Cruising in Northern Europe

[gwmort]

I am not sure if this is the right place to post, I may just be having trouble using the search tool...

I am looking for accounts or sail blogs of people cruising to Northern Europe from US East Coast and points of interest there. Everything I come across seems to be Caribbean or Med or the trade wind circumnavigations.

I am envisioning traveling North with the Gulf Stream, maybe hitting Iceland, the British Isles, and Scandinavia, then perhaps the Rhine-Main-Danube canals from North Sea to Black Sea (then the traditional Med trip and trade wind crossing back to the Carribean and the US East Coast).

Any pointing in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

[hummingway]

Here is a search that seems to have returned some hits:
norway cruising - Google Search

[Pete7]

This and the links in the thread would be worth reading,

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...d-25398-2.html

Pete

[gwmort]

Thank you very much for the direction, some fascinating stuff.

[careka]

you can find a lot of info from these trips they have made.
look on the rigth hand side on the list.

Journal de bord chamade.ch

[Charlie]

Here is a good website about the trip across look under Whoosh Whoosh

[CDunc]

In the May 2010 Cruising World Mag, Don Street has an article about hopscotching across the pond Via NS, Greenland ect, Pretty good read with loats of info.

[barnakiel]

I think the Danube thing is being done by Jack van Ommen. Check out his cometosea.us.

b.

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by gwmort

Any pointing in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

The goods news is no Pirates They be scared of the Vikings

I would have a chat on YBW.com (Main UK boat Magazines) - the folk nearer your destination will know far more. And I'd pack a jumper and also don't be misled by any photos you see of folk in the North East of England walking around bare chested in January - it ain't because it's so hot. It's because they be mental and that's just the women on a Saturday night

"Geordie" comes from the ancient Greek for "nutters". but (mostly) freindly with it. unless drinking.............

[tolly]

Living in Sweden and mainly cruising the Scandinavian water's, I might be able to give you some advise of where to go, depending on what you want and what time you are planning to spend there.
I sailed home my catamaran from Florida to Sweden in summer of 2010, so I have done that trip also.
Let me know your thoughts and I can try to give you some hints.
Rolf