Last port in Sweden – Ystad

I have been making progress on my way south, from leaving Visby on last Wednesday I have sailed to Byxelkrok, then to the nice little harbour of Bergkvara south of Kalmar in the Kalmar Sound, and hurried out of the sound swiftly. It was one of the choppiest seas I have sailed, almost like the Ijsselmeer in Netherlands. Then I needed diesel and decided to go to Karlskrona instead of Utklippan. In the Karlskrona archipelago I anchored at East Möcklö, a place I used to live by the water during 2008 and 2009. From there it was Karlskrona to get diesel filled and then sailed south again to Simrishamn on the Scanian coast where I arrived late last night. Up early and sailed on to the port of Ystad, on the Scanian south coast. Here I had the priviledge to meet with another esteemed Monsuner, Tor Melin. So good to have a chat with him and his wife. Makes my day! The past 6 hours were thick fog all along the coast, and it was a perfect opportunity to hone my navigation skills. Radar and AIS, visible checks, chart work (actually doing some dead reckoning) and I got the price… I sailed in to the port entrance, passing the first buoy by about 20 feet. Visibility as low as 30 or 40 meter (maybe a hundred feet). I am here, and now it’s time to visit with my oldest son. On Wednesday I will try to continue my sail south. Let’s hope the wind change doesn’t come too soon. I am happy and well after the first three weeks of my journey. Oh, and it rained like mad when I was in the Kalmarsund (the sound). So I checked for leaks, and of course found two small things that need fixing. No leaks allowed in my boat! Sailing on!

Author: captain

Johannes, born in 1960 in Zierikzee, The Netherlands. Owner of S/Y Isabell. Retired environmental toxicologist, now living aboard and sailing south.