Sailing Through Sweden in Strong Headwinds | Tacking Towards the Mediterranean (242–368 NM)
Come aboard when we sail from Sweden to the Mediterranean!⛵️
If you're new to our channel, welcome! 🩵 We’re a Swedish couple (and a sausage dog) who quit our jobs, rented out our apartment, and set off to sail from Stockholm to the Mediterranean in our 33 ft sailboat from 1980.
In this video we continue sailing south through Sweden in the windiest summer this country has seen in years! 🌬️We battle relentless headwinds and spend hours tacking without getting far. It's slow progress, and at times we’re windbound, stuck waiting out the weather…🥲
We begin our journey in Kalmar, a charming little town on the east coast, and cross over to Öland, Sweden’s second-largest island. But instead of summer vibes, we’re greeted by stormy winds and empty streets, it feels like a ghost town (or nuclear town😆). From there, we face our longest sail so far, 12 hours of non-stop tacking and bouncing in rough waves. Not the most fun day at sea!
But it’s not all struggle, we also enjoy beautiful views, liveaboard life, and we meet new American sailing friends who invite us for dinner aboard their cool boat, Rockhopper.
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0:00 – Intro: Tacking Through Sweden to the Mediterranean
1:35 – Sailing to Öland: Sweden’s Second-Largest Island
5:43 – Exploring a Windy, Empty Town
10:11 – 12 Hours of Tacking in Strong Winds
13:06 – Smooth Sailing & Dinner with New American Friends
21:46 – Motoring Through Dead Calm
24:00 – Windbound in Stormy Ronneby
26:30 – Beating Into Headwinds Again
30:35 – Hoping for Fairer Winds to the Mediterranean
📍 Route: Kalmar to Hörvik
⛵ Distance sailed: 242–368 Nautical Miles
🧑✈️ Crew: Erik, Linn & Nora the doxie (dachshund)
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Sail & Doxie (Linn & Erik)
In 2026, Swedish sailors Linn and Erik live full-time aboard their Beneteau Oceanis 45 on the French Riviera with their miniature dachshund, Nora. Having resigned from corporate careers in Stockholm, they successfully navigated the Baltic Sea, English Channel, and Atlantic Iberia to reach the Mediterranean. The crew manages their own digital cruising guide business while documenting the technical realities of off-grid sailing, cross-border yacht upgrades, and extensive offshore passage making.
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