Schooner Nina in Öresund

The Helsingborg based schooner Nina is always a pleasure to watch in Öresund:

 

 

A Finnish Degerö 36 yacht in Helsingborg

Last week it was nice to see one of my favorite small sailing yachts, the Finnish built Degerö 36 DS - Singing in the Rain - in Helsingborg. The Degerö 36 is a classical design, with a lot of interesting features. If you are able to read German, here is a  review of the boat.

The Singing in the Rain comes from Oulu in Northern Fin land.

The second visit of MSY Wind Surf in Øresund this summer

The largest sailing ship in the world, the MSY Wind Surf, this afternoon sailed through Øresund on its way from Copenhagen to Oslo, which is the last destination of the seven day cruise which started in Stockholm on August 19. This was the Wind Surf´s second visit to the Sound this summer. On July 30 next summer she will be back.  

(As you can see from the pictures below, the light kept on changing quite a lot when the Wind Surf passed by)

Wind Surf Facts

Capacity:  312 Guests
Decks:  7 decks with a total of 22,090 square feet
Crew:  191 international staff

LENGTH: 535 feet (162 meters) at waterline; 617 feet (187meters) including bowspritDRAFT: 16.5 feet (5 meters)TONNAGE: 14,745 gross registered tons (grt)BEAM: 66 feet (20 meters)
SAILS: 7 triangular, self-furling, computer-operated sails with 26,881 square feet (or 2,600 square meters) of Dacron surface areaMASTS: 5 at 164 feet (50 metersENGINES: 4 diesel electric generating sets, 2 electrical propulsion motorSPEED: 10 to 12 knots with engines only; up to 15 knots wind and engine assisted