Sailing the Swedish Archipelago (We Meet Navika's Sister) | Ep. 50

[@327365hp]

Awesome adventure! Congratulations on 14 years!

[@rossmain4142]

Just finished binge watching all your videos, awesome channel, have liked everyone and subscribed. Thank you !

[@NavikaSailing]

Haha nice work on catching up! Thanks for following along

[@stagman244]

I just love Sweden I’ve some very fond memories - thank you for sharing guys.

[@NavikaSailing]

Beautiful country isn't it! So peaceful

[@Platiaum]

@@NavikaSailing Hi, its my First time here, what is the name of this sailboat plz, is a 23ft? (The boat in 4:05 minut) thanks

[@glenndavis479]

That was brilliant , came for the yacht stayed for the show and what a show it was. Seriously though...I'm here for the yacht , I'm in love. : )

[@JH-lo9ut]

Here are some tips and pointers for perprming a "scandi mooring" Prepare your anchor. Most people don't use more than about 2 meters of chain in the end. Many modern boats have a rolled of webbing instead of rope. Make sure your anchor, chain, rope or webbing is neatly stowed and can run out without problem. You do not want it to get tangled in the propeller, and you may want to use it to brake as you get close to the rocks. Choose a mooring spot where you will be facing the wind head on. Check the forecast to make sure there will be no wind changes during the night. If the spot is very shielded from wind from all directions, you can get away with mooring sideways to the wind but I would never risk having the wind from astern. Look at the charts or plotter to determine how deep it is and if there are underwater dangers. The darker blue area on the chart means a depth of three meters OR LESS. Once you are within the dark blue you must proceed with caution. Study the cliffs above the water. The charachter of the cliff will continue below the surface: a steep rock wall will usually mean it's deep all the way to the cliff and a smooth flat cliff will continue under the surface. How much is your draught and what is the shape of your keel? This will determine where you can land. There is basically no tide in swedish waters, so you can get away with very little water under your keel. If the bottom is mud or sand, you can even let the keel touch the bottom. Look for places to secure your mooring lines. Those Iron wedges are very good if you use them right. Many places will have iron mooringa bored into the rock. These are there to use if there are no trees, or if the trees are very fragile. They will also tell you this might be a good spot. Prepare a bow line that will let you jump onto land and make a temporary mooring, or just to hold the boat while you set up the permanent moorings. Too much line will cause trouble, so I usually go for 4-6 meters. Tske two long lines out of stowage and set them on the deck for now, together with yout wedges and hammer. Hang out some fenders if there are other boats nearby. Approach land slowly, perpemdicular to land if possible. Compensate for side wind and current if present. Drop the anchor at 3-6 boat lenghts from land. This will depend on depth and exposure. Make sure you never cross another boats line. If there are other boats there, look at the angle of their anchor line to estimate where their anchors are. One person should be at the bow to look for dangers and jump onto land. Let's face it. The person at the helm is usually a man and the person to jump ashore is usually a woman. This is stupid. The man is usually both taller and stronger, so he has an easier job at the bow, but you do as you see fit. When communicating from the bow, you should face the stern or they won't hear you over the engine. You can also use hand signals, but make sure beforehand what your waving actually means. When you are about one boat length from land, pull the anchor line and make sure the anchor is set. Then give a light push of the engine and let the line pair out slowly. The person at the helm must stop the boat within less than a meter, wich is the maximum distance that the person at the bow can be expected to jump. When the person at the bow jumps ashore, they can toss the bowlune ahead of them, or hold it in their hands, but make sure it is long enough to reach and that you won't tangle your feet while landing. Wet rocks are slippery. Wet rock that is often washed over by waves will have slimy algae growing on them, and is extremely slippery. This algae is black or brown in colour, and you can not get foothold on it, no matter what you may think. OK when you have a person on land, this person should hold the boat in the right position while the person at the helm takes in any slack on the anchor line and fix it to the bit. Once the anchor line is fixed and you have determined that this is indeed a good spot, tje helmsman can come ashore with the two long lines and the wedges. You want two long bow lines extending about 30 degrees in either direction from the bow. If there is only onr line, the boat will drift sideways with wind and current. This is very bad for numerous reasons. You really need two lines. If you use wedges, there are different shape wedges suitable for different type of cracks. Preferably, the wedge shouldn't be able to be pulled out by the line. You can combine several wedges and extra line if necessary. Too short bow lines will jerk the wedges out of the cracks. Each bow line should be no less than 5 meters. They can be very long though, if necessary but then you absolutely must have two lines or the boat will drift very far sideways. Always tie the end of the rope to the wedge (or other mooring) and take in the slack on board. If you use wedges, leave the hammer and the rest of the wedges on land, in front of your boat. This is important. If you need to reset your wedges during the night, you don't have time to go looking for them inside the boat. Also, if you leave your boat and a wedge should come loose, other people can find your hammer and use it to secure the wedges. Opinions differ on the issue of tuying your mooring lines to trees. In some places where a lot of boats visit, the trees are exposed to quite a bit of stress with the bark chafing off. Use your own judgement. Don't tie your boat to very narrow trees. Try not to chafe the bark. Don't use the technique where you loop around the tree and take the line back on board. This will make it easier to disembark for sure, but the line will chafe a lot when you pull all that length back around the tree. If you tie to loose boulders, there is a big risk that the line may get wedged under the boulder and you won't get it out. All the time when you set up the moorings, the person with the bow line will be holding the boat with the first short bowline. You can remove it now, or tie it to a third mooring right ahead of the boat. This is then used when you want to get on or off the boat. Leave it with some slack. Before you go to bed, it is a good idea to let out some line and toghten up the anchor line. This will ensure that the boat will move smoother as you sleep, and it will guard against wind shifts and whatever slight tide shift there is. (Water level varies depending on athmospheric pressure, wind et cetera, but nowhere near what you would expect from actual lunar tide) Good luck! I'm always happy to meet foreign sailors in our beautiful archipelagos.

[@theapplguy]

Wow- 14 Year Anniversary.., You must have met when you were 14 as you both are now 28! Congrats! I'm on Lake Michigan on the Shake-Out Cruise with my 1982 37' Tayana! Fair Winds and Following Seas!

[@NavikaSailing]

Yep! met at 15. All the best :)

[@theapplguy]

@@NavikaSailing-every time I get close to WiFi I check for your next video! I love the Vibe of your Channel and your Positivity in your Adventures!

[@dirk3730]

14 Years! Wow! Congratulations 🎉

[@zedalis]

A lovely video. Thank you.

[@BitcoinNewsTodayLive]

Been there, done that, didn’t even get a tshirt. Once the water is over the batteries is when you know that you NEED a manual bilge pump :)

[@NavikaSailing]

Luckily not our boat 😂😂

[@davidmoore5021]

Congrats guys.

[@floathi]

What a treat.!

[@alofns]

Happy Anniversary to you both. Best wishes for many more.

[@NavikaSailing]

Thanks Alan!

[@SquawkCode]

That was really enjoyable.

[@tropicalbluwaters]

Congratulations on your anniversary!

[@sailingyoumeandjosapea6770]

Nice video production

[@NavikaSailing]

Thank you! 🙂

[@stevecrombie5357]

WOW!! Does it get anymore beautiful? You crammed a lot of stuff into this episode. Tourist stuff, sailing stuff, munchie stuff and I believe I even saw the obligatory pizza. Very nice quick picture of Sweden. Thanks. Now, back to work.

[@NavikaSailing]

Always find space to squeeze in a pizza 😆

[@michaelagerbak7741]

Really love your videos

[@NavikaSailing]

Thanks Michael! 🙏

[@DonMarcoHH]

What was the app she was using for the hooks on the rocks (Scandinavian mooring)? We are planning our next sail in summer to Sweden and have to get re-aquainted with the information on Swedish moorings and hooks and where to find them.

[@Platiaum]

Hi, its my First time here, what is the name of this sailboat plz, is a 23ft?

[@NavikaSailing]

Hey Marcelo, this sailboat is called Solvind :) and yep I think it's 23ft

[@Platiaum]

@@NavikaSailing many thanks🙏

[@peterbrasso9704]

Thanks Alex for posting your Spotify playlist - love the happy and relaxed vibe. Perfect for your videos. I’m here in Vancouver listening while I do some work. Nice! Peter

[@NavikaSailing]

Ah thanks Peter that's so nice to hear!! Yess will definitely add some more of it in the soundtrack too :)

[@sailingyoumeandjosapea6770]

Wow do you think they’d have gluten free foods , everything is vegan now days but me and my partner are on gluten free diets because we get unwell if we eat wheat. If anyone knows please let us know. I’m hoping to sail to Sweden next year

[@NavikaSailing]

I'm not actually sure but I would imagine they have a selection of gluten free foods there. Sweden seems pretty in touch with different diet needs etc we found

[@marisvitolins8404]

congratulations

[@cnc75adventures49]

Congratulations on knowing after 14 years the way to get to good beers you said whatever lol seriously congratulations on a beautiful partnership 👍👍

[@NavikaSailing]

Hahaha thank you!

[@peterbrasso9704]

PS : I still want to hear more of your stuff on the soundtrack - get on it ! 😊🙏

[@francismontocchio9910]

14 years?!! Did you meet when you were 12??!

[@samuaarnivuo4113]

Sauna in Sweden is called bastu and should not be confused with real sauna which are found from Finland. Not that there's any real difference but the rivalry between the two countries. Anyway, it's quite impossible for me to understand the excitement of finding a sauna. It's like finding a tree in a forest. Then again there might be some location bias if one is living in Finland, home of 2.7M saunas and 5.5M people.

[@NavikaSailing]

That's so funny to hear, for us it's still such a rarity to find a sauna! Having grown up in France it's not a common thing so we get very excited when we find one! We have a Finnish friend who's been telling us all about how saunas are done up in Finland! I (Alex) visited Finland years ago as a child but didn't do a sauna at the time sadly... will have to go back as it's a beautiful country!

[@calbackk]

Did they tell you what Dyrön means? (Dyr ö)😄

[@matthewbaynham6286]

If this is your 14 year anniversary, how old are you? Both of you look like you're in your twenties. I would guess that Alex is early twenties and Lars is mid-twenties or maybe late twenties (sorry mate).

[@NavikaSailing]

Love the age guessing :) I think I did better on that than Lars on that haha. No we're both actually turning 30 this year!

[@matthewbaynham6286]

@@NavikaSailing so you got married when you were 16 years old then? Is that legal? Which country is that legal in?

[@fekkim1]

Great, now I have to find a sauna near me due to y'alls sauna propaganda. Lol. Also, a cold body of water near by to jump in. Awesome episode!

[@NavikaSailing]

Yesss get on it!! haha

[@AHmad-pm4pb]

Congratulations 🎉. Happy Anniversary. You guys are married for 14yrs🤭

[@svtinker]

14? You must have started young!

[@FrekeOne]

no lifevests

[@thepigwillfly5869]

IPA is a tool of the devil!! I loathe the hoppy taste.

[@Styrman67]

I´m happy you enjoyed our archipelago. I have to add though that the Gothenburg archipelago goes back to back with Bohuslän and in total there are about 3,000 islands and 5,000 islets (skerries) and it goes up to the Norwegian boarder. Welcome back at any time, just give me a sign, and I and my wife can guide you to the best places. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohusl%C3%A4n