{"id":1271,"date":"2019-08-25T23:53:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T23:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sailingarcturus.com\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2019-10-03T20:33:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T20:33:54","slug":"rodhamn-to-blido-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingarcturus.com\/?p=1271","title":{"rendered":"Rodhamn to Blid\u00f6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sun. 07\/21\/19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dep. 9.33am Arr. 4.44pm. 42.3nm 7 hr. 11mins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a pdf of this route, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sailingarcturus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rodhamn-to-Blido.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HERE (opens in a new tab)\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1108\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rIly3waxEj4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>42.3nm of pure sailing bliss&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Blido is a compact and charming small gasthamn which I have mentioned in these pages before, but the real tale of this passage was the passage itself. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crossing the Baltic can, in theory be quite daunting given the unpredictability of the conditions, but Sunday July 21 dawned bright and clear and the wind was forecast for 12 knots on the beam. It promised to be a gorgeous day\u2019s sail and so it proved. We hoisted sail barely a quarter of a mile outside Rodhman harbor in Finland and didn\u2019t put them away again until we were 400m from our destination in Sweden. Under cornflower blue skies, with temperatures in the high 60s and a moderate swell, we enjoyed a dream of a passage, averaging just over six knots all day long. The 42 mile passage was eaten up in just over seven hours with Mark mainly at the helm, grinning like a demented fellow at how good the conditions were. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sailingarcturus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blido-old-boat.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sailingarcturus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blido-old-boat.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sailingarcturus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blido-old-boat.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sailingarcturus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blido-old-boat.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sailingarcturus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blido-old-boat.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Blid\u00f6: an absolute must-visit for archipelago sailors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There was not much other traffic out there, just a few cargo ships and the odd ferry on the horizon. It was not until we were well within Swedish waters that we saw any other leisure vessels, and we came into Blido without fuss, tying up on the stern buoy and securing our lines, ravenous for a good meal at the excellent restaurant, Blidohamnkrog <a href=\"https:\/\/blidohamnkrog.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/blidohamnkrog.se\/ (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/blidohamnkrog.se\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"333\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sailingarcturus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/blido-hamnkrog.gif?resize=576%2C333\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1274\"\/><figcaption>Seriously good food at the Blido\u00f6 Hamnkrog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;just up the hill\nwhich doubles as a harbor control. After the more Spartan options in Finland it\nwas clear we were back in a more luxurious part of the world from the exotic\ncocktails on offer. I don\u2019t remember exactly what we started with but we soon\nmoved on to some ice-cold ros\u00e9 and pizza while Richard opted for his usual\nchoice of minute steak with b\u00e9arnaise sauce and fries. Finland is great. But so\nis Sweden! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sun. 07\/21\/19 Dep. 9.33am Arr. 4.44pm. 42.3nm 7 hr. 11mins For a pdf of this route, click HERE Blido is a compact and charming small gasthamn which I have mentioned in these pages before, but the real tale of this passage was the passage itself. Crossing the Baltic can, in theory be quite daunting given [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7wHME-kv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1550,"url":"https:\/\/www.sailingarcturus.com\/?p=1550","url_meta":{"origin":1271,"position":0},"title":"Grisslehamn and Blido","author":"Becoming Salty","date":"September 8, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Grisslehamn Murielle, Mike and I finally put the misery of Grepen Marin behind us on Monday, June 27th, motoring down towards Grisslehamn, which is about 19nm SSE. 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