Boat Plans Arch Davis | Lofoten to Harstad

Boat Plans Arch Davis

Selma, Jack and Ella joined the good ship at Reine and after a quick climb up one of the surrounding peaks Rob and Phil left the good ship and caught the midnight ferry home to the UK via Bodo and Oslo.

The final leg was sailing up through the Lofoten Islands to end at Selfa Marine where Brim would be hauled out for the year.

The weather that had held for pretty much the whole summer now began to become slightly more erratic and amazingly there was beginning to be a distinct bit of darkness in the evenings. As you can see the scenery still held a translucent charm which is a feature of being so far north.

Motor sailing up the coast to Heningsvaer

The crew

It was great to meet up with the Good Ship Thembi and the
Number 1 boatbuilder Tim Loftus, Alex and Megan and Hamish

Henningsvaer was a great place to visit - we loved it

Young Hamish. His smile was bigger when he caught an enormous cod
off the pontoon. Star Fisherman

Alex and Megan

The faithful Cob works its magic

We climbed up a little hill and were rewarded with this great view.
Most people swam in the  lake below on the way down .. I didnt

Hamish looks how I would have felt

Grafitti .. but not as you would know it

A typical Arctic seascape

And another breathtaking view

After we left Tim and family we sailed on to the capital
Svolvaer

A game of cards and a small glass of beer

Tucked up in Lodingen after a really exciting F6 downwind sail

And finally .. journeys end Rodskjaer

The very frightening hauling out process

The boatyard were great taking lots of care of the good ship

They did reveal that they were not used to such a small boat!

NEXT STOP .. THE PLEASURE OF DREAMING

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Boat Plans At Mystic Seaport | Harstad to Reine

Boat Plans At Mystic Seaport

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Harstad to Reine (15th - 18th June 2015)

 

 

 

We departed almost as soon as we launched. The photo shows the Fishing Boat factory.
We had been kindly allowed to sleep in the big grey building with the fisherman.

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Rodskjaer to Lodingen. A tough beat to windward from 1100 through to 2000, It was
 pretty cold and a bit wet but great to be back at sea. Lodingen was much
nicer than I recall and we enjoyed an Italian meal in Norway
served by the Turkish proprietor.

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The gales through the winter had twisted the wind-vane so a bit of mast work was
 needed. I checked the rigging whilst I was up there - all ok.

 

 

 

Its the devils own job to get bread that fit well on the grill but in Norway its easy!

 

 

 

 

 

From Lodingen to Skrova, an Island opposite the capital of Lofoten,  Svolsvaer; a much better choice. Chris was able to enjoy whale meat for the first time. Lovely snug little bar which had only opened 2 days
 before for the season. Our faces were red from the icey breeze so the wood burning stove was a lovey welcome.

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A lovely sail from Lodingen to Nusfyord

 

 

 

Nusfjord is an idyllic fishing village. Theres just room for a few fishing boats, us and an adventurous
 Dutch Yacht called Mae West. We shared a quick pint with Anders the skipper. Hes heading up to Svalbard
and then onto Greenland - we swapped tales.

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View looking back to the entrance to Nusfjord. The mountains sparkle in the crisp, clear air that
no photo can do justice to.

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A light bite to kick the day off

Enjoring the weather. Although cold it was now dry and when the sun came
 out it was glorious

And back to Reine; quite the most beautiful place I have ever visited.

As we moored up it felt like we had never left. We were in exactly the same place.
As usual we were on our own.

 

 

That night and the following two nights we re-familiarised ourselves with the friends
we had made last year. The chef at the local restaurant is an absolute star - the food is great and
providing you NEVER EVER EVER work out how much money you have spent the
evenings are great. We decided that this restaurant is our favourite ... in the world

 

 

 

 

 

 

By now Phil and Rob had arrived and Chris was heading home. Next stop, the long sail to Kristiansund.

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