jodgi Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) In a tiny 24 feet swedish sailboat. Looks like the wind will be very favourable but we will get wet, not salty though. Edited June 3, 2015 by jodgi 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImperialLion Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Was the boat from Ikea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodgi Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 We were finally able to do the trip. There's been weather holding us back and the outboard even broke off the mounting bracket and sank in harbour, I had to scuba down with a line to get it up. We did need a new (used) outboard so there were quite a few issues that made us postpone. Anyway, all was set and the weather was nice with good wind, albeit from the wrong direction. We set out and had only sailed for two hours when something fantastic happened. Had to squint to make sure, but yea, it's wasn't just a spinnaker coming at us. It was so cool to be out sailing in an open world! We sailed up for a better look. Maybe some of you know what we saw? But there was more... And the day went on like that. We saw a total of 15 tall ships. At one point there were 5 rigs ornamenting the horizon, we were well ganked, but I play NA so I'm used to that There had been a tall ships race further north in Molde, so we saw them sailing home or to the next race. The next day started out with outboard problems as we raised the sails and ended with the motor quitting on us when we were getting ready to make our way towards a dock. We were out in weak winds without any means of propulsion and no experience or equipment for night sailing, so we had to bite the bullet and do the sensible thing: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macjimm Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Great post. Thanks for sharing this with us. When do you get to go again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRuyter Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 First one is Russian ship Shtandart. Replica of a frigate from the fleet of Peter the Great circa 1703. Second one is maybe the Christian Radich a Norwegian sail training ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodgi Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 Yea, I can't tell Radich apart from Sørlandet from that distance. I know the Swedes have one along those lines too. Actually, about ten of the ships we saw was that kind of ships, barque? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Terkildsen Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Could be Skoleskibet Danmark as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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