Travel with us as we make our way along the Trollatte Canal in Sweden. The Trollhätte Canal is an 82 km Swedish waterway linking the Göta River to Lake Vänern, opened in 1800 and declared a national monument in 2004. Together with the Göta Canal, it forms a 390 km route known as Sweden’s Blue Ribbon, connecting the North Sea to the Baltic, though the two canals are separate systems. Only 10 km of the Trollhätte Canal is man‑made; the rest follows the Göta Älv riverbed, rising to 44.1 m above sea level at Vänern. The canal includes six locks, notably the Trollhättan lock staircase, and passes key bridges and waterways such as Brinkebergskulle, Lilla Edet, and the approaches toward Gothenburg and the Kattegatt. It remains a vital historic and navigational route through western Sweden.

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Two racing yachts hoist their colorful spinnakers too close together — and things go wrong fast! The sails twist and tangle mid-turn as crews pull ropes and shout commands over the roaring wind. Captured from a chase boat in stunning, ultra-realistic detail. ⛵ Pure adrenaline. Pure sailing. 🌊 #TangledSpinnakers #SailingShorts #YachtRacing #SailingFails #RealSailing #OceanAdventure #YachtLife #SailingVibes #BoatRace #WindAndWaves ---

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Discover the thrilling process of finding, naming, and navigating hidden caves. We even surprise unsuspecting tourists! #CaveExploration #Adventure #UrbanExploration #Discovery

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Today way a day of sitting in the sunshine and splicing ropes for a new bridal on my mooring. My hands are sore but the ropes are done and they look pretty good! Today you can buy dock lines and anchor lines with an eye already spliced into one end, but this is more expensive than buying the same line off a spool. It also forces you to buy your line in one of the available lengths. Putting in your own eye splice can be a better option. A splice you put in yourself will be just as strong as one done by a professional rigger, and splicing an eye into three-strand rope is really very easy.

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On November 20th 2024, our team, with the help of Holbæk Gamle Havns Beddinger brought Hawila back on the slipway. VIDEO CREDITS: Morten Løvschall The crew started early that day to put the last pieces of tarp into place, then Hawila's engine started rolling and we took her on her little tour through the fjord over to the Old Harbour of Holbæk, where the slipway is located. There, we were greeted by the fantastic team of the association behind the local slipway, who went straight into action. It took 3 hours to put her back on land but everything worked out great. WEBSITE https://www.hawila.org/ FACEBOOK / sv.hawila INSTAGRAM / sv_hawila NEWSLETTER http://eepurl.com/hLy83L This work is possible thanks to people like you! Learn more about how to support us: https://www.hawila.org/support/

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