Stockholm Archipelago Raid 2025. Sunday June 22 – preparations.

A day for the teams to get ready, including rigging and equipping the boats, registration and weighing, safety inspection and for some of the teams a final test sailing. A welcome meeting with sausages and beer was followed by the skippers meeting with a safety briefing and a presentation of the sailing condition and the first waypoints of the race.

Nine Swedish teams, one team from Germany, one from New Zealand and one team from Australia. The 2 teams from the UK unfortunately had a car accident and the trailer landed on the side with both boats being damaged beyond a quick repair. Fortunately no one in the crews got injured!

Tomorrow’s wind forecast shows 8-15 m/s, which makes exciting conditions and the start is therefore from Saltsjöbaden and west towards Baggensstäket.

All twelve teams will cross the start line in downwind, then half-wind (paddling allowed) through Baggensstäket. The first finish is Sandön south of Grinda.