Journeyman 60

Building and sailing the Journeyman 60

2006 – 2014

  • Just a short notice to say we are leaving Västervik at 20:30 and heading for Stockholm. I don’t know if we’ll try sailing or not, we’ll see what we feel like.

  • In the picture below, the keen viewer will notice that there is a spreader missing… It was damaged by a falling furler swivel during the hoisting of the mast. Hopefully the Marström team will be able to repair it over…

  • Unfortunately we are STILL waiting to get the mast put on. Seems to be taking forever… Everything is waiting next to the boat.

  • This afternoon we finally took the mast the short trip down to the dock where it will be lifted in place. Hopefully this will happen on Thursday morning!

  • Not much happening in Västervik today. I spent the day catching up on paperwork. But I also got some images off my camera, so I thought I’d post a few from the night transport and early morning launch last week.

  • I am currently moored at Marström Composites in Västervik. Of course, if you are a company dealing in carbon composite manufacturing, you can have even the garbage bins made from carbon: But I am actually more interested in my mast,…

  • I was hanging out in the cockpit this afternoon when I noticed an old man with a big white beard biking determinedly up to the Journeyman mooring place. It turned out to be the legendary solo circumnavigator and boat designer…

  • So we have arrived in Västervik. First of all I am very tired after not sleeping much for two nights, which made me press the wrong button when updating the website, and a lot of things broke. I’m too tired…

  • We have been working hard to get the Journeyman ready to cross the Baltic. We are now done. The keel is finally working as intended!! Some pressure adjustments and a new valves, plus a tank reorientation was needed. To do…

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