Wed 3 Jun 19:34
- Off duty going to Bodö

May 2020

Sun 17 May 14:41
- Ethernal navigational aids
Thu 14 May 09:31
- A short rest- Indre Årnes
Wed 13 May 23:34
- A singlehanders nightmare
- Farewell Lyngen
Sun 10 May 16:29
Sat 9 May 00:22
- Sorheim Brygge
Fri 8 May 22:12
- Lyngenalps
- Fourth time
Mon 4 May 23:10
- Last time in Tromsö-another world
- Capital of the Arctic
Sun 3 May 17:35
Fri 1 May 18:19
- Rando skiing the Norwegian way

Apr 2020

Thu 30 Apr 17:59
- Test of equipment
Wed 29 Apr 20:36
- Hamn i Senja
Tue 28 Apr 20:42
- Exposed route to Senja
- Payback
Mon 27 Apr 18:11
- Surprise in Lonkanfiord
Sun 26 Apr 17:51
- Passing through the infamous Raftsundet
Sun 5 Apr 08:57
- Last job and ready
Fri 3 Apr 07:30
- What a waste

Mar 2020

Thu 26 Mar 20:10
- First tour and a slight feeling of guilt
Mon 23 Mar 21:52
- Therapy during quarantine
Sun 22 Mar 19:31
- Not since WW-II

Feb 2020

Sun 23 Feb 18:25
- Hang in there !
Sat 8 Feb 18:07
- Survive another month
Sat 1 Feb 15:07
- Diesel Duck 462 after 5 years and 10.000Nm-Pros and Cons (trawlerfans)

Jan 2020

Fri 31 Jan 19:24
- After 5 years and 10.000Nm-sails and paravanes(trawlerfans)
Thu 30 Jan 15:05
- After 5years and 10.000Nm-navigationelectronics(trawlerfans)
- After 5 years and 10.000Nm-Steelboat(trawlerfans)
Wed 29 Jan 14:41
- After 5years and 10.000Nm-fuel system(trawlerfans)
- After 5 years and 10.000Nm-liveaboard
Tue 28 Jan 17:06
- Repairs (cont.)
- Diesel Duck 462 after 5 years and 10.000Nm-major repairs(trawlerfans)
Mon 27 Jan 11:19
- More major investments and maintainance(cont.)
- Diesel Duck 462 after 5 years and 10.000Nm-Major investments and maintainance(cont.)
Sun 26 Jan 13:08
- Diesel Duck 462 after 5 years and 10.000Nm (trawlerfans)
Sun 5 Jan 11:51
- New Decade

2019

Dec 2019

Tue 10 Dec 18:59
- Good Luck
Sun 1 Dec 09:25
- A swarm of work (trawlerfans)

Nov 2019

Fri 29 Nov 19:32
- Winterquarters Ballstad
Tue 26 Nov 19:48
- Joining the killerwhales in Skjervöy-film on YouTube
Mon 25 Nov 07:35
- Final Reward
Sat 23 Nov 07:28
- Adapt,improvise and routines
Fri 22 Nov 19:12
Thu 21 Nov 15:29
Wed 20 Nov 07:29
- Landfall on Skjervöy
Tue 19 Nov 07:30
- Dark driving
- Under way
Mon 18 Nov 13:26
- A winterride to latitude 70 north
Sun 17 Nov 12:07
- Struggling with and test of heaters in an arctic cold spell (trawlerfans)
Sun 10 Nov 19:18
- A visit from Murphy
Sat 2 Nov 16:29
- Last tour and Northern Light

Oct 2019

Sat 19 Oct 21:05
- Back in surveillance
Tue 15 Oct 17:58
Sat 12 Oct 17:36
- Eberspächer Airtronic D5
Thu 10 Oct 17:13
- Signs of global warming ?
Tue 8 Oct 17:00
- Work base Dora Mac
Sat 5 Oct 16:18
- From the road
Fri 4 Oct 16:28
- Expensive infrastructure
Thu 3 Oct 18:39
- A third way to travel

Sep 2019

Sat 28 Sep 17:22
- Equipment to avoid
Wed 18 Sep 18:23
- An ever ongoing process
Sat 14 Sep 18:43
- Luxury transportation
Sun 8 Sep 17:01
- Trollfiord and back to work
Thu 5 Sep 16:28
- Nighttrip through Raftsundet
Mon 2 Sep 15:43
- Arctic soccer and return to Henningsvaer

Aug 2019

Thu 29 Aug 10:53
- Nusfjord
Wed 28 Aug 17:37
- Brave New World ?
Mon 26 Aug 18:39
- Source of wet bilge traced? (trawlerfans)
Sun 25 Aug 19:25
- In the middle
Wed 21 Aug 16:44
- Future luxury ?
- Walking Norway
Mon 19 Aug 13:10
Sun 18 Aug 12:40
- Unpredictable
Thu 15 Aug 12:26
- Henningsvaer
Tue 13 Aug 16:32
- Family gathering in Bodö
Fri 9 Aug 17:51
- Great equipment
- Bodö Guestharbour
Sat 3 Aug 19:29
- Unusual problem (trawlerfans)
Fri 2 Aug 19:50
- Global search for a Diesel Duck

Jul 2019

Mon 29 Jul 10:36
- Bodö
Sun 28 Jul 10:21
- Deathwish ?
Sat 27 Jul 20:33
- Svartisen
- Rödöya
Fri 26 Jul 20:21
- To the bottom
Thu 25 Jul 20:10
- Divine anchorage ?
Wed 24 Jul 19:46
- Entering Melfiord
Tue 23 Jul 19:22
- Back onboard after three years
Mon 22 Jul 19:38
- Coming to the Arctic world
Sun 21 Jul 19:03
- The Seven Sisters
Sat 20 Jul 16:53
Fri 19 Jul 15:54
- Beaches and clear water
Wed 17 Jul 15:43
- Back on track bound for Vega

Jun 2019

Thu 27 Jun 20:21
- Kristiansund
Wed 26 Jun 20:06
- The Atlantic Wall and Norway
Tue 25 Jun 21:58
- German Brutality
- Ålesund to Bud and Norway in WW-II
Thu 20 Jun 18:14
- Auxiliary surveillance system giving problems(trawler fans)
Mon 17 Jun 17:19
- Ålesund
- Another scenic tour along the Vestland and passing Statt
Sat 15 Jun 16:29
- Hardbakke
Fri 14 Jun 16:38
- Film from diving M/S Frankenwald
Thu 13 Jun 08:42
- Top wreck dive
Wed 12 Jun 19:16
- Yttre Sula-diving M/S Frankenwald
Tue 4 Jun 22:06
- Gateway to the fiordlands of Norway

May 2019

Thu 30 May 18:59
- Film on YouTube from Dora Mac heading for Arctic Norway-Leaving the Baltic Sea
Tue 28 May 21:04
- Leaving the Baltic Sea
Sat 25 May 16:10
- Time to leave
Wed 22 May 22:16
- Yachts-Service Kärdla
Mon 20 May 21:51
- Crossing the Baltic Sea and Gazprom
Sun 19 May 14:11
- Inline fuses again(trawler fans)
Sat 18 May 10:42
- Ready !
Sun 12 May 12:02
- At last
Wed 1 May 20:14
- To remember why I do this

Apr 2019

Wed 10 Apr 10:37
- This years service and upgrading-filters and impellers
Tue 9 Apr 18:17
- This years service and upgrading-Spraypainting the hull (trawlerfans)
Mon 8 Apr 17:45
- This years service and upgrading -Eberspächerinstallation (cont.)
- This years service and upgrading-Eberspächerinstallation (trawlerfans)
Sun 7 Apr 16:45
- This years service and upgrading-corroded throughhull (cont.)
- This years service and upgrading-corroded throughhull (trawlerfans)
Sat 6 Apr 16:24
- This years service and upgrading-fuel tank leaks (trawlerfans)

Mar 2019

Sat 16 Mar 11:09
- Decades Passing (cont.)
- Decades Passing

Feb 2019

Sat 16 Feb 14:07
- A gribfile even worse
Sun 3 Feb 16:55
- Hydronic or Airtronic system ?? (boring stuff for trawler fans )
Fri 1 Feb 16:01
- A wintertrip to Dora Mac

Jan 2019

Sat 12 Jan 19:03
- Work in progress
Wed 2 Jan 13:43
- Projects 2019

2018

Dec 2018

Sun 16 Dec 14:43
- The gribfile you don´t want

Nov 2018

Sun 25 Nov 13:53
- Luxury Hardstand
Fri 16 Nov 21:52
- Hibernation and winterworks
Thu 15 Nov 07:58
- AIS and Håkan Lans (cont. M/V Humber turning)
- AIS and Håkan Lans
Wed 14 Nov 00:25
- Some help to handle fog
Tue 13 Nov 15:08
- Departing the Swedish coastline in fog
- November Crossing of the Baltic Sea

Oct 2018

Sun 28 Oct 13:20
- Collegues on Ålö (Eel Island)
Thu 18 Oct 12:54
- Film from Diving Ingrid Horn
Mon 15 Oct 09:51
- Heading for Ingrid Horn
Sat 13 Oct 17:55
- Drinkplatform
Fri 12 Oct 15:10
- Wasa by the sea
Thu 11 Oct 14:57
- Wealthy Country
- Party in Stockholm

Sep 2018

Wed 12 Sep 18:03
- Service (cont)
Sun 9 Sep 15:31
- Service (cont)
Fri 7 Sep 16:40
- Service (cont)
Wed 5 Sep 17:24
- This years big service (boring stuff for duckowners)

Aug 2018

Thu 23 Aug 18:42
- Måsknuv-Just a rock but with hidden classified secrets
Mon 20 Aug 17:37
- Third time but hopefully not the last...
Tue 14 Aug 15:27
- Heading back to Sweden day 2 at sea
Mon 13 Aug 08:48
- Small world
Fri 10 Aug 18:33
- Reval
Wed 8 Aug 21:05
- Heading for Reval day 2 at sea
Tue 7 Aug 10:58
- Last time Gibraltar 59:36.695N 24:39.565E
Mon 6 Aug 09:50
- Prejudiced 60:05.929N 28:13.092E
Sun 5 Aug 20:01
Sat 4 Aug 09:09
- One of the 20th century totalitarian utopias
Fri 3 Aug 11:07
- Central St Petersburgh
Thu 2 Aug 17:01
- The bight of St Petersburgh-stay focused
- Vladimir Ivankiv 59:59.397N 29:47.123E
Wed 1 Aug 22:45
- Heading for Russia day 2 at sea 60:07.441N 26:29.899E

Jul 2018

Fri 27 Jul 10:57
- Nyländska Jaktklubben-NJK 60:09.621N 24:57.791E
Thu 26 Jul 19:32
- Crossing the Baltic Sea day 2 at sea
Wed 25 Jul 22:52
- The moon again-the yachtsmans eternal friend at night
- Crossing the Baltic Sea day 1 at sea
Thu 5 Jul 14:12
- A Swedish summer dream

Jun 2018

Sun 10 Jun 18:44
- Film from diving Sappemeer from a Diesel Duck 462
Thu 7 Jun 07:42
- Now and Then

May 2018

Fri 25 May 08:39
- Divecompressor on a Diesel Duck 462
Thu 17 May 20:47

Apr 2018

Sun 22 Apr 08:14
- Replacement of the fishermen
Fri 20 Apr 10:52
- This years replacement trend (Duckowners)
Thu 19 Apr 15:43
- Inevitable wear and tear on a steelboat
Tue 17 Apr 09:03
- Haul Out for the year
Wed 11 Apr 10:23
- Diesel Duck 462 breaking ice and the first tour of the year

Mar 2018

Wed 28 Mar 07:51
- Pictures from Cyberspace
Mon 12 Mar 19:38
- Unknown concept in Scandinavia
Mon 5 Mar 09:54
- Ten Years

Jan 2018

Sat 20 Jan 12:01
- At rest in the land of King Bore

2017

Nov 2017

Sun 26 Nov 10:46
- Heading south and the end for now
Sat 25 Nov 08:38
- Stockholm Archipelago
Fri 24 Nov 19:33
- Sandhamns Värdshus and MeToo
- Sandhamn
Wed 22 Nov 14:28
- Test in winterconditions
Sat 11 Nov 22:40
- A brilliant French business idea

Oct 2017

Sun 15 Oct 19:41
- When homewaters become exotic
Sun 1 Oct 16:03
- The end of the beginning
- Good to see you again

Sep 2017

Fri 29 Sep 16:05
- A good dinner and a whole nights rest
- Hanöbukten "The Swedish Biscay" 56:05.50N 16:11.2 0E
Sat 16 Sep 18:56
- Welcome to Sweden 55:33.00N 14:21.00E
Fri 15 Sep 15:32
- Sweden !
Thu 14 Sep 14:38
- Das Boot
Wed 13 Sep 07:52
- Hans Ahlström and waiting out the storm
Fri 1 Sep 19:27
- Relief and sadness

Aug 2017

Wed 30 Aug 18:51
- Good behaviour(Boring stuff for duckowners)
Sun 27 Aug 19:22
- In the Baltic Sea 54:23.00N 10:34.00E
- Leaving the North Sea and the Atlantic 53:40.00N 09:11.00E
Sat 26 Aug 04:35
- The North Sea a parking place?
Fri 25 Aug 03:00
- Vlieland to Brunnsbuttel
Thu 24 Aug 15:34
- Only one left
Wed 23 Aug 17:28
- Friesland
Tue 22 Aug 13:31
- Incident while on passage of Rotterdam
- Heading for Vlieland day 2 at sea 53:18.00N 05:04.00E
Mon 21 Aug 04:26
- Heading for Vlieland day 1 at sea
Sun 20 Aug 21:18
- Dover Strait
Sat 19 Aug 10:26
- Great view from the pentry......
Fri 18 Aug 16:13
- Waiting for weather to settle
Thu 17 Aug 15:31
- Boulogne sur Mer
Mon 14 Aug 19:40
- Passage of English Channel day 2 at sea
Sun 13 Aug 22:08
- Passage of the English Channel day 1 at sea
Fri 11 Aug 22:29
- Sweden a conformist nation(cont.)-August Landmesser
Thu 10 Aug 14:18
- Sweden a conformist nation-contribution in the liberation of Europe
Wed 9 Aug 14:39
- Just another beach?
Tue 8 Aug 15:47
- St Malo and a reminder of France in national emergency
Mon 7 Aug 13:53
- Ile de Batz
Sun 6 Aug 18:03
- Prosperous Marine Life
- Channel du Four
Sat 5 Aug 22:14
- Unusual nowadays
- Five days in Camaret sur Mer
Thu 3 Aug 21:07
- Film on YouTube from crossing the Bay of Biscay
Wed 2 Aug 18:08
- Bay of Biscay day 3 at sea 48:16.831N 04:35.300W

Jul 2017

Mon 31 Jul 18:20
- Bay of Biscay day 2 at sea
Sun 30 Jul 18:14
- Bay of Biscay day 1 at sea
- Ready for the The Bay of Biscay
Mon 3 Jul 18:00
- Reminded of a worldrenowned maritime disaster from an operation theatre in Norway

Jun 2017

Wed 21 Jun 16:49
- Marina Real La Coruna 43:20.50N 08:25.00W
Mon 19 Jun 05:10
- Radarfocus for 30 hours
- Under Way without seeing 42:50.30N 09:22.91W
Sat 17 Jun 16:59
- A challenge for Oporto youngsters
- Oporto

May 2017

Mon 22 May 19:45
- Oporto/Leixoes
Sun 21 May 10:26
- A danger to mariners?
Sat 20 May 20:11
- Classic "Nortada Conditions" and a rest in Peniche
Thu 18 May 14:14
- Film on Youtube with launched paravanes
Wed 17 May 22:16
- Copenhagen Bar
Mon 15 May 17:41
- Every day dining
- Palace de Pena 38:41.00N 09:25.00W
Sun 14 May 19:11
- Cascais 36:51.00N 09:08.00W

Apr 2017

Wed 26 Apr 15:10
- Supervising intern doctors on the top
Sun 23 Apr 20:15
- Europe from south to north
Mon 17 Apr 20:00
- In a world of leaks 2 (duckowners)
Sun 16 Apr 19:19
- Racor Wannabee ( duckowners)
Sat 15 Apr 19:02
- Grey water sump issues ( boring stuff only for duckowners)
Fri 14 Apr 13:13
- Algarve
Thu 13 Apr 17:05
- A great passage
Wed 12 Apr 15:49
- Alcaidesa Marina
Tue 11 Apr 16:38
Mon 10 Apr 20:18
- Once densely fortified and one of the "most fought-over places" in the world

Mar 2017

Mon 27 Mar 14:44
- Good Bye Mediterranean
Sun 26 Mar 00:31
- Yet another reminder of a world in turmoil 36:09.00N 06:37.00W
Sat 25 Mar 19:39
- Much Better
Thu 23 Mar 20:02
- Fy Faan ! ( and Cabo de Gata warning) 36:49.84N 2:27.87W
Tue 21 Mar 18:51
- Yacht Port Cartagena
Mon 20 Mar 18:31
- Spanish Customs and Correos
Sun 19 Mar 22:09
- Bad words from the engineroom
Thu 2 Mar 09:30
- Gratitude in Cyberspace

Feb 2017

Sun 26 Feb 17:36
- From all over
Sat 25 Feb 17:40
- The worlds biggest,ugliest and most expensive
Fri 24 Feb 18:06
- Another clue to faulty fuel polishing
Wed 22 Feb 21:04
- New exhaustelbow welded and installed
Sun 19 Feb 21:31
- New Fuel Polish Setup
Sat 18 Feb 22:11
- Small but important clam
Fri 17 Feb 14:48
- Out again
Thu 16 Feb 15:43
- Once more

Jan 2017

Tue 31 Jan 21:29
- Back in her natural environment
Sun 29 Jan 23:08
- Sigmar Dieselheater
Thu 19 Jan 16:53
- Winter there and winter here
Mon 16 Jan 16:37
- Haul Out Cartagena

2016

Nov 2016

Wed 9 Nov 22:04
- Enjoying some service in Cartagena

Oct 2016

Fri 28 Oct 16:58
- Omega Seamaster Warning Reminder
Mon 17 Oct 16:56
- Diesel Duck 462 so far
Sun 16 Oct 21:26
- Yet another end
Sat 15 Oct 19:03
- Film on YouTube from passage to Cartagena
Thu 13 Oct 20:12
- Booring Picture number two-Cartagena
- Booring Picture number one-Costa Blanca
Wed 12 Oct 02:41
- AIS warning
- Radar Guard Zone
Tue 11 Oct 00:22
- Sleep Deprivator
Mon 10 Oct 23:55
Thu 6 Oct 16:24
- Heading for Palma for a rendezvous with SY/ SeaBreeze
Wed 5 Oct 17:20
- Soller Village
Tue 4 Oct 17:14
- Soller
Mon 3 Oct 15:41
- Down to the westcoast of Mallorca
Sun 2 Oct 15:55
- Fredrik Wallman
Sat 1 Oct 15:43
- Back again and Ciutadella

Sep 2016

Sat 10 Sep 15:03
- Some remarks from Porto Petro
Tue 6 Sep 14:33
- Gulf Coast Fuel Filter Warning
Mon 5 Sep 14:21
- Fuel Contamination Problem
Sun 4 Sep 15:13
- Predict Wind again
Sat 3 Sep 14:12
- Landfall in PortoPetro, Mallorca
Fri 2 Sep 18:55
- Between Sardinia and Balearic Islands
Thu 1 Sep 09:37
- Italian Livingroom

Aug 2016

Wed 31 Aug 09:23
- In a world of leaks
Tue 30 Aug 14:01
- Alongside in Marina Sifredi
Mon 29 Aug 09:47
- Que Locos
Sun 28 Aug 22:10
- Farewell Trapani
Mon 22 Aug 09:27
- You never know what´s going to happen with your day
Sun 21 Aug 08:57
- Cala Rosso (the Bay of Blood)
Sat 20 Aug 08:37
- Trapani and the Egadic Islands
Fri 19 Aug 22:19
- Heading for Sicily
Thu 18 Aug 17:06
- Grand Harbour
Wed 17 Aug 15:47
- Long time in Malta
Tue 16 Aug 11:37
- The knights of St John
Mon 15 Aug 22:47
- Marrsaxlokk
Sun 14 Aug 21:38
- RMYC Final Remarks
Wed 10 Aug 16:37
- A receipt as long as a human

Jun 2016

Sat 4 Jun 11:46
- Remarks from Mediterranean passage part 1
Fri 3 Jun 21:46
- The only European Diesel Duck owners?
Wed 1 Jun 19:43
- RMYC

May 2016

Tue 31 May 20:16
- Positive impact from the EU
- Marsamxett
Mon 30 May 16:22
- Predictwind and Iridium Go! so far
- The first major passage
Sun 29 May 21:45
- A tired guest
- Something you never get tired of
Sat 28 May 03:14
- Report from passage to Malta
Thu 26 May 17:30
- Passing Cape Maleas , heading for Malta
Wed 25 May 19:00
- Farewell Greece
- Winner of views
Tue 24 May 16:40
- On top of Milos
Mon 23 May 16:32
- Patrik Gille-Johnson
Sun 22 May 19:25
- Managing gales in Milos
Fri 20 May 15:26
- Anti-Paros Channel
Thu 19 May 09:45
- Tell Törnblad
Wed 18 May 16:58
- Markus Selin
Sat 14 May 18:25
- Naxos Port
Fri 13 May 13:06
- Apollonas as a reward
Wed 11 May 14:17
- All these tavernas
Tue 10 May 14:03
- Hanging by the cliff
Mon 9 May 13:57
- Foligandros ! !
- Perhaps it´s not dead after all
Sun 8 May 14:42
- The Chora on Ios
Sat 7 May 13:44
- Ios
Fri 6 May 16:08
- Lis Mörner
Tue 3 May 14:02
- A country without culture
Mon 2 May 19:54
- Altruism or ego
Sun 1 May 19:34
- Ricardo Sippl and Angelos

Apr 2016

Fri 29 Apr 17:32
- Exhaustpipe leak (cont)
- Exhaustpipe leak
Thu 28 Apr 17:40
- Ready for the gale
- One of all nightmares for a mariner
Wed 27 Apr 19:43
- Northern Bay of Paros-Náousa
Sun 24 Apr 17:31
- Heading for Paros
Sat 23 Apr 18:56
- Skinhousa
- Middle of the Aegean Sea
Fri 22 Apr 15:16
- Inland on Amorgos
- Volonteering for anchorwatch
Thu 21 Apr 10:42
- Katapola waiting for the gale
Tue 19 Apr 22:34
- Under way through the Aegean Sea
- Castle of Khalki
Mon 18 Apr 17:15
- Khalki
Sun 17 Apr 15:22
- No departure without DEKPA
Sat 16 Apr 15:11
Fri 15 Apr 14:27
- Rhodes New Marina
Thu 14 Apr 18:01
- Heading for Greece
Wed 13 Apr 15:37
- Filling up procedure on a Diesel Duck
- Loads of fuel
Tue 12 Apr 13:50
- Björn Fornander
Mon 11 Apr 18:52
Sat 9 Apr 20:25
- Iridium Go/Predictwind(cont)
- Iridium Go/Predictwind
Thu 7 Apr 14:44
- From Hammerfest to Finike

Feb 2016

Fri 26 Feb 07:34
- Back to Finike
Thu 25 Feb 07:31
- Pancakes
Wed 24 Feb 23:31
- Nightsky over Ucagiz
Tue 23 Feb 07:23
- Union Jack is back
Mon 22 Feb 07:15
- Under way between Finike and Kekova
Sat 20 Feb 06:57
- Kristina and Jonas von Segebaden/Irnell
Thu 18 Feb 20:18
- Relaunch
Wed 17 Feb 16:47
- Antifoul of Diesel Duck
Tue 16 Feb 16:39
- Teakdeck recaulcing
Mon 15 Feb 19:55
- Short stop in Sweden
Sun 7 Feb 12:02
- Work in progress

Jan 2016

Sat 16 Jan 11:28
- Good Bye Dora Mac?
- Ready on the hard
Fri 15 Jan 11:10
Tue 12 Jan 14:29
- Service,repairs,and learning
Mon 11 Jan 14:13
- Randal is back
Thu 7 Jan 14:07
- From the pilothouse
Wed 6 Jan 15:04
- Close to generations of ancient times
- Back in Myra
Fri 1 Jan 18:15

2015

Dec 2015

Thu 31 Dec 19:38
Wed 30 Dec 17:55

Nov 2015

Wed 11 Nov 16:51
- Iridium Go?
Tue 10 Nov 16:40
- Iridium Go-antenna localisation?
Sun 8 Nov 15:38
- Workstation
Fri 6 Nov 15:33
- Comfortable Liveaboard

Sep 2015

Fri 25 Sep 14:45
- I do miss it.....
Sun 20 Sep 10:13
- From forty to zero
Wed 16 Sep 10:53
- Storage
Tue 8 Sep 13:17
- On motorcycle through a country in grief
Sun 6 Sep 13:04
- Church of Saint Nicolais
- The origin of Santa Claus (and Claes name)
Sat 5 Sep 11:46
Fri 4 Sep 18:13
- Fifteen boats spread over the globe and two meets in the same marina
Thu 3 Sep 16:34
- Kale Köy

Aug 2015

Mon 31 Aug 16:43
- Kekova
- Anchored in Kas
Sat 29 Aug 19:39
- Kas by night
Fri 28 Aug 12:32
- New crew
Thu 27 Aug 15:19
- Cruisers are cursed
Wed 26 Aug 17:07
- Kas
- Researchers are never free
Tue 25 Aug 15:50
- Dive platform
- Diving in Turkey
- Gulets
Mon 24 Aug 15:46
- Karacören
Sun 23 Aug 14:31
- Stability at sea
Sat 22 Aug 12:13
- With the big guys
Fri 21 Aug 14:36
- How do you survive the heat?
Thu 20 Aug 12:11
- Where´s the voice coming from?
Wed 19 Aug 10:02
- Sailing
Tue 18 Aug 14:53
- Rewarding View
- Lysian Ruins
Mon 17 Aug 15:47
- Terhane Creek
Sun 16 Aug 07:42
- Fresh Bread
Sat 15 Aug 17:37
- Work for the crew
Fri 14 Aug 10:29
- Kucuk Kuyruk
- On watch
- The gulf of Fethiye Körfezi
- Sunrise over the Lysian Coastline
Thu 13 Aug 19:13
- Leaving Datca peninsula
Wed 12 Aug 11:55
- Dora Mac and whole family
Tue 11 Aug 16:33
- Opposite the Mosque
Mon 10 Aug 16:30
- Concentration on flybridge
- Bozburun
- Not going to Greece
- Heading for Bozburun
Sun 9 Aug 11:18
- Turkish food
Sat 8 Aug 19:06
- Anchored in Bozuk Buku
Fri 7 Aug 14:25
- Turning from minarets to tecno
Thu 6 Aug 09:56
- Marmaris

Apr 2015

Thu 23 Apr 12:08
- Former owners of Dora Mac
Wed 15 Apr 12:00
- Marine Survey and Sea Trial
Tue 14 Apr 15:23
- M/V Dora Mac

Mar 2015

Tue 17 Mar 11:06
- Nordhavn 40 and 43
Mon 16 Mar 10:59
- Nordhavn 46
Sun 15 Mar 16:03
- Oceangoing motortrawlers

2014

Sep 2014

Thu 25 Sep 14:42
- Tarita is sold

Aug 2014

Fri 29 Aug 07:02
- Last Sail with tarita
Fri 8 Aug 09:54
- Singlehanding back to mainland
Wed 6 Aug 09:50
- Summersail on the Baltic Sea
Mon 4 Aug 09:47
- Schoolship leaving
Sun 3 Aug 06:57
- Singlehanding to and anchoring Gotska Sandön

Jul 2014

Sat 19 Jul 19:36
- Sailing Tarita 2014

2013

Jul 2013

Thu 25 Jul 09:44
- Unusual anchor holding
Wed 24 Jul 09:40
- Heading back from Gotland
Fri 19 Jul 19:29
- Sailing Tarita 2013

2012

Sep 2012

Tue 25 Sep 13:36
- Final Remarks
Fri 21 Sep 08:38
- Perkins 4108 - Thank you Mr P !!
- Sunware 48W solarpanel
Thu 20 Sep 23:02
Wed 19 Sep 16:56
Tue 18 Sep 15:42
Mon 17 Sep 15:50
Sun 16 Sep 07:49
Sat 15 Sep 23:29
Sun 2 Sep 11:35
- 16646 Nm

Aug 2012

Tue 28 Aug 14:18
- Tarita Welcome-Crew Participants
Sun 26 Aug 18:37
- Tarita Welcome
Mon 20 Aug 10:32
Sun 19 Aug 10:01
- Archipelagosailing
Fri 17 Aug 09:55
- Sternanchor at Harstena
Thu 16 Aug 09:51
- Navigating Swedish Archipelago
- Häradsskär
Wed 15 Aug 09:41
- Blåkulla
Tue 14 Aug 10:55
- Mats & Mayte
Mon 13 Aug 10:09
- Borgholm
- Night in Kalmarsund
Sun 12 Aug 09:59
- Utklippan
- Passing Southern Baltic
Thu 9 Aug 09:46
- Back in the Baltic Sea
Tue 7 Aug 10:37
- Alex
- Swedish Summer
Mon 6 Aug 10:52
Sun 5 Aug 17:12
- Helsingborg
Sat 4 Aug 17:06
- Kullen
- Mess on Kattegatt and a nice sunset
Fri 3 Aug 16:53
- Leaving Gothenburgh,passing Vinga
Thu 2 Aug 16:49
- Crew arrived and ready for take off

Jul 2012

Sat 7 Jul 17:28
- Back in Sweden !
Fri 6 Jul 22:26
- Shiprolled
- Overcrowded
Thu 5 Jul 12:21
- Approaching Skagen at midnight
Wed 4 Jul 12:16
- Calm Seas
Tue 3 Jul 12:14
- Crossing the German Bight
Mon 2 Jul 04:38
- On the North Sea again day, 1 at sea
Sun 1 Jul 12:03

Jun 2012

Sat 30 Jun 12:21
- Mema
- Dutch Domination
Fri 29 Jun 12:02
- The marinaplague
Thu 28 Jun 11:51
- Wadenzee
Wed 27 Jun 11:46
- Vlieland Village
- Vlieland -Dutch Summerparadise
Tue 26 Jun 20:08
- Vlieland
Sun 24 Jun 20:00
- Waiting for the gale to settle
- Harlingen-Dutch harbour chaos
Fri 22 Jun 18:23
- Midsummer in Netherlands
Thu 21 Jun 13:07
- Enkhuizen
Tue 19 Jun 15:50
- Passing Markenmeer
Sun 17 Jun 12:34
- The Nordzeekanal
Sat 16 Jun 01:32
- Night passage through Amsterdam
Fri 15 Jun 12:29
- Compromising Privacy
- Dutch Canalsystem
Thu 14 Jun 12:16
- Locks
- Bridges
Wed 13 Jun 12:06
Tue 12 Jun 11:57
- Good Bye Michiel de Ruijterhaven and Rinus

May 2012

Sun 20 May 19:36
- Doing Nothing
Fri 18 May 17:10
- Return to Flushing
Mon 14 May 16:08
- Sevenstar Yacht Transport

Apr 2012

Fri 27 Apr 20:41
Thu 26 Apr 20:11
- Coming in from the sea
Wed 25 Apr 18:02
- Waiting for Marsgracht/Tarita
Sun 22 Apr 20:15
- Marsgracht/Gibraltar
Sat 7 Apr 12:10
- Marsgracht under progress

Mar 2012

Thu 15 Mar 21:15
- Going Home
- M/V Marsgracht
Mon 12 Mar 17:26
- E.T.A Flushing/Netherlands

Feb 2012

Tue 28 Feb 13:49
- Europe instead of Caribbean

Jan 2012

Wed 25 Jan 02:47
- Farewell to the South Pacific
Tue 24 Jan 08:55
- Seacocks closed and flag down
Sat 21 Jan 22:30
- NZ weather for mariners
Fri 20 Jan 10:39
- Commercial Forces
Mon 16 Jan 12:34
Sun 15 Jan 19:18
Sat 14 Jan 11:07
Wed 11 Jan 01:02
- All alone in Auckland
Sat 7 Jan 07:16
Wed 4 Jan 10:42
- Kawau 36:15.177S 174:49.526E
Mon 2 Jan 10:07
Sun 1 Jan 09:01

2011

Dec 2011

Sat 31 Dec 01:33
Fri 30 Dec 03:22
- UraPukaPuka 35:13.000S,174:14.000E
Mon 26 Dec 01:45
- Today´s youth
Sun 25 Dec 23:50
Sat 24 Dec 02:00
- First capital of NZ
- Cape Brett
Fri 23 Dec 23:46
Thu 22 Dec 23:59
- after one year in Whangarei
- Dave
Wed 21 Dec 23:54
- Work in Whangarei marina
Tue 20 Dec 23:52
- Masting
Mon 19 Dec 09:14
- Aspects on refit of yacht in New Zealand
Fri 16 Dec 08:33
- Refit in Whangarei/NZ-experiences
Thu 15 Dec 08:04
- Two weeks in Drizzle
Fri 2 Dec 07:55
- Puh!

Nov 2011

Tue 29 Nov 10:15
- Coming back down under

May 2011

Sat 28 May 15:57

Feb 2011

Sat 12 Feb 15:39
- Under "love and care"

Jan 2011

Tue 18 Jan 22:00
Sun 16 Jan 15:50
- Sunset without palmtrees
Fri 14 Jan 23:21
- Rusell waterfront
- Arcadia Lodge
Thu 13 Jan 23:13
- NZ coast line
Wed 12 Jan 23:09
- Together
Tue 11 Jan 22:51
- Sverker on S/Y Nanoq
Mon 10 Jan 22:46
- Tarita in Whangarei Marina
Sun 9 Jan 21:05
- Good to see you

2010

Nov 2010

Mon 15 Nov 20:34
- New Zealand 35:49.750S 174:32.008E
Thu 11 Nov 23:32
- Under way 29:33.206S 166:08.405E
Mon 8 Nov 16:29
- Tarita underway 22:49.402S 166:08.135E

Sep 2010

Thu 30 Sep 06:00
- The end for now
Wed 29 Sep 00:18
- Western ego
Thu 23 Sep 00:31
- Port Moselle-Noumea 22:16.642S 166:26.414E
Wed 22 Sep 08:10
- Danger
Mon 20 Sep 08:04
- Kanak/Lifou
- Secluded Bay/Lifou
- Djokin/Lifou
Sun 19 Sep 06:11
- New Caledonia! 20:55.131S !67:16.725E
Sat 18 Sep 23:43
- Lack of concern for safetyissues
- Anatom/Vanuatu
- Courtesy Flags
- Anatom!20:32.182S 168:35.011E
Fri 17 Sep 07:12
- A short rest
- Tuna
Thu 16 Sep 11:35
- Day 3 at sea 19:45.256S 171:39.089E
Wed 15 Sep 06:59
- Goosewing
Tue 14 Sep 13:09
- Under Way 18:09.618S 176:01.415E
Sun 12 Sep 09:18
- Google map from Taritas route around Fiji
Fri 10 Sep 22:21
- Denarau
- Sergeant Major
Wed 8 Sep 20:55
- Gale over Nanuya Lai Lai
- Locked in to "Blue Lagoon"
Mon 6 Sep 10:28
- Manta Ray
Sun 5 Sep 09:36
- Nanuya LaiLai 16:56.669S 177:22.018E
Sat 4 Sep 08:37
- Morningcoffee
Fri 3 Sep 20:50
- Everyday life-breakfast
- Propellershaft
- Everyday life-service/repair
Thu 2 Sep 20:52
- Childrens friend
- Bernardo
Wed 1 Sep 10:40
- Old Crew
- Womble
- New Crew-John Boman
- New Crew-Mårten Winge

Aug 2010

Sat 28 Aug 10:09
- Naviti 17:10.327S 177:11.236E
Fri 27 Aug 10:19
- Empty and silent
Thu 26 Aug 10:01
- Luvuka Island
- Birthday for Samuel
- Bullshit
Wed 25 Aug 09:24
- Different breakfast
Tue 24 Aug 13:27
- Todays Catch
Mon 23 Aug 13:25
- Cast Away
Sun 22 Aug 13:20
- Fiji Fishermen
Sat 21 Aug 13:17
- Fiji Beach
Fri 20 Aug 13:12
- Below
Thu 19 Aug 09:51
- Mammals of Fiji
Wed 18 Aug 22:48
- Passages through the reefs
- End of dream
- Fiji reefs
- Negotating Fiji Reefs
Tue 17 Aug 13:22
- Nina diving Navadra
- Ninas UW-gallery-anemone fish
- Ninas UW-gallery:fan coral, lobsters, living coral, snorkelling navadra reef
Sun 15 Aug 03:39
- Fijian vs western life styles
Sat 14 Aug 02:54
- Tarita north bay of Waya before the gale
- Fijian children
- Fijian village
- Felix drinking kava
- Sevu sevu at Waya
Fri 13 Aug 12:46
- Waya 17:16.585S 177:06.222E
Tue 10 Aug 01:55
- Onboard after 2 years.
Mon 9 Aug 22:59
- sunset over Navadra
- Navadra
Thu 5 Aug 11:35
- Diving in Mana
- Mana
Mon 2 Aug 05:30
- Into the deep blue
Sun 1 Aug 02:26
- Muscet Cove

Jul 2010

Sat 31 Jul 05:26
- Sunset over the Yasawas
- Recently arrived dreaming of new adventures?
Fri 30 Jul 04:23
- Family arrived and Tarita ready
Mon 26 Jul 07:50
- Time to move again

2009

Oct 2009

Sun 25 Oct 05:25
- Final Remarks
Wed 21 Oct 23:24
Sat 17 Oct 11:46
- No one is running
- Where are we running?
Thu 15 Oct 09:05
- This years crew
Wed 14 Oct 07:52
- Vuda Point-beginning of the end 17:40.883S 177:23.196E
Mon 12 Oct 05:04
- Sunware solarpanel warning
- Lopolight warning
Sat 10 Oct 09:35
- Communication on a bluewater yacht
- Surfing Wilkes pass
Thu 8 Oct 08:27
Wed 7 Oct 08:12
Tue 6 Oct 22:40
Mon 5 Oct 04:58
- Musket Cove 17:46.298S 177:11.602E
Sun 4 Oct 23:01
Sat 3 Oct 23:38
Fri 2 Oct 12:41
Thu 1 Oct 07:28
- Tsunami

Sep 2009

Wed 30 Sep 08:15
- Heading for Beqa 18:21.100S 178:11.800E
Sat 26 Sep 04:24
- S/Y Comedie
- Anchorage SavuSavu
Fri 25 Sep 09:31
- SavuSavu 16:46.707S 179:19.841E
Wed 23 Sep 09:23
- Great Passage and "a nice cup of tea"
Tue 22 Sep 08:55
- Fiji !! 16:47.872S 179:18.289W
Mon 21 Sep 05:52
- Heading for Fiji day 2 at sea 17:24.150S 176:59.531W
Wed 16 Sep 04:34
- The archipelago of Vavau 18:41.335S 174:07.877W
Sun 13 Sep 09:11
- Waha
Sat 12 Sep 09:00
- Sunset over Hunga/Tonga
Fri 11 Sep 09:18
- Crew-Colin Doig
Thu 10 Sep 00:54
Mon 7 Sep 09:20
- Last Bottle
Sun 6 Sep 00:40
- "Get out there"
Sat 5 Sep 00:37
- Quality sailing shoes
Fri 4 Sep 21:28
- Vavau
- Kingdom of Tonga!! 18:39.613S 173:59.384W
Wed 2 Sep 21:31
- La Cuisine Francaise
- Heading for Tonga day 10 at sea 18:47.683S 170:35.088W
Tue 1 Sep 00:27
- Heading for Tonga

Aug 2009

Mon 31 Aug 21:34
Sun 30 Aug 09:24
- Full clinic
- Awkward anchorage?
Sat 29 Aug 21:29
Fri 28 Aug 00:11
- Palmerston
Thu 27 Aug 09:31
- Heading for Palmerston/Tonga day 4 at sea 17:53.130S 159:38.716W
Tue 25 Aug 06:06
- Heading for Palmerston/Tonga day 2 at sea 17:22.059S 155:13.405W
Sun 23 Aug 00:07
- Light winds
Sat 22 Aug 12:06
- Heading for Tonga 16:39.131S 152:31.373W
Fri 21 Aug 21:05
- Heading for the Cooks
- Sunset Bora Bora yacht club
Thu 20 Aug 23:02
- Some days in Bora bora
- Back in Bora Bora
Thu 13 Aug 23:56
- Crew-Thierry Spenle
Wed 12 Aug 23:53
- Crew-Martin Jalnäs
- Chantier Naval des Iles/le Vent
Tue 11 Aug 23:51
- Ready for the ocean
Mon 10 Aug 23:45
- Tarita after one year
- Hard work in a sauna
Thu 6 Aug 23:57
- Back on track again

2008

Aug 2008

Mon 18 Aug 22:40
- Blue Water Cruising Gear
Sun 17 Aug 08:01
- Will we ever see you again?
- Thoughts in a shipyard
Mon 11 Aug 09:15
- Concluding Remarks(Claes)
Sat 9 Aug 05:29
- Returning back to Taha/Raiatea 16:40.300S 151:32.600W
Tue 5 Aug 22:42
- Bora Bora's impressions
Sun 3 Aug 23:07
Sat 2 Aug 08:41
- Muri-Muri

Jul 2008

Tue 29 Jul 23:28
- Bloody Mary's
- Barbecue at the Yacht Club
Mon 28 Jul 23:21
Sat 26 Jul 22:26
- Bora-Bora-Overhyped/Overdeveloped, or "The pearl of the Pacific" 16:29S 151:45W
Fri 25 Jul 21:55
- Short stay on Raiatea 16:44.550S 151:24.850W
Thu 24 Jul 07:28
Sun 20 Jul 03:20
- Gale and heavy rain in Paradise /Huahine 16:48.700S 150:59.491W
Tue 15 Jul 06:27
Mon 14 Jul 05:22
- Moorea A pearl in paradise 17:23.450S 149:52.000W
Sat 12 Jul 06:04
Thu 10 Jul 00:43
- 12 days in Tahiti,service/repairs/tourism

Jun 2008

Sat 28 Jun 03:54
- HELL AND HEAVEN: Tuamotus to Papeete 17:35.180S 149:36.990W
Fri 27 Jun 05:12
Thu 26 Jun 09:07
Wed 25 Jun 03:12
- Tikehau 14:51.800S 148:07.500W
Fri 20 Jun 17:53
- Wow!
Thu 19 Jun 04:34
- Gabriel at dive center Rangiroa
Wed 18 Jun 23:29
Tue 10 Jun 09:41
Mon 9 Jun 00:32
- One of these days
Wed 4 Jun 09:38
- Tuamotos 14:32.219S 146:21.432W
Sun 1 Jun 10:37
- Evil circles in Paradise 12:58.528S 144:51.258W

May 2008

Fri 30 May 14:27
- Heading for Tuamotos 10:48.436S 141:39.785W
Fri 23 May 21:43
Sat 17 May 02:47
- Entering Tahioe Bay
- Arriving to Nuku Hiva
Tue 6 May 22:54
- We managed!
- Ua Huka Marquesas at sunrise!! 8:56.091S 139:50.987W
Mon 5 May 07:00
- Heading for Marquesas day 21 at sea 8:43.140S 136:06.884W
Fri 2 May 06:20
- Heading for Marquesas day 18 at sea 8:47.062S 128:53.458W

Apr 2008

Mon 28 Apr 15:12
- Ninas Birthday 1000 NM left to go
- Heading for Marquesas day 14 at sea 8:09.462S 120:09:492W
Sun 27 Apr 22:37
- Fw: No signs of life 7:58.052S 117:36.033W
Sat 26 Apr 07:57
- Heading for Marquesas day 11 at sea 7:52.667S 114:44.645W
Fri 25 Apr 02:34
- Calm day at sea
Thu 24 Apr 07:09
- Close to Perfection 7:00.570S 110:55.019W
Wed 23 Apr 02:14
- Gabriel doing school job
Tue 22 Apr 11:54
- Heading for Marquesas day 8 at sea 6:27.230S 106:36.363W
Sat 19 Apr 06:46
- Heading for Marquesas day 5 at sea 6:11.088S 98:47.398W
Wed 16 Apr 03:14
- Heading for Marquesas day 2 3:09.439S 92:42.558W
Tue 8 Apr 15:04
- I´m sorry 0:53.800S 89:36.737W
Fri 4 Apr 02:32
Wed 2 Apr 18:27
- Galapagos marine life/Kickers Rock

Mar 2008

Mon 31 Mar 14:50
Sun 30 Mar 17:59
- Purto Moreno -San Cristobal
- Returning to Galapagos
Mon 17 Mar 21:39
Thu 13 Mar 21:06
- Flat Seas
Tue 11 Mar 21:11
- Leaving Panama
Sun 9 Mar 12:08
- Watertaxi
Sat 8 Mar 21:06
Fri 7 Mar 21:08
- Gatun Locks Panama canal
Thu 6 Mar 16:00
- My Father
Wed 5 Mar 00:09
Tue 4 Mar 23:59

Feb 2008

Thu 28 Feb 15:53
Wed 27 Feb 23:45
- Under way at the Caribbean sea
Tue 26 Feb 15:31
- Passage of the Caribbean sea
Thu 14 Feb 18:41
- Sarifundys
Sun 10 Feb 18:25
- Anchored outside Kimikalki
Thu 7 Feb 22:46
- Berthed in Curacao Yacht Club
Sat 2 Feb 18:38
Fri 1 Feb 14:40
- Pictures from Willemstad

Jan 2008

Thu 31 Jan 16:26
- Arriving in Willemstad
Thu 24 Jan 20:13
- Position and report from M/S Amstelgracht
Mon 14 Jan 20:15
- Onboard Amstelgracht,somewhere on North Atlantic
Sat 12 Jan 20:13
- Onboard Amstelgracht,here a picture of sistership,M/S Spiegelgracht
Thu 10 Jan 21:27
- Onboard Amstelgracht,position only
Wed 9 Jan 20:10
- Onboard Amstelgracht close to Bilbao
Mon 7 Jan 20:08
- Onboard Amstelgracht
Sat 5 Jan 20:07
Fri 4 Jan 12:42
- Preparing for loading Linkeroever Marina

2007

Sep 2007

Sun 23 Sep 09:20
- Amsterdam to Antwerpen cont.
Thu 20 Sep 19:26
- Amsterdam to Antwerpen
Sun 16 Sep 08:59
- Kiel to Amsterdam
Fri 14 Sep 18:38
- Trosa to Kiel

Aug 2007

Thu 16 Aug 12:33
- Picture of Tarita in Sound of Mull July 2005
Wed 15 Aug 09:56
Tue 14 Aug 21:15
- The whole family onboard Tarita,North Sea July 2005(picture)
- The family:Felix,Carolina,and Gabriel.Here on the North Sea July 2005(picture).
Fri 10 Aug 08:54
- Equipment onboard Tarita(picture)
Wed 8 Aug 20:12
- Our yacht Tarita.Here close to Invergary Castle Scotland July 2005(picture)
Mon 6 Aug 12:58
- The plan