Anchored for ten days in three different bays and cleaned up 5 tons of plastic together with Miljørederiet 💙⛵️

Helped to sail Sáivu, a Bavaria Ocean 42, up the Norwegian Coast, from the Oslo Fjord to Alta, repeating the same voyage that I did with my own boat four years earlier. However, instead of spending three months exploring the coast, we only had two weeks this time, meaning we had to sail past most of the beautiful coastline. We still managed to find time to explore a few places, and had stops in Kristiansand, Florø, Ålesund, Rødøy, Nusfjord, Svolvær, Sortland, Senja and Bergsfjord before reaching Alta. The crew was Veronica, Rune + Sue and Pete from New Zealand 🇳🇿

After spending the whole winter docked in Øksfjord, it was an amazing feeling to be back at sea again, even just for a few short days. I made my way to a new harbour, but made sure to spend two nights at anchor along the way. These gorgeous days are featured on my YouTube channel ♡

Overwintering in the cute fishing village, Øksfjord, and spending a week discovering my new backyard. The goal was to sail slowly, anchor up, and enjoy time alone. When sailing back into Øksfjord, I met a pod of humpback whales! 🐋 What an incredible experience, and it was caught on photo by Hilde Bye, a local photographer who was photographing the whales from land when I sailed by.

After receiving a grant for writers, I was able to officially become a full-time sailor and spend three whole months solo sailing around to find information for my book ♡ This sail was probably one of the most important ones for me. The route drawn here is roughly the route I followed over three months, spending a lot of time in anchorages and in small harbours talking to people and writing down my experiences.

The closest wharf that would lift my boat was Tromsø. It's a long journey to do solo, so I anchored up twice to split the hours across a few days.

I'm not revealing any of the anchor spots for this one haha. Three nights anchored ⚓️ Trip with friends.

In many ways, this was the sail which truly began my solo sailing adventure. Although I had already been living on board my boat for two years at this point, I was usually bringing friends aboard for longer sailing trips. Through a week of sailing on my own and visiting places that would become some of my favourites, I discovered the freedom and joy of sailing by myself.

Kirkenes - Havøysund. After a summer of cleaning marine waste around the area of Kirkenes, it was time for me to sail westwards to spend the winter in a more sheltered area. Once again, Rune joined me for this long sail. The winds were in our favour, and we only anchored once, making full use of a weather window that would allow us to make it to Havøysund before a large low pressure entered the region.

Alta - Kirkenes with Rune, and I finally completed the entire Norwegian coast. Despite sailing in May, we still met heavy snow showers and gales on this sail. We sailed consecutively from Alta to Vardø, a journey which took around 50 hours. Resting in Vardø before crossing the Varanger Fjord, right on the border to Russia. We anchored near Skogerøya before the final sail to Kirkenes.

With the codfish returning to the coast, my mate Rune and I headed out to try our luck in the fish fields 🐟 Two nights at anchor and only two fish...

Crewing on board Valiente for a winter sailing trip with guests from around the world. The dream was to see whales and northern lights, which we did, and the guests were all happy despite temperatures creeping down to -15°C.

After two months of cleaning marine waste in the areas around Mehamn, it was time to sail back to Alta to spend the winter there. Rune joined me again, as I was still anxious about sailing after our scary episodes in July. I have never been seasick in my life, but the anxiety of crossing Nordkynn again made me throw up. However, after we passed the cape and everything went smoothly, I found myself enjoying the time at sea again. We sailed north of the North Cape this time, and spent a night in Gjesvær, a little fishing village right next to the Cape. The days were beautiful. Then we sailed to one of my favourite places, Rolvsøya, and stayed docked a few nights while waiting for a gale to pass. Our final night was at anchor near Seiland.

An eventful sail from Alta to Mehamn, passing Nordkynn, the northernmost point of mainland Europe. My mate Rune joined me for this sail, something I was very thankful for, as this was truly a test of skills. It began with an emergency anchoring only four hours after leaving Alta, when water started entering the boat through the anchor hatch. Due to rough waves, the bow was constantly submerged in water. The wood anchor hatch was already rotten, and the force of the waves broke it completely, letting water into the boat through a hole between the anchor department and the rest of the boat. After fixing the issue, we had two smooth days of sailing, dodging low pressures by sailing at night. Under the midnight sun, we quickly lost track of daytime and nighttime. We anchored in three different bays before heading towards Mehamn. When passing the notorious Nordkynn, the northernmost point of mainland Europe, we got caught in a gale of 35 kts coming from the aft. It was great sailing conditions, until the furling line of the genoa snapped while reefing, and we lost complete control of the huge sail. Battling with the sail for what felt like an eternity, it was only a miracle that there were no other damages to us or the boat apart from a small rift in the genoa. We arrived in Mehamn at 6AM in the morning, pretty shaken from the experience.

Skippering Live, a boat that was headed towards the Træna Festival. First time sailing this boat alone, and in beautiful conditions under the midnight sun 🌞

Mustered onto Fonn to sail from Sleneset to Sandnessjøen with In the Same Boat, an NGO working to remove marine waste from the coast of Norway.

Three students from the Arctic University of Norway joined on board for two days to learn about sailing and coastal culture.

Sailed to the fjords of Stjernøya to clean marine waste with friends. Spent two nights at anchor and cleaned about 100 kgs of plastic.

Finally, after years of crewing on other ships, taking courses and learning about sailing, I bought my own boat and began the longest sail of my life. Three months along the Norwegian coast with friends, from Oslo to Alta. It's hard to describe this voyage in short sentences, and to only choose five images to represent it. This was truly my dream sail, where the only goal was to sail as slowly as possible, while still reaching Alta in time for my studies to start, something we made with a 5 hour margin. Our dream was to explore as much of the coast as we possibly could within the three months we had to do this sail. We had two longer stops, one in Ålesund where we rented a car and spent a week roadtripping the area, and one in Lofoten where we spent two weeks hiking.

Does this count as a sail? When moving to Svalbard, I wanted to avoid flying and hitchhiked with the cargo ship Nordbjørn from Tromsø, via Barentsburg and to Longyearbyen. My first meeting with the island that would become my home for a whole year.

Bergen, Norway to Aarhus, Denmark on board fully rigged ship, Sørlandet.

From Sal, via Mindelo, Cabo Verde - Paramaribo, Suriname, crewing on board Dutch schooner, Eendracht. Christmas celebrations at sea, and just getting close enough to land to see the distant New Years celebrations. After 23 days at sea, none of wanted to step ashore.

I wasn't planning on continuing sailing after Klaipeda, but Hendrik of De Gallant shanghayed me last-minute, and I crewed with them from Klaipeda 🇱🇹, via Sczezcin 🇵🇱 and finally ending up in Rostock 🇩🇪 An eventful sail where we ripped two sails and broke the gaff in a squall. The Baltic Sea is truly temperamental. Spent about 3 days in Sczeczin, enjoying the Tall Ships Races parties and meeting up with all the crew from the other ships 🍻

Turku, Finland to Klaipeda, Lithuania during the Tall Ships Races 2017, crewing on board Statsraad Lehmkuhl. Seeing all these majestic ships will full sails surrounding us as we were leaving Turku made me feel like I was in a movie.

Taking the Dayskipper license and learning to navigate the tights straits of the Oslofjord in the dark with only paper maps. Getting terribly sunburnt during the day, and also learning that the sun at sea is ruthless, even in Norway. My first time docking a sailboat ⛵️

Truly a voyage which solidified my love for sailing. Crewing on this majestic ship and learning all about square riggs is one of my fondest memories from my teens.

My first-ever crossing, crewing on board De Gallant during the Tall Ships Races of 2025. Ten days across the freezing North Sea, and ten days of never having dry clothes thanks to all the leaky hatches on board and the 9 meter waves that kept soaking us. Slept for 16 hours when we made it to Ålesund, Norway. The Scottish coastline was stunning, and a place that I long to sail back to.