Sailing Season

Summer is here. Starting to see sailboats everywhere. This is Hammarbyslussen, it connects the Årstaviken bay with The Baltic Sea. Photographed from the Skanstull bridge as the lower bridge opened for a number of boats.

Stardust motor yacht

If you have 200 million dollars lying around you might be able to buy this little boat. At least if and when André Koo Jr needs to sell it. It was in Stockholm for nearly two weeks. Moored at Skeppsbrokajen for a while but when a bigger Cruise ship arrived they moved it out to here.

Fourth of July

An American in Stockholm celebrating Independence Day. Spotted at Liljeholmsviken yesterday while out on a 70 km bike ride. The 27C from a few days ago replaced with cooler weather which made my ride a little easier.

View from a bridge

Cycling over Västerbron, a tough bridge for cyclists sometimes, I stopped for a few Autumn photos. And Swedish word of the day. Pråm. Barge. New issue with my router, will most likely take a few days to fix.

Out on the water

On the same day as the BBQ and the thunderstorm, I cycled around Royal Djurgården. My goal was a sculpture museum at Waldemarsudde. Before, during, and after that visit I managed to photograph a few boats. They come in different shapes and sizes.

On the lookout

I definitely see more police on the streets, and out on the water, like here at Blasieholmen near the Nationalmuseum, since the national terror threat level was raised last week. And while walking around City Hall during the Antiques Roadshow I spotted security everywhere. I always notice things like this as I am always out with my cameras, and it is hard not to reflect on what might actually happen.

Venus

Another boat moored at Söder Mälarstrand on Södermalm in Stockholm. Built back in 1883 by J. & C.G. Bolinders Mek. Verkstad AB, Stockholm. It changed owner a few times before sinking outside Lidingö in 1969, from where it was salvaged. To see a few old photos of the tugboat, press here.

M/S Valde

Another boat that can be found moored at Söder Mälarstrand. M/S Valde. Seen here with Stockholm City Hall as a nice backdrop on the other side of the Riddarfjärden bay. I don't know anything about the boat. So I googled it and found their Facebook page. And they have a lot of interesting photos.

Viking

Okay. Back to the boats along Söder Mälarstrand on Södermalm. This old towboat belongs to Björn Asplund who has lived here for 25 years. Originally built in Gothenburg. Back in the 1950s when it was in Stockholm it sank while at Strandvägen but was later salvaged.

Camouflage

A wile back I was out walking at one of the more classical islands in Stockholm. Kastellholmen. It is a great place if you enjoy boat spotting, and I am a serious boat spotter, with six hundred photos to prove it. This is a unique boat. Owned by Jon Olson. A few facts about the boat. The world’s fastest hybrid speed yacht, since it can reach 104.2 knots, (192.97km/h). All this thanks to the 3,100 horsepower provided by the two 1,550 hp engines with the addition of octane and the 250 kilos of electric batteries. Oh, and Jon also have a YouTube video with his new toy.

Water skiing

I took a walk at the little park at Stockholm City Hall. Always something worth photographing there. Or someone, lots of tourists out on guided tours. But this time of the year there are a lot of boats passing by like this one. I'm sure they drove a little close just for my sake. In the background on the other side of the Riddarfjärden bay you can see Södermalm and buildings on the Mariaberget hill.

Blue Charm

Let the party begin. Burgers anyone? Drinks? People enjoying themselves aboard M/S Blue Charm at Strandvägen in Stockholm on a warm and sunny August day.

Tre Kronor af Stockholm

Tre Kronor af Stockholm, that is the name of this brig. A newly built ship based on the naval ship Gladan. It was constructed at Skeppsholmen in Stockholm. Owned by 3000 boat enthusiasts. The ship serves as an ambassador to the Baltic region. Spotted near Djurgården a while back.

A summer to remember

Out on my eBike in Stockholm I stopped on a bridge connecting two small islands Lilla Essingen and Stora essingen for a photo of this group of young dudes going for a spin in a motorboat.

Mariona II

Designed by Stig Tiedemann. Built by Henry Linussons Båtbyggeri at Östhammars varv in 1963. Running on double Ford engines. Today owned by Leif Selberg & Inger Bodin. Spotted while out photographing at Årstaviken in Stockholm. I emailed a copy of the photo to the owner and he said that it was the best photo he had seen of the boat in action. He also told me that he might sell the boat later this year.

Salvageable?

There are around fifty lakes in Haninge so we do have a lot of boat people here. And we have a long coast as well so there's that. But I am still bit perplexed about this boatwreck. It sits at a bus stop, (!), along Sorundavägen. Maybe it is a good shelter if it is raining and you are waiting for the bus, I don't know, but it made for a good photo oppurtunity none the less. Shot this on Tuesday while on my way to another lake that is hidden away in a forest along the popular Sörmlandsleden.

The Jenny

Nice day for a bit of work on the boat. As seen in Nynäshamn last Friday.

Queen of Sheba

The yacht Queen of Sheba anchoring at Hornstulls strand at Kungsholmen in Stockholm.

Magnum

A Magnum motor-boat leaving Askfatshamnen at Dalarö on one of the warmest days of the year.

Boating with the Christina

A wooden boat on the canal between Tullingesjön and Albysjön in Botkyrka. Built in Germany by Fr. Lürssen in Aumund Vegesack back in 1920. The material used is oak and mahogany. The owner waving to me is Bengt Larsson who bought the boat back in 2004. The renovation work took nearly a decade. The boat is today listed as a cultural relic. Bengt named the boat after his wife. Two earlier names are Möwe och Lathifa. Snapped these photos while out walking on a promenade called Stendalspromenaden a few days ago.