Adventures of Sailing Yacht Mist
After two days at Runde it was time for Ålesund, we needed some supplies. There was no wind so we motored, it took almost 3 hours. We were lucky to find a got spot to tie up, the harbour was very busy. Ålesund is a nice little city, we spent two days walking around and …
Time to get round the feared peninsula Statt, the Cape Horn of Norway. We had studied the weather forecast carefully and left Silda just after five in the morning. At first there was no wind and we had to motor but after an hour or so we could hoist the sails and switch off the …
On Sunday the 18th the wind had dropped and we left Kalvåg just before noon. The first couple of ours we sailed but when we rounded Hornelen it was time to start the engine. Hornelen is the highest sea cliff in Europe. When we passed Målöy we met our friends Lotta and Göran on sy …
We left Alden just before nine in the morning, set sail and headed north. The wind was strait from behind and we had a comfortable sail. Nice weather and nice sailing. In the afternoon the wind increased and we choose the outside route to avoid dead running. When we gybed towards Kalvåg the wind had …
On Wednesday morning we set sail again and a descent sail to Alden where we moored at the old jetty, not a very good spot due to big tires and a tide difference about 1 and a half meter. After a short walk ashore we moved to the inside of the small floating pontoon, a …
We left Bergen the 13th of July and after a stop at the fuel dock we motored north in almost no wind at all. We arrived at Fedje just before 4 pm. After unfolding our bikes we set off to see the island of Fedje. There was a really impressing old lighthouse on the southwest …
We left for Bergen in light winds and with the current against us. We did not have that much diesel left after our little incident at Mökster so we sailed and tacked and tacked all the way to Bergen. We arrived just before 5 pm and found a spot to moor on the Zacharias jetty. …
We left Haugesund just after seven in the morning. Downwind sailing in light winds all the way. When we arrived at Mökster there was plenty of space at the floating pontoon. We went for a walk round the island. Interesting rock formations. The next day I did some snorkelling and tried to clean the log …
We motored out through the narrow and winding entrance to Ydstebo harbour. The wind was in the right direction and we had good sailing all the way to Haugesund. No problem to find a good spot to moor. Haugesund is a nice little city with a lot of shops. We spent the afternoon walking the …
After a short stop at the fuel dock we set sail and steered due west, aiming for Lindesnes. No wind at first but after a couple of hours of motoring we could continue under sail only. We sailed past Lindesnes, Lista and Järens reef, 3 places well known for being difficult in ruff weather. We …