This pleasant guest harbour, where you use your own stern anchor, was very well sheltered from the strong northerlies we had when I was
Marinas and harbors
The sailing locations and harbours.
105 Rocks – Kökar – guest harbour
It’s a somewhat convoluted trail into this harbour on Kökar (ed. note: the harbour is called Karlby, there are two other harbour on the
105 Rocks – Sottunga – guest harbour
In July Sottunga was properly busy. There’s a small harbour to the east and a substantial pontoon to which you tie with the use
105 Rocks – Ängholm
This was my first genuinely off-piste rock and I was dead chuffed with myself for getting to tie to it. I nosed into one
105 Rocks – Svinösund – anchorage
This is just a random bay we anchored in when there was a northerly blowing. A very rare outing for the CQR in the
105 Rocks – Möholm – natural harbour
This is one of the few natural harbours in Finland which is published in the pilots. Looking at the chart you’d not know there
105 Rocks – Mariehamn East – marina
English language pilot books are at one with the Rough Planet Guide in describing Mariehamn as a bit of a dump. The reasons given
105 Rocks – Kobba Klintar – harbour
This really tight wee harbour with a rocky entrance is a good jumping off point for Sweden. The potentially dodgy channel is marked, but
105 Rocks – Rödhamn – guest harbour
Rödhamn is a popular harbour as a first stop in Aland on the way to Mariehamn. It’s well sheltered from most directions. The stern
Isokari lighthouse
The Isokari lighthouse (Enskär in Swedish) is the second oldest lighthouse in Finland. The lighthouse was built in 1833 and is still in use. The
Turku marina alternatives, the yacht clubs
Turku (Åbo) is the 6th biggest city in Finland and the main city in the western archipelago. Turku offers everything you could expect from
Turku marina alternatives, the Ruissalo marina
Turku (Åbo) is the 6th biggest city in Finland and the main city in the western archipelago. Turku offers everything you could expect from
The hospital island Själö – the spookiest of islands
The islands around Finland tell thousands of stories. Few are more gruesome than the stories about the hospital island Själö (Seili in Finnish). Its
Nagu Marina – the best of the best?
Seeing that I have spent about 50 years in, on and around the waters of Nagu, I guess I just have to start the