3rd of July, back from Tallinn

Absolutely no Wind. We just set the Autopilot on and engined the boat to Helsinki. Total trip time 8 h 15 mins. Surpisingly 48 Nm, so we actually took somewhere two extra nautical miles on Friday.

I have a strange feeling that the Skipper and the crew little bit burned themselves in the sun.

more pics from yesterday's convoy

AquilaDeux resting in Tallin Old Port.









Päivänsäde after the sailing heading to the port.




Both boats and their crew are enjoying wonderful day in Tallinn. We are going to sail back tomorrow to Helsinki. In the evening small meal in the local Italian restaurant "controvento". Anna our beutiful Photographer went back to Helsinki in the afternoon by ship.

1.7.2011 50 nautic miles to Tallinn

Ha, ha just a pic of the model. Today we set sails toTallinn with another yacht "päivänsäde" we made a mini convoy to Tallinn.. both yachts were fully load with kids.

In AquilaDeux there was skippers sister and her four (yes -four) children + his own daughter Anna.

In Päivänsäde there was Skippers M and D + Brother with three kids.

The day was really a day to mention in the annals. Nice 5-7 m/s eastern wind that push both boats (both 37 ft) to medium speed of 6,25 knots.

Leaving Helsinki at 9.00 and arriving Tallin´s old port at 17.00.Not bad.

Thanks for the participants! ON Sunday the 3rd maybe back to Helsinki.

24-25 th of June the Midsummer

The24th of June after the storm we set our sails to the east to visit our friends cottage (MANOR!) in Sipoo Archipelago only 15 nm from the home-port.

Nice weather, beautiful evening, excellent food and superior wine... can it get better? (until 02.00.). then went to sleep. Good things are simple.

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The 25th we enjoyed breakfast (or almost brunch) after we woke up after 10.00 ... Somewhere at 13.00 we thanked our hosts and set sails back to the west. Low wind 4 m/s from S and SW. We reached the home port at 15.30. What a nice midsummer!

Tight the ropes, small storm is coming over Finland today

Tomorrow is time to start the midsummer festive in Finland. AquilaDeux aim is to move to KItö in Sipoo. But before that. Today. No chance to go out. There will be small midsummer storm/gale wind that swipes over Finland from today afternoon until midnight. The local news agencies have warned about this rare midsummer storm.

So I have now checked and double checked the ropes to ensure that everyting i s ok for the high winds.

Now it is quite calm and the wind is not very high. Silence before the storm? The rain started already

So....

On these latitudes it is sometimes cold and rainy at so we let our distance back to home port. At least one week bad weathers are waiting for us. WE had nice back wind SW 12 m/s. Everything was fine. Nice speed 7 knots and more..... in maximum near by eight! ON porkkala fjärd I was trying to reef the headsail and it didn´t work at all ...wawes were large and especially the lady of the boat was even scared.... finally I got the sails down and we engined back home.... but we will continue to the east. Summer is short, to be this time in the boat is everything.

Weekend at Ernie´s

Or actually weekend start at Erkkis´s cottage.Short day two and half hours trip. Sun was shining SW wind 3 m/s. The hosts did not arrive yet... so we are waiting for service and good company.

Today 46,3 nm to Barösund

Today we took a late start at 16.30. We reached Barösund in Inkoo at 24.00 Total 46,3 Nautical Miles. Wind from 2-6 m/s majorly W-Sw. Some heavy rains in the beginning of the trip, but they ended after Espoo. Tomorrow we will reach probably Erkki´s and Niina´s Summer Hacienda in Torsö.

Jolly good to be on the sea again.

tomorrow: go west, no plan

Everything is ready for non-target trip. Tomorrow we go west and stay somewhere between Tammisaari. If the winds and weather are fair we will visit Torsö @ Erkki&Nina´s on Friday. The only target is to be in Kitö on midsummer eve @ juha&Mari´s. Then.... whatever. Summer is short and AquilaDeux is long enough for anything. Must enjoy it fully

AquilaDeux on the sea

The skipper freezing behind the new larger plotter-pod.

The happy crew went to Loviisa already on Saturday the 21st of May to prepare the boat. On Sunday we started early morning at 8.00 to transfer the yacht to Helsinki. Sun was shining, everybody burned the skin, but because of front wind and the cold sea we were freezing.

Final model ready!

The real boat will be on the sea on the weekend 20-22nd of May under the new flag "Merenkävijät"

The model almost done.

Waiting forward to get it

.... and more pics of the model....