The S/Y Turid blog - sailing

Jakob: The sextant The sextant is an instrument for measuring angles. With it you can measure...

Jakob: On Sundays, I sail on my own to Väktarens lighthouse outside Holmsund. Out there is the horizon...

Jakob: The movements of the celestial bodies have interested me since I was a child; I spent many hours in...

This weekend we went to Byviken on the north side of Holmön in Norra Kvarken. We had...

We had no shortage of charts on our trip to Finland. In addition to the chartplotter and new boating cards,...

On the way home from Valsörarna, it was sunny, mirror-like and calm for the first few hours. Suddenly wanted...

It was a trip to Finland again this weekend. But close, Holmsund's closest Finnish archipelago...

A little tip for those we end up visiting on our trip to Finland and Estonia. Click...

Precisely maneuvering a boat like the Turid II when powered takes practice. Especially...