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Portrait of the Åland IslandsAdventure cruise around the Åland archipelago

Pascal Schürmann

 · 27.06.2021

Portrait of the Åland Islands: Adventure cruise around the Åland archipelagoPhoto: Uwe Scholz
Yachts in Dupviken, an anchorage bay in the north of the Åland archipelago
The Åland Islands lie roughly halfway between Sweden and Finland. A German sailing couple explored the most beautiful harbours and bays of the archipelago. Download the report in PDF format

The Åland archipelago lies at the point where the Baltic Sea meets the Gulf of Bothnia. For local sailors, the islands are a distant destination. However, if you have plenty of time in the summer, leave your boat near Stockholm for the winter or organise a chain cruise with changing crews, the archipelago is within easy reach.

A German sailing couple are convinced that the journey is worthwhile. Last year, they travelled to the islands as part of a major Baltic Sea tour - and were delighted. The archipelago only consists of a few larger islands. But they are all very different in character, sometimes rocky, barren and rugged, sometimes green, wooded and of a gentle nature.

The sailors have almost circumnavigated the islands and explored harbours and anchorages along the way. They describe these in their cruise report with descriptive texts and atmospheric photos. Their report can now be read in YACHT (issue 12/2021, available now in newsagents and as a digital edition in the YACHT app and can be ordered directly here ). Or you can download the trip report directly via the link below.

Downloads:

Åland Islands (pdf)

Pascal Schürmann

Pascal Schürmann

Editor YACHT

Pascal Schürmann joined YACHT in Hamburg in 2001. As head of copywriting and head of the editorial team, he makes sure that all articles make it into the magazine on time and that they are both informative and entertaining to read. He was born in the Bergisches Land region near Cologne. He learned how to handle the tiller and sheet as a teenager in a touring dinghy on the Sneeker Meer and on a tall ship on the IJsselmeer. During and after his studies, he sailed on the Baltic Sea and in the Mediterranean. As a trained business journalist, he is also responsible for boat financing and yacht insurance reports at YACHT, but also has a soft spot for blue water topics.

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