Arkösund - Äspskärsfladan
Another beautiful sailing day! Since we knew wind would fill only a bit later, we started the day with a refreshing deck shower - spring hasn’t quite yet arrived here, and it was 1°C in the morning. After that, sails up and under way.

We crossed the open water part before Oxelösund on a swift beam reach, with our WindPilot steering silently and effortlessly. Almost no need to touch the sheets during the trip.
We arrived to the by now familiar protected bay of Äspskärsfladan and picked one of the SXK buoys. This is part of the Stendörren nature park, and we intend to explore the bays and trails here for the weekend.

- Distance today: 23.2NM
- Total distance: 567.9NM
- Engine hours: 0.5
- Lunch: cheese and vegetable wraps
Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
05.05. 9:15 Z |
58°29'37"N
16°56'26"E
|
332°
|
0kt |
609.4NM |
wind 8.4kt 150°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
05.05. 9:18 Z |
58°29'34"N
16°56'34"E
|
110°
|
4.6kt |
609.4NM |
wind 8.6kt 147°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Motoring
|
05.05. 9:34 Z |
58°28'38"N
16°58'7"E
|
109°
|
5kt |
610.7NM |
wind 7.7kt 141°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
05.05. 9:35 Z |
58°28'38"N
16°58'19"E
|
69°
|
2.2kt |
610.8NM |
wind 8.6kt 131°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
05.05. 10:00 Z |
58°30'3"N
17°1'0"E
|
39°
|
5.2kt |
612.8NM |
wind 9.8kt 117°
sea state 2/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1034 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
05.05. 10:21 Z |
58°31'22"N
17°3'36"E
|
44°
|
5.5kt |
614.7NM |
wind 11.4kt 152°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
05.05. 10:23 Z |
58°31'28"N
17°3'53"E
|
51°
|
5.8kt |
614.9NM |
wind 12.8kt 130°
sea state 2/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1034 hPa
|
Starbuck windvane steering
|
05.05. 11:00 Z |
58°33'58"N
17°8'24"E
|
49°
|
6.2kt |
618.4NM |
wind 13.3kt 126°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
05.05. 11:55 Z |
58°37'7"N
17°16'49"E
|
59°
|
6.3kt |
623.8NM |
wind 13.1kt 130°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Watermaker on
|
05.05. 12:00 Z |
58°37'28"N
17°17'29"E
|
49°
|
4.6kt |
624.3NM |
wind 13.2kt 122°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
05.05. 13:00 Z |
58°42'2"N
17°22'48"E
|
24°
|
5.4kt |
629.7NM |
wind 13.4kt 153°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
05.05. 13:08 Z |
58°42'37"N
17°22'49"E
|
339°
|
3.8kt |
630.4NM |
wind 9.8kt 172°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Sails set: Main. Hand steering
|
05.05. 13:21 Z |
58°43'22"N
17°22'24"E
|
338°
|
3.3kt |
631.1NM |
wind 7.6kt 168°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Stop water maker
|
05.05. 13:37 Z |
58°44'17"N
17°22'19"E
|
40°
|
3.5kt |
632.1NM |
wind 8.8kt 135°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
05.05. 13:48 Z |
58°44'38"N
17°22'35"E
|
98°
|
0kt |
632.6NM |
wind 3.4kt 180°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Stopped, SXK Äspskärsfladan
|
05.05. 13:49 Z |
58°44'38"N
17°22'35"E
|
283°
|
0kt |
632.6NM |
wind 2.9kt 187°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
05.05. 14:51 Z |
58°44'38"N
17°22'35"E
|
283°
|
0kt |
632.6NM |
wind 2.9kt 187°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker
|