MOTHER NATURE sent us here - Gotska Sandön

[@sdallas51]

You are a lucky man, the meals that Tanya prepares look fantastic, wonderful video thanks for showing us such a beautiful area!

[@SailingAurora]

Hi Steven. Thank you so much for your comment. Glad you liked the video! Yes, I am a lucky man! Cheers, Chris & Tanja

[@AndyLipsberg]

Favorite channel in the Baltic sea. Well done 👍

[@SailingAurora]

Thank you so much Andy. Really appreciate your comment! Cheers, Chris & Tanja

[@joakimsall8384]

Beautiful passage! ☀️Again, love what you do with the drone! Gotska sandön looks fantastic from above. A few more months of winter to endure...☺️👍🏻 Your videos really help!

[@SailingAurora]

Hi Joakim. Hope you safe and doing good. Glad that you enjoy the videos. We can't wait to get back out on the water, hope to see you out there! Cheers, Chris & Tanja

[@michalwilk8135]

Super ! Love You :)

[@SailingAurora]

Hi Michael. Thank you so much, so nice to hear that you like our videos. Best, Chris & Tanja

[@Cptnbond]

Brilliant to see you two behind the wheel and that is NBJS. No lazy cruiser style with the autopilot doing their job. Cheers.

[@SailingAurora]

Thanks Sgt-Bond. it was an awesome sail. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

[@kennethkonoi9699]

Passed Gotska Sandön once on our way to Gotland. Weather did not encourage to anchor. Beautiful place that's been on our list for a long time and with this nice video it's starting to be a must stop. Hopefully next summer👍

[@SailingAurora]

Hi Kenneth. Yes, it is definitely a must stop, but the weather really needs to be ideal, and next time we would probably wont to stay a bit longer, to have more time to explore. Hope you make it next summer. Best, Chris & Tanja

[@jonc919]

Lovey to see new destinations, great video. We can relate to roly anchorages, very unpleasant. Look forward to next episode!

[@SailingAurora]

Hi Jon. Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers, Chris & Tanja

[@johangrasbeck5304]

Been there a few times. I am always looking at the AIS where the other boats are, because that spot is likely to be the best. If you plan to go ashore is the Northern tip close to the village.

[@SailingAurora]

Hi Johan. Thank you for your comment and tip. We will definitely be going back to explore more. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

[@johnschroder6081]

Found this channel two days ago and have watched everything allready! Its adictive! Very nice to experience the stockholm archipelago through a different (foreign) pair of eyes. Glad you guys like it as much as I do. Keep up the good work and keep uploading. No better way of getting through this covid winter. Cheers /J

[@SailingAurora]

Hi John. Thank you so much for your comment, glad to hear that you like the channel! Follow us to Visby in the next video. Cheers and stay safe, Chris & Tanja

[@HandymanHultman]

Beautiful! Passed it a few times on Gotland Runt. But I'd love to go there sometime!

[@SailingAurora]

Yes, you should definitely go there sometime, really a beautiful place. Good luck on Gotland Runt if you are doing it this year. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

[@HandymanHultman]

@@SailingAurora Yeah we made a short YT-video of it last year on my channel. (Don't want to spam yur comment section with the link thou) 😬 We use the Code-0 quite alot!

[@SailingAurora]

@@HandymanHultman Hi Leif, just watched it, great video of that race. I can see you had a lot of cool sail setups there and some good sails too. Would love to do that race too sometime, I could do with a little more experience though. Maybe the next additions for us will be a pole and a Gennaker.

[@HandymanHultman]

@@SailingAurora haha I'm not Leif I'm Olle 😅 I've crewed for him for a few years but have a lot more to learn! Looking forward to your next video!

[@SailingAurora]

@@HandymanHultman ooh sorry, I just assumed. Thanks for watching ::)

[@ExpatMoe]

Nice video. I’ve sailed to Gotska Sandön twice, magical place. Those swells coming around the island are typical. Pulling out a second anchor from the aft helps.

[@SailingAurora]

Hi ExpatMoe. Yes, truly a magical place! Thanks for the tip, will definitely be trying that next time, maybe Tanja can then get some sleep:) Cheers, Chris & Tanja

[@jamieopulence]

Loving the new intro!! Fantastic

[@SailingAurora]

Thank you so much Jamie:-) Cheers, Chris & Tanja

[@HAL2603]

Hey Aurora, nice video as usual. I like your steep learning curve with the code 0 and how you figured out you want to use your mainsail to blanket the Code 0 and make rolling-in easier. The same principle applies to the jib. We always keep our mainsail up for safety. Your videos convinced us to buy the same Code 0 (in black BZ laminate) for our new boat Vixen. Looking forward to your next video.

[@SailingAurora]

Hi Harold. Thank you so much for your nice comment! Glad that pur videos have helped you in choosing a new Code 0, hope it will be great and you will enjoy it as much as we do! Take care. All the best, Chris & Tanja

[@chipwalters113]

Hi Chris and Tanya. What anchor alarm do you use ?

[@SailingAurora]

Hi Chip. Thanks for your question. We use Anchor Lite anchor-lite.en.uptodown.com/android, but there are many different, but after testing a few this is the one we have ended up with. If you have tested any that you find works better, then please share:-) Cheers, Chris & Tanja

[@barrymccrae7242]

Nice video, looked a perfect sail with good speed. Liked the drone footage both of the sailing and of the island. Just one small point, I would be worried about all those lime green post it notes - looks like work to me - lol.

[@SailingAurora]

Hi Barry, It was such a great sail! Don't be worried about the post it's all tasks were done and most of them actually before we went out, just a few to do on the way. Take care and stay safe, Chris & Tanja

[@eilsysl6065]

Great camerawork and editing in this episode!

[@SailingAurora]

Thank you Eilsys, glad you liked it! Alle the best, Chris & Tanja

[@normanboyes4983]

Enjoyed that and thanks for sharing. On your rolly anchorage experience (current and wind from different directions), have you not experimented with deploying the kedge off the quarter, bring to a winch and hauling the bow directly into wind?

[@SailingAurora]

Hi Norman. Thank you so much for your comment. Yes, might have been a possibility, but we came in at dusk, and we didn't think that the wind was strong enough to cause a problem. But for next time we will probably do that. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

[@ganjaaboss]

What a life!

[@MyBoatandMylife]

Gotska sandön, when I see the pictures I think, why did I not follow. Take care of yourselves and see you out there in the blue in a few months.

[@SailingAurora]

Hi Henrik. Yeah, you should absolutely have come, it was so nice! But we will go again, together. You too, take care. Not long before we can start preparing the boats, see you back on the water. Cheers, Chris & Tanja

[@errik0o]

I really hope you went further in to the forest

[@SailingAurora]

Unfortunately we didn't have time, but we will go back for sure

[@errik0o]

@@SailingAurora the nature is really unique, its present in the archipelago south of Stockholm but this island is really something else. I would love to go back there.

[@altustratus]

Nice sail and a beautiful place. But... Gotska sandön is a protected area, so the use of drones is not allowed... Please be carefull when using drones.

[@SailingAurora]

Your absolutely right, we are not in the right by flying the drone but made sure to stay away from the seal sanctuaries and sensitive areas.

[@cv507]

292.9 degrees oak island... start dyggyn v v (# 7 ^ ^) Ön the Dünäss knöt Dänce vv

[@SailingAurora]

Hi c v. Thank you for your comment, however we are not really able to read what it says? Best, Chris & Tanja