Mälaren 2
(22.07.) The weather really should read the forecast instead of always doing whatever it wants. Yesterday it said today would be cloudy with a light wind from the south. This is...


Published: 24.07.2026


































(23.07.) The weather is treating us well today. The sun is shining, and there is hardly any wind. I can quickly and conveniently wash and dry my laundry here at the harbor, allowing us to leave the harbor around 10:40 AM.
At 11:10 AM, the bridge opens, and we want to be out of the harbor before the big bustle begins and everyone departs.
To our surprise, the bridge opens up already. The reason quickly becomes clear, a sightseeing boat is approaching and gets its own bridge opening.
We take the opportunity and slip through as well.
Since the wind is very weak, we are motoring through the narrow shipping channels towards Stockholm. By around 6:00 PM, we reach the Hammarby lock and pay the Mälaren fee of 339.00 Krona.
After the lock, we go through the Stockholm canals back into the archipelago and towards our starting harbor Bosön, where we dock around 8:45 PM after approximately 45 nautical miles.
