"Love + Liberty Lines" sailing tours

Good morning from the shallow waters of The Netherlands

Anchoring for 1 full day and 2 nights outside Göteborg in this small bay with Naghmeh. Enjoying peace, birds, sheep, a mink, nice view and great company. Maintaining the boat while generating power from wind and sunlight.

Changing harbour in the Göteborg area together with my dear friend Naghmeh. A lot of navigation work to do. However there is always time for a good snack.

Finally done. Autohelm is driving the tiller to keep a constant heading. Essential element in single-handed sailing, so that the sailor can take care of other duties. Autohelm keeps a constant heading which is not exactly a straight course, but close enough (sideways drift by wind or water make the difference between heading and course).

Today I tested my new VHF radio with built-in AIS receiver. For that purpose I sailed half way to Bornholm, hunting some of the large ships which are passing through. Sorry for the terrible audio. You could just as well mute the video and just watch the waves :-) What I was trying to explain: the radio alarmed me about the other ships, calculating our "closest point of approach" (CPA) and the estimated time until we reach that. Quite handy for navigation in busy waters, like the British Channel or around Cape of Good Hope. And during short naps :-)

Short clip from of training tour that I wanted to sail since 2020 - finally completed. See also: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7JtrNb7P5wx7Qvho8 Today it was the perfect wind direction to sail both legs with minimal tacking. And it was strong wind, allowing me to travel between 8 and 10 knots most of the time.

Fireworks seen from sailing boat Maru just a bit outside Simrishamn's harbour See also GPS track at https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/8047335576

sailing with Cecilia and David at mild wind and cold rain 3 nautical miles off Simrishamn