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THE POD DRIVE
Voila....this is it. The old engine, the tank, the tubes, the smell, the fuel, the holes for emission and cooling water are all gone. They are being replaced by this little shining plug inside the boat, and the sleek pod and folding propeller underneath it.

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Leaving early: Christiansø Denmark for Karlskrona Sweden.

Jul 31, 2018

Leaving early: Christiansø Denmark for Karlskrona Sweden.

Leaving early is not always easy if you come early... Alone again as crew member Johannes had to go back to work last night. Left the beautiful Christiansø early in the morning, got the beloved code sail up in front and went north for the city at Sweden's lower right corner – Karlskrona. I prepared my self for a 10-12 hour shift in the cockpit. Here we go again...avocado, eggs, water, nuts and carrots haha... Had straight winds and went fishing for some micro plastic on this

Some experiences with the electric pod drive

Jul 30, 2018

Some experiences with the electric pod drive

Having sailed half way with an electric engine, I have to say it has been a great experience. Yes, there has been some unfortunate issues in my case (hydro generation), with the shifting of versions of engines and updating batteries, gateways, displays and other "power intelligence gadgets". But I assume that it is part of the game these days when adopting new technology. The most important job for the drive is obviously to push the boat when needed and in that field my silen

Weehooo...Christiansø, here we come!

Jul 29, 2018

Weehooo...Christiansø, here we come!

I love this remote and charming island and port. It is Danish, it is beautiful and it is full of nice memories from earlier trips...first time when my kids were 6 and 10 and we sailed over here with our 42-footer. I usually say that every year not visiting Christiansø and Svenska Högarna (remote island in far East part of Stockholm archipelago) is not a complete sailing year:-) I will publish more images from our short and lovely stop-over here . Here is a link for you in the

Falsterbo-Kåseberga. Upwind.

Jul 28, 2018

Falsterbo-Kåseberga. Upwind.

The wind picked up after sunset and all night. No time for breakfast. Getting pass the channel bridge as soon as possible was on the the morning agenda. 07.00 we were there waiting and yeees it opened up for us and som few others on the other side:-) Falsterbo, yes I love you, but it is somehow always nice to leave you behind... After 12 hours pretty tough and wet upwind sailing we gave up and steared towards Kåseberga. Well there we were guided by the very friendly marina bo

Copenhagen-Malmoe

Jul 25, 2018

Copenhagen-Malmoe

Stayed the day in Copenhagen to settle some work and some other issues. I realised that the marina was just next by Copenhagen's most famous tourist attraction – the mermaid and sculpture "Lille Havfruen". Had to get a picture of her...and without all the Asian tourists swarming around her haha...they were everywhere:-) The little mermaid. Google her and you will get a nice story... Then, by mere coincidence I met Øivind, a great "partner in crime" in terms of electric sailin

Half way and arriving Copenhagen

Jul 24, 2018

Half way and arriving Copenhagen

After a few days "long haul" sailing from Kiel via Rødby, I arrived Falsterbo in Sweden, where Clara 17 and Johan 24 joined in as crew. Two young and smart friends. The original plan was to sail with them to Christiansø, but due to the delay we had to re-arrange the plan and make the trip to Copenhagen instead. We more or less passed the project's halfway mark 1000 Nautic Miles at the same time as we sailed spinnacker under the Öresund Bridge. Two memorable moments. Arriving

No wind. No Rostock.

Jul 20, 2018

No wind. No Rostock.

Right outside of Kiel the wind died. I didn't want to waste the new batteries on this leg and certainly not yet, so I let myself drift around. After some 26 hours I gave up the drifting towards Rostock in Germany and decided to try to rather drift north towards Rødby in Denmark instead. I had crew waiting for me up in Falsterbo, Sweden so no time for the extra miles to Rostock. That was sad since I had looked forward to meet with scientists at the Rostock Marine Center. But s

808 NM – in Kiel on a lucky number?

Jul 20, 2018

808 NM – in Kiel on a lucky number?

Haven't heard from us in a while? Well, some 808 Nautic Miles have been sailed and lots of things have happened while we have had some unfortunate tech events following along. Leaving Kiel today for Rostock, some days later than expected. But we have sailed through beautiful waters and we are happy. THE SHORT STORY: Remember the Skärhamn visit in June? When the pod-drive was switched to an updated, new one? That update made the charging function work alright and I managed to

Blog-updates in the making...

Jul 19, 2018

Blog-updates in the making...

Nothing happened since July 3rd? Absolutely... Arriving Kiel, sailing from Nyborg, passing by Kolby at Samsø, fixing battery issues in Aarhus, party with great young friends in Langør/Samsø, sailing down from Læsø to Bønnerup, making a short stop in Skagen, picking up new crew in Havsstensund, checking in with customs in Strömstads, non-stop racing up from Marstrand, spending lovely days with the übercool M32s in at "Match Cup Sweden" and changing batteries in Långedrag. The

Kiel next...but first a tube in the waves.

Jul 18, 2018

Kiel next...but first a tube in the waves.

I grew up hearing about the Kieler Woche. The sail racing bonanza that most of my sail racing buddies attended, but not me. I guess I was not a good competitor enough, or I focused on other sailing adventures instead? Anyway, on the way down I grabbed a plastic tube from the waves in some 7-8 knots... We can only hope it was not thrown into the water on purpose... Sailing in and around Kiel has been hanging there in front of me as a personal milestone since the days back in t

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