Yesterday we spent a whole day on board the sailing ship Gratia, which belongs to the Swedish Cruise Club Sailing School Foundation. There were many hours out in the fresh sea air. We hoisted and salvaged sails, tied knots, cruised, pumped water with the bilge pumps, slept on deck and had fun with the crew over good food in the mess hall. So what is life on board a sailing ship from 1900 really like?
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Yesterday it was time for us to join the sailing ship Gratia, a 30 metre long sailing ship from 1900. The ship belongs to the Swedish Cruise Club's Sailing School Foundation and we had the chance to try out a sailing course over a weekend. We will tell you more about the sailing school and all our experiences on board over the next few days. Here is a small picture bomb from the first day!
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The Everything for the Sea boat show is in full swing right now (4-12 March), and there is so much to see. Lots of boats, of course, but also everything else related to life on the water. Everything from sauna rafts and leisure wear to sailing courses and destinations. Today we're writing about how to go on a sailing holiday without your own boat.
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Laura Dekker was only 14 years old when she sailed around the world alone. Elizabeth Tyler was much older when she challenged herself and, after the sudden death of her husband, decided to single-handedly continue sailing the sailboat that her husband had mainly managed. Peter and I listened to two fascinating stories of female solo sailors yesterday during the All for the Sea event at the Stockholm Fair.
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Allt för sjön 2017 in Älvsjö, the Stockholm Fair is approaching and this is going to be fun. We live in a houseboat and like to go out on the lake when we can. FREEDOMtravel has a table at the boat show Stockholm 2017, place AG:18 and I will report on everything that happens and also with Keymission 360 for nine days from 4-12 March Join us!
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In May this year, Mads Poulsen and Lotta Logård left Stockholm in their sailboat S/Y Looma IV to embark on their longest ever sailing trip. In fact, we attended their farewell party held here in Pampas marina, where we live. Mads has lived in a houseboat here before and the last time before departure they had their nice sailboat lying right here. One early morning (so early that we didn't have time to wake up and wave) they glided past our houseboat and out towards the open waters.
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Yesterday we came home from a week's summer holiday in Poland. We have had a very nice and relaxing week together with our friends. Here are some pictures that we have not had time to show, as well as some tips for you who would also like to summer holiday in Poland.
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Last Friday we met up with our good friends Peter and Eva at Skeppsholmen in Stockholm, where there were plenty of activities for the ÅF Offshore Race. A nice evening with friends, sailing boats and interesting pizzas ...
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Ann-Sofie and Jonas have both been sailing most of their lives and six years ago they left Sweden for the longest sailing trip ever. During this time they have mainly sailed in the Mediterranean, but they have also travelled all the way to the Caribbean on their boat S/Y Lady Annila. Now a new era in the couple's life is about to begin, with permanent residence in Portugal.
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In 2010, Linda and Ludvig Hammarberg embarked on a four-year voyage around the world with their children Lovis and Otto, then aged 4 and 2. With the 40-foot-long sailing boat S/Y Mary, they sailed across the world's oceans and visited lots of exotic places in Africa, Southeast Asia, Polynesia and the Caribbean.
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