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ship’s log 36: crossing the North Sea
Karin Zehnder 9/8/26 Karin Zehnder 9/8/26

ship’s log 36: crossing the North Sea

After a quiet, calm night at anchor, it was finally time to put on our big girl & big boy pants and …

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ship’s log 35: our last days in Norway
Karin Zehnder 9/6/26 Karin Zehnder 9/6/26

ship’s log 35: our last days in Norway

After racing down the Norwegian coast for the last two weeks, mainly because …

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ship’s log 34: racing to Bergen
Karin Zehnder 8/26/26 Karin Zehnder 8/26/26

ship’s log 34: racing to Bergen

We decided to leave Brønnøysund, even though …

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ship’s log 33: Brønnøysund - in the middle of Norway
Karin Zehnder 8/16/26 Karin Zehnder 8/16/26

ship’s log 33: Brønnøysund - in the middle of Norway

After sailing north for the past four months, it’s now time to head …

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ship’s log 32: turningpoint Tromsø
Karin Zehnder 8/8/26 Karin Zehnder 8/8/26

ship’s log 32: turningpoint Tromsø

Our goal was always to reach at least Tromsø. Lying on 69° 38′ 57″ North, it is one of the northernmost …

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ship’s log 31: exploring the Lofoten by sailboat
Karin Zehnder 7/31/26 Karin Zehnder 7/31/26

ship’s log 31: exploring the Lofoten by sailboat

After the worst of the weather had passed, …

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ship’s log 30: crossing the Arctic Circle
Karin Zehnder 7/25/26 Karin Zehnder 7/25/26

ship’s log 30: crossing the Arctic Circle

By chance, we found out that there is an island …

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ship’s log 29: our first overnight sail!
Karin Zehnder 7/21/26 Karin Zehnder 7/21/26

ship’s log 29: our first overnight sail!

I don’t know if you realised it, but even though we had already been …

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ship’s log 28: picking up an important package
Karin Zehnder 7/15/26 Karin Zehnder 7/15/26

ship’s log 28: picking up an important package

We really enjoyed not having big waves around us for a change when …

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ship’s log 27: checking off some touristy things around Bergen
Karin Zehnder 7/10/26 Karin Zehnder 7/10/26

ship’s log 27: checking off some touristy things around Bergen

There is clearly a lot to do in and around Bergen, one of the most touristic …

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ship’s log 26: around the tip of Norway
Karin Zehnder 6/23/26 Karin Zehnder 6/23/26

ship’s log 26: around the tip of Norway

With new-found motivation after our day off, we continued our journey …

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ship’s log 25: let’s go to Norway!
Karin Zehnder 6/19/26 Karin Zehnder 6/19/26

ship’s log 25: let’s go to Norway!

After ten days as a crew of four, we were back to just …

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ship’s log 24: back to the sea using the Trollhättan canal
Karin Zehnder 6/16/26 Karin Zehnder 6/16/26

ship’s log 24: back to the sea using the Trollhättan canal

After exploring not only the baltic sea but also the inland waters of Sweden, it was finally time to head back out in to …

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ship’s log 23: Exploring Vännern Lake with Family
Karin Zehnder 6/13/26 Karin Zehnder 6/13/26

ship’s log 23: Exploring Vännern Lake with Family

We picked up Karin’s parents from the Trainstation. They travelled here all the way from Switzerland to spend some time with …

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ship’s log 22: sailing through the Göta-Kanal
Karin Zehnder 6/6/26 Karin Zehnder 6/6/26

ship’s log 22: sailing through the Göta-Kanal

Ever since I found out that there is a canal leading through the Swedish mainland, allowing you to sail all the way to one of Europe's largest lakes, …

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ship’s log 21: sailing in the swedish archipelago
Karin Zehnder 5/29/26 Karin Zehnder 5/29/26

ship’s log 21: sailing in the swedish archipelago

After saying goodbye to Ron, we left the harbour of Kalmar and continued north towards …

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ship’s log 20: sailing in south Sweden & saying goodbye
Karin Zehnder 5/22/26 Karin Zehnder 5/22/26

ship’s log 20: sailing in south Sweden & saying goodbye

It was definitely the right choice to wait one extra day in Faxe Ladeplads, Denmark, because …

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ship’s log 19: race through danish waters
Karin Zehnder 5/17/26 Karin Zehnder 5/17/26

ship’s log 19: race through danish waters

As hard as it sounds, we were in a bit of a race to get through Denmark …

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ship’s log 18: crossing Germany by boat
Karin Zehnder 5/15/26 Karin Zehnder 5/15/26

ship’s log 18: crossing Germany by boat

Sailing out to Helgoland was the easy part. To get back to the mainland of Germany, we needed the perfect timing …

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ship’s log 17: from Harlingen to Germany’s only offshore Island
Karin Zehnder 5/7/26 Karin Zehnder 5/7/26

ship’s log 17: from Harlingen to Germany’s only offshore Island

We’re back to checking tides and currents. Yay. …

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