Southern Norway

Sørlandet (litt.: The southern country) is the name of the Norwegian SE coast between Cape Lindesnes and the the Oslo fjord. It is well protected by the high inland mountains and when it’s raining at the Norwegian west coast it is often sunny weather here.  The whole coast line offers fantastic sailing between thousands of small islands. We have visited Sørlandet in 1984, 1992 and 2001.

The southernmost lighthouse of Norway: Ryvingen Lth. disappearing in the morning mist	Nicholson 35 meet. Three beautiful elderly ladies: Navaho from the Nederland’s, North Wind from Norway and Blåmusling from Denmark
Sun, calm and engine, northwards in ‘Blindleia’	Knutshavn sound in the narrow ‘Blindleia’ with our Norwegian friends
A former vibrant fishing community of Svinør now reduced to leisure country	Monsøya Sunday morning, first stop after a successful 44 hours 220 nm non-stop crossing from Copenhagen
By Olavssundet. A large well protected anchorage with ample protection even under gale conditions	Sunset over ‘Bommen’ close to Risør, the venue of a Nicholson 35 meeting
Hillevågen a nice protected harbor between Mandal andCape Lindesnes

Back to the Cruising Scandinavia map