Author: Liv

  • Against the wind, towards the east

    Against the wind, towards the east

    As mentioned in our last post, we have had strong winds from the east for a while now. This lead us to spend some nice days in Skanör, where our first guests arrived Saturday – welcome to Anne, Anders and Simone! As Simone’s parents have been sailing a lot on Désirée throughout the years, it…

  • Late night mast climbing

    Late night mast climbing

    Yesterday we tied the boat up to an anchorage buoy near Sortsø, by Stubbekøbing. The water was perfectly calm, there was no wind and the boat wasn’t moving at all. After eating dinner, we got the idea to pull one of us up the mast, as we needed to fix three things up there still:…

  • Island-hopping in Småland

    Island-hopping in Småland

    We’ve just spent some really nice days on Omø, a tiny island in the Great Belt (Paul’s favourite island!). As always we had a great time, and yesterday the snack bar even opened so we could eat some delicious fries 🙂 Today we left Omø with the plan of going all the way to Stubbekøbing.…

  • Motor Factory Marstal

    Motor Factory Marstal

    As the next couple of days are very stormy, we are staying in Marstal on the island Ærø at the moment, enjoying the cute town and waiting for good sailing conditions. We had read about a project where three local women had bought an old motor factory that had gone bankrupt and turned it into…

  • Helping sailors in need

    Helping sailors in need

    Yesterday we sailed quite a distance from Middelfart to Dyvig, a beautiful sail in perfect weather conditions. Today we had Charlotte and Henrik on board and decided to go for a smaller day sail from Dyvig. We set sails and had been sailing for a while when we noticed a sail boat in the middle…

  • Mast mounted = happy sailors

    Mast mounted = happy sailors

    Today we reached another mile stone in terms of getting ready to sail Désirée – the mast is now back on! My grandparents (and Désirées owners) stopped by to help us out with mounting the mast in the correct way, and we even had Claus and Ann-Dorthe at the marina giving a hand too –…

  • The boat is waterproof again!

    The boat is waterproof again!

    (Or at least we really hope so!) We have been working on the boat for 3 weeks now, and some projects have finally started coming to an end. There are still many open projects, but it feels really great to have reached a point, where the boat should technically be waterproof again – yay! We…

  • Wish Upon a Whale

    Wish Upon a Whale

    Paul and Liv had been sailing for weeks, traversing the waters of the Baltic Sea on their trusty vessel. They had been greeted by schools of friendly fish and playful dolphins, but nothing could have prepared them for the magical creature that awaited them around the corner. As they sailed near the island of Omø…

  • Beneath the Waves, an Unlikely Bond

    Beneath the Waves, an Unlikely Bond

    This poem is also known as ‘Fische sind Freunde’ Two sailors on a boat they built, Both with hearts of gold and souls well-knit. Paul and Liv, their names well-known, Their love of the sea, forever shown. But these sailors, they were unique, For they found friends in those who speak In whispers of the…