From Córdoba, our road trip continued towards Granada. We chose the middle of three main routes to see more landscapes than driving between the sound barriers of the largest highway. Olive groves stretched uninterruptedly along the entire 175-kilometer journey. Now
Major redesign of Suwena’s blog
Dear friends and followers, as you might have noticed there have not been blog updates for over a year. Sometimes the life is just throwing something in front of you and you just have to chew it. For the impatient
Suwena in Caribbean Compass
There is a story of Suwena’s masts steps in November magazine of Caribbean Compass. Have a look and get an inspiration for your own yacht upgrades. You can find the November issue either from their own webpage www.caribbeancompass.com or you
Shock Load Calculator for Yacht Jacklines
Every yacht should have jacklines for keeping sailor onboard while working on the foredeck. It is also a common sense that you have to be clipped on it while sailing. I’ve followed many discussions about the tightness of jacklines. Some
Heating a Boat
Managing the heat on a boat can be quite a challange. In the tropics or during the summer in the Mediterranean the heat must be somehow disposed from the boat. However here in Northern Europe the task is to make
Sailing to Anholt Island
There is an interesting partly deserted Danish island in the middle of the Kattegat. Anholt has been a long time very popular destination among sailors and we were really fascinated by Anholt as well.
Anchoring at Lådna lagoon in Sweden
The most fabulous anchorage in the summer 2012 was the idyllic lagoon on the southern side of Lådna island in Stockholm archipelago. It is wonderful that this kind of beauty can be found from our own Baltic Sea.
Fuel Polishing on a Boat
There has been a lot of discussion on various forums about the quality of diesel fuel. There are many stories of stalled engines because of dirty fuel and a diesel bug. The latter is a mix of bacteria and algae
Suwena’s 2012 upgrades
We have anxiously been waiting for the start of the sailing season. It was very refreshing to visit boatyard and check out Suwena. Immediately it felt like the summer is a step closer. We had an agreement with the boatyard
Uncharted waters part 1: Going forward
Here starts our five part trilogy about searching for new Suwena. When we started the boating in 2008 we really fell into it at once. We have been travelling across the globe for our work several times a year, but