The contrast between the seemingly deserted Bothnian Sea and the Stockholm archipelago teeming with boats and ships of all sizes and prices could hardly be greater, even though the two areas are only a day’s sail apart - and both are beautiful.
Above: Gas stations are also plentiful here. Below: 20 nautical miles south of Stockholm, SY Blue Layla finds her perfect place for the night in a bay in front of the church of Utö, where residents of the surrounding islands used to arrive by boat on Sundays (and some still do). Here, too, we are anything but alone: