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    Suwena in Caribbean Compass

    There is a story of Suwena’s masts steps in November magazine of Caribbean Compass. Have a look and get an inspiration for your own yacht upgrades. You can find the November issue either from their own webpage www.caribbeancompass.com or you

    andrus November 20, 2016 No Comments Read more

    Shock Load Calculator for Yacht Jacklines

    Every yacht should have jacklines for keeping sailor onboard while working on the foredeck. It is also a common sense that you have to be clipped on it while sailing. I’ve followed many discussions about the tightness of jacklines. Some

    andrus May 10, 2015January 26, 2020 No Comments Read more

    Boat Mattress

    Eve is examining the Naturalmat's mattress

    We have had a Familon Aeroflex mattress onboard Suwena for three years. On top of it was a memory foam topper bought from Ikea that is similar to Tempur. During the first few years we were sailing on the Baltic

    Eve May 8, 2014September 14, 2019 2 Comments Read more

    The New Dinghy and the Davits for Suwena

    Brand new Ribeye dinghy in Suwena's davits

    The dinghy is one of the most important accessories to the cruising sailboat. It is even said that it plays a roll of car for the cruiser. Now that Suwena is sailing the world seas, the importance of a dinghy

    Eve February 13, 2014September 10, 2019 No Comments Read more

    Heating a Boat

    Mr Stewart repairing Suwena's Webasto

    Managing the heat on a boat can be quite a challange. In the tropics or during the summer in the Mediterranean the heat must be somehow disposed from the boat. However here in Northern Europe the task is to make

    andrus December 22, 2013June 28, 2019 No Comments Read more

    Trimming the Gennaker

    Sailing the gennaker wing-on-wing on the cost of Normandy

    The gennaker is definitely our favourite sail. During the sailing in France on the coast of Normandy from Calais to Dieppe we had a perfect gennaker weather for 82 miles. Onboard Suwena we have a North Sails G3 gennaker with

    Eve July 17, 2013June 18, 2019 No Comments Read more

    The Boat’s Stability Curve

    Stability curve of Nauticat 441

    One of the most known books in ocean sailing is the Heavy Weather Sailing by Peter Bruce. We bought this book at the time when we planned to purchase a sailing boat and extend our cruising area. Thus we were

    Eve April 11, 2013February 2, 2020 1 Comment Read more

    Fuel Polishing on a Boat

    New fuel polishing system of Suwena

    There has been a lot of discussion on various forums about the quality of diesel fuel. There are many stories of stalled engines because of dirty fuel and a diesel bug. The latter is a mix of bacteria and algae

    andrus October 20, 2012June 14, 2019 No Comments Read more

    The zinc Anodes of the Boat

    Suwena's zinc anodes from Boatzincs.com

    For a somebody the word zinc brings up an image of a zinc bucket. For a boater it is however a grey lump of metal bolted to the hull of a boat. The boating season is about to start and

    Eve April 8, 2012June 3, 2019 No Comments Read more

    Suwena in a test pool

    Suwena in Nauticat Yard's test pool

    When we visited Nauticat yard in April, Suwena was already floating in the test pool. It was great to see her in water. When we visited Nauticat yard in April, Suwena was already floating in the test pool. It was

    Eve May 1, 2011February 9, 2020 No Comments Read more
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    Seasons

    • South-west Iberia ’22
    • Galicia and Portugal ’19
    • Galicia ’18
    • The Bay of Biscay ’17
    • Brittany and the CI ’16
    • Ireland to Brittany ’15
    • Scotland ’14
    • North Sea ’13
    • Southern Baltic Sea ’12
    • Baltic Circle ’11
    • Around the Finland ’10
    • Nauticat 441

    Memories

    Suwena in Concarneau in Brittany
    Suwena in Concarneau in Brittany
    The bay of Fermain in Guernsey
    The bay of Fermain in Guernsey
    Alderney, the Channel Islands
    Alderney, the Channel Islands

    Clubs

    Malta Cruising Club Cruising Association Royal Malta Yacht Club Suomen Valtameripurjehtijat Oulun Merenkävijät Meripelastusseura
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