Sailing to Scandinavia

This is the expanded second edition: Now with chapters about Copenhagen in Denmark and Hamburg in Germany.

Sailing is a unique way to travel. Especially when it comes to the end of the Baltic Sea. On the coast of the Bothnian Sea lies the small town of Haparanda between Sweden and Finland, the destination of this trip. With their Swedish-built Vindö 32, Florian and Birgit Hanauer will sail to the end of the Baltic Sea in the summer of 2021. On more than 4000 kilometres, they will face dramatic and funny experiences. They visit hidden fishing ports and small archipelagos and big cities like Oulu in Finland or Stockholm in Sweden. The two call at 70 ports on their journey, which the author describes vividly but also subjectively.

But this book is more than a travelogue: it also contains many practical tips for cruising sailors - whether beginners or advanced. Readers learn how to cook in the galley, which sails are suitable, which weather apps are better to do without or what makes for good navigation. This makes this book a practical work with an exciting cruise report.

And: Meet Mr. Moose, the friendly Scandinavian moose, who likes to swim and has lots of extra knowledge about sailing in Scandinavia. He accompanies you throughout the book.

This book contains:
-> 15 maps of the route across the Baltic Sea and over 50 photos
-> the detailed cruise report from Stockholm to the north coast of the Gulf of Bothnia
-> reports on the trips from Hamburg to Stockholm and back via Copenhagen
-> a prologue about cruising with dinghies
-> practical tips about cruising with comments from Mr. Moose