Author: Team Désirée

  • Sailing to Bornholm (movie #6)

    Sailing to Bornholm (movie #6)

    Hello there! A little while ago we spent some wonderful days on the sunny island of Bornholm. We started in Hasle, where we arrived after a nice and speedy crossing from Skillinge in Sweden. From here, we rounded the northern tip and saw the famous Hammershus ruin from the waterside. Our next harbour was Allinge,…

  • 1 month of sailing

    1 month of sailing

    As we set sails for the first time on the 19th of April, today marks our first month of sailing! It seems like a good opportunity to reflect a little on the time spent sailing so far. This fits perfectly with our current location – today we sailed from Bornholm to the small island Christiansø,…

  • Sweden here we come (video #5)

    Sweden here we come (video #5)

    It’s been a while since we posted a video in here, and a lot has happened since! After waiting out the storm for some days, we left Ærø and had a great sail to Omø, where we spent a perfectly calm day enjoying the sunshine and the island. Then we had a slow sail with…

  • Stormy screen printing

    Stormy screen printing

    As there is a high pressure area above the Baltic countries and a big low pressure area around Svalbard, we are experiencing quite strong winds from the east at the moment in Skanör. Today, two boats have left the harbour (and have arrived safely at their destinations as far as we can see), but we…

  • Hejsan Sverige! 🇸🇪

    Hejsan Sverige! 🇸🇪

    A little update to let you know, that we made it to Sweden yesterday! We can’t wait to explore Sweden in the next months to come, although we will have a little re-entry into Denmark when visiting Bornholm. It feels good to have arrived in the country of Kanelbullar, maybe we will go hunt down…

  • We like Møn

    We like Møn

    Yesterday we spent a day on land, as we wanted to go explore Møns Klint. After a quite cold and windy bike ride, we arrived at the Geocenter and found a little bus shed, from which we followed Paul’s brothers diploma defence – congrats Jakob, super well done!! Then we explored the cliffs by foot…

  • First steps of the voyage (video #4)

    First steps of the voyage (video #4)

    Dear friends, we have another video ready for you! Yesterday we could celebrate that we have now been sailing for one week – and what a week! In total we have been sailing 115 nautical miles, which is equivalent to 213 km. We took our dinghy for a first ride, we had a birthday party…

  • Spending the first night at anchor

    Spending the first night at anchor

    We just thought we would post some pictures of our first anchorage – tonight we have tied Désirée to a buoy from Danske Tursejlere on the northern side of the island Lyø. It’s an absolutely beautiful evening so far, we saw a really nice sunset and took the dinghy for a spin to go on…

  • Wrapping up the refit and going sailing for the first time (video #3)

    Wrapping up the refit and going sailing for the first time (video #3)

    We haven’t been posting a video for a while – simply because we have been so busy finishing up the refit of Désirée! Last week we finally got her back into the water and yesterday we went on our first sailing trip, leaving Bogense behind and heading south through Lillebælt down to the old harbour…

  • We’ve moved in!

    We’ve moved in!

    Tonight marks the end of week 7 of the boat refit, but more importantly tonight also marks the first night living aboard Désirée! Claus just drove us to the marina with the last couple of things that we still had at his and Ann-Dorthe’s place, so now we can finally call Désirée our home for…

  • Désirée in her right element

    Désirée in her right element

    She’s back in the water! It’s been a very exciting day – at 1 pm Désirée got picked up and was transferred to the crane. Here we got to do the very last paint jobs and then she was ready to be let into the water. Everything went quite fast and very well, so now…

  • Water, we are on our way!

    Water, we are on our way!

    This is the last post before Désirée gets her belly wet for the first time in a while. We are so excited!! At this moment we are sitting in the cockpit waiting for the harbour personnel that will transfer Désirée to the crane and ultimately into the water. We are a little nervous, so much…