Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Storön - Ulvöhamn

What a lovely day for a spinnaker sail! A south wind started coming up around 11am, so we detached from the buoy and hoisted the Parasailor. Then it was a leisurely glide past the monumental fells of the High Coast, with the Parasailor dampening the waves for the office worker.

When we reached our target bay, the local wind started funneling again, and we switched back to white sails when the whitecaps started showing up. Better safe than sorry, though this time the wind remained in manageable quantities.

Our original target was the extremely protected island on Mjältön, but when we arrived there we noticed the piers were still on land and the internet non-existent. This is why we always have backup harbours. We motored the 4NM channel to the nearby Ulvön.

This is quite a lovely old fishing village. After Scandinavian mooring to the town dock we went for a stroll. A bit eerie to not see any humans anywhere, but that place is very pretty. The views from the “pilot hill” were especially nice.

Distance today: 27NM
Total distance: 913.1NM
Lunch: chanterelle risotto
Engine hours: 1.6

Position: 63°1'10"N 18°38'46"E

From the logbook

Time	Position	Course	Speed	Log	Weather	Remarks
23.05. 9:35 Z	62°45'34"N 18°11'50"E	318°	0kt	950.1NM	wind 5.9kt 188° baro 1015 hPa	Started main engine
23.05. 9:36 Z	62°45'34"N 18°11'50"E	318°	0kt	950.1NM	wind 4.9kt 180° sea state 1/10 clouds 1/8 visibility 8/10 baro 1015 hPa	Detached buoy, motoring. Autopilot activated
23.05. 9:53 Z	62°45'58"N 18°11'6"E	31°	3.8kt	951NM	wind 8.8kt 139° baro 1015 hPa	Motor stopped, sailing with Parasailor
23.05. 10:00 Z	62°46'19"N 18°11'30"E	31°	3.9kt	951.4NM	wind 9kt 162° baro 1015 hPa	Hourly position log
23.05. 11:00 Z	62°48'6"N 18°16'59"E	58°	2.7kt	954.5NM	wind 5.2kt 167° baro 1015 hPa	Hourly position log
23.05. 11:26 Z	62°48'30"N 18°18'17"E	24°	0.7kt	955.3NM	wind 3.2kt 155° baro 1014 hPa	Autopilot deactivated, not enough wind
23.05. 11:32 Z	62°48'35"N 18°18'29"E	52°	1.8kt	955.4NM	wind 4.6kt 158° baro 1014 hPa	Autopilot activated
23.05. 12:00 Z	62°49'0"N 18°20'12"E	64°	2.9kt	956.3NM	wind 5.6kt 170° baro 1014 hPa	Hourly position log
23.05. 12:16 Z	62°49'14"N 18°21'17"E	63°	1.8kt	956.8NM	wind 5kt 157° baro 1014 hPa	Sails set: Main (2nd reef), Parasailor
23.05. 13:00 Z	62°49'50"N 18°24'3"E	62°	0.7kt	958.2NM	wind 4.3kt 209° baro 1015 hPa	Hourly position log
23.05. 13:02 Z	62°49'52"N 18°24'6"E	67°	1.3kt	958.3NM	wind 4.5kt 208° baro 1015 hPa	Sails set: Parasailor
23.05. 14:00 Z	62°50'40"N 18°27'39"E	65°	2.2kt	960.1NM	wind 6kt 190° sea state 2/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1014 hPa	Hourly position log
23.05. 14:33 Z	62°51'29"N 18°29'31"E	32°	3.7kt	961.3NM	wind 7.7kt 247° baro 1015 hPa	This was the first four-line gybe of the Parasailor from the cockpit. Worked nicely!
23.05. 15:00 Z	62°52'56"N 18°30'52"E	20°	4.3kt	962.9NM	wind 8.8kt 200° baro 1015 hPa	Hourly position log
23.05. 15:16 Z	62°53'58"N 18°31'52"E	34°	2.9kt	964.1NM	wind 7.8kt 199° baro 1015 hPa	Second managed gybe
23.05. 15:27 Z	62°54'34"N 18°32'26"E	12°	2.7kt	964.7NM	wind 8.1kt 217° baro 1015 hPa	Third gybe didn't go as well, as untensioned tack line wrapped around a position light. Need to move more slowly
23.05. 15:59 Z	62°56'50"N 18°33'53"E	7°	5.9kt	967.1NM	wind 16.4kt 193° baro 1015 hPa	Sails set: Genoa 1. Wind increasing so time to take down Parasailor. For some reason the spi sock is wrong way around (red-green)
23.05. 16:00 Z	62°56'54"N 18°33'56"E	8°	5.6kt	967.2NM	wind 17.6kt 192° baro 1015 hPa	Hourly position log
23.05. 16:32 Z	62°59'1"N 18°34'16"E	348°	5.2kt	969.3NM	wind 16.2kt 201° baro 1014 hPa	Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
23.05. 16:51 Z	63°0'47"N 18°33'33"E	346°	6.6kt	971.1NM	wind 21.8kt 198° baro 1014 hPa	Autopilot deactivated
23.05. 17:00 Z	63°1'31"N 18°33'1"E	334°	3.3kt	971.9NM	wind 11.3kt 198° baro 1014 hPa	Hourly position log
23.05. 17:02 Z	63°1'36"N 18°32'55"E	343°	1.7kt	972NM	wind 5.2kt 219° baro 1014 hPa	Sails down, motoring
23.05. 18:00 Z	63°0'32"N 18°37'44"E	44°	4.3kt	976NM	wind 2.7kt 181° baro 1015 hPa	Hourly position log
23.05. 18:21 Z	63°1'10"N 18°38'46"E	306°	0kt	977.1NM	wind 1.1kt 213° baro 1015 hPa	Stopped, Ulvöhamn town dock