Gothenburg - Shetland - Orkney - 2006

In warm summer weather July 24, 2006, Celeste departured for here route over the North sea to Shetland.

The crew on this route was:

Fredrik Carlsson
Anna-Eva Sparf Hansson
Helena Haugwitz
Michael Hörlin
Flemming Lauritsen
Timo Lindberg
Håkan Lindqvist
Magnus Mårtensson
Karin Sjöstrand
Bengt Tarre
Stefan Thorn
Hampus Wennerlund

The route started with a short stop at Styrsö for bunker diesel before Celeste headed out over Kattegat in the evening. Outside Denmark and south of Norway there was some tuff sailing with strong winds from west. On the North sea the wind decreased and backed over to North. The third day at sea was filled with nice gennaker sailing. In the early morning July 28, Celeste arrived to Shetland and Lerwick.

After two days on Shetland the route kept on to Fair Isle and after that to Orkney and Kirkwall. At Orkney there was time for visiting Higland Park Whisky distillery. On 3 August the course was set east to Sweden and Gothenburg. On the way back there was a stop in Denmark, Skagen before Celeste arrived in Gothenburg 6 august.

Departure from Gothenburg
Evening outside Gothenburg archepelago
Sunset over Skagerrak...
...and over North sea
Celeste moored in Lerwick, Shetland
Sumburgh Head, Main land, Shetland
Puffun at Sumburgh Head
Celeste moored in the harbour at Fair Isle
Fair Isle
Celeste moored in Kirkwall, Orkney
Kirkwall
Highland Park Whisky Destillery
Whisky tasting at Highland Park
East over the North sea
Nice morning south of Norway
Puffins aboard
Hampus at the helm in Gothenburg archepelago