Stormälö South america Cape Horn 2

Hi there!
This is an old slide show from the beginning of the journey. S/y Naneux
is being built in the island of Stormälö near Turku. We made quite a lot changes
to the hull itself and rig and the superstructures. New sails, electronics and all
the gear.

Set the sails one summer evening towards the westermost  lighthouse in Finland
and towards an island in the Baltic.

Many beautiful scenes and photos were taken. German coast towards Kiel and
to the Frisian islands.
We passed Dutch channels and sailed through Amsterdam - North Sea channel back to the
Sea.
We made a stop in Belgium before the famous lighthouse near Dover harbor. We sailed the English channel with a pleasant side wind. the weather started to get better after the lows that followed us all the way from Denmark.
Sunny stop in Cherbourg. This harbor is the mother of all harbors we met on our sailing trip. Also a perfect town to purchase bunker. All the facilities were great on the pier.

Nice downwind sailing to the famous sailing "Mekka" of Brest. We even had a chance to sail the channel between Quesant and the mainland. It was foggy but no wind. we passed the rocky channel with motor. We of course visited the Tabarly Bar to eat mussels with potato chips and white wine.
We also made beautiful trips to French countryside and to Saint Malo and The Mont St Michelle monastery.
New crew member entered the ship and we set sails early one autumn morning over the Biscay to La Coruna. Beautiful city and the food tasted divine after a few days sailing. The weather was calm all the way to the entrance of La Coruna. Biscay showed us it´s power when the sea shoaled.

Bayona was the most spectacular town I´we been during this trip. Portugal coastline is beautiful and we even had a chance to visit one fishing village one evening. We stayed on a fishing pier loose as they do with the tide. Morning swim on the beach.

Our last and final harbor was Nazaré in Portugal. We hoisted the boat on the hard here and went strolling the city´s boulevard. The small streets had genuine portugese atmosphere.