East of Sweden: 15 days solo [1]

The East Coast of Sweden looks perfect for a sailing canoe. It is littered with small and larger islands, and with the prevailing west winds the coast is mostly sheltered. Camping is free, as long as you respect nature, and the privacy of others. From my home in the Netherlands, it's a two day drive by car, and I had three weeks of holidays. So Sweden is within reach. My plan was to sail the stretch of coast with the most islands, going North from Vaestervik. I wanted to go further and further into the wilderness and desolation of this very very large coastline. All I wanted was to be on the water and sail. I was getting back to the basics: Eat, sleep, sail, repeat.
My start point was Marsbacken, the first evening, with a fire inside and cooking with a few more guests was great!
marsbacken.se/
To find camping places and shelters, a great collection via google maps can be found at:
map.campwild.org/
The location of the shelter map sites seem to be changed a lot, so you can google "shelter map Sweden" as well to find good locations (or use your eyes ;)
My boat:
Design by Axel Schmid
Artemis Sailing Canoe: www.bootsbaugarage.ch/kit.htm
My rig (lugsail cruising rig with carbon mast, and Mylar laminate sail with aluminum mast):
Design by Michael Storer
reallysimplesails.com/three-s...
Music licensed from imlcollective.uk/
Frank Freeman - Midnight Superfunk

[@robhosailor]

Beautiful landscapes and video - great trip!

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

What a nice start on your trip!

[@Canoesailor]

Yes it was!

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

@@Canoesailor When do you plan to publish the next leg in your trip?

[@Canoesailor]

@@sailoutofagarage6212 I'll be trying to do this weekly, work a few weeks ahead so I can always keep up

[@Canoesailor]

14 days to edit still :)

[@raggmunken1958]

Very interesting adventure. I live in Skelleftea northern Sweden and have sailed parts of your jerney but in bigger sailboats.

[@Canoesailor]

Thanks, yes putting such a small boat on my car makes these beautiful sailing waters accessible for me.

[@olegkostrov7276]

Wonderful. wonderful trip. Very interesting!!! How do you manage to sail on such a boat and tell me how to learn to sail on such narrow boats? What is the sail area of ​​your boat, the length and width of the boat?

[@Canoesailor]

Yes it is a bit of a balance act, hahaha. In the description of my videos there is a link to the design of the boat, it is an Artemis

[@Canoesailor]

I sailed this first, then this canoe is easy!
czcams.com/video/6yWVsESZy-U/video.html

[@bootsbaugarage]

Happy to see one of my kit boats doing what she is designed for, with a agile, prudent and brave skipper. Here is the design history of the boat: czcams.com/video/rtRm2MHmcVk/video.html

[@Canoesailor]

@@bootsbaugarage yes it must be nice to see your design back doing what it is intended to do