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Middle: The waters in Malaysia and Thailand were seldom very clear. This is the best visibility we found (Koh Lipe).
Right: There has been a lot of concern because of piracy lately.
(As with most images of this site, a click on it will show you a larger version.)
On this day 30 years ago, Scorpio was in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean Sea.
On this day 20 years ago, Scorpio was at Charleston, North Carolina.
On this day 15 years ago, Scorpio was in New Zealand.
On this day 10 years ago, Scorpio was at Chaguaramas, Trinidad.
This
ad was published in All At Sea magazine - Caribbean Issue.
We sold Scorpio in January 2015.
Recent Revisions and Additions
This web site will not
be updated anymore regarding events that have taken place after
Scorpio was sold in January 2015. However, we may - from time to
time - post logs or articles from the period of our ownership, 1992
- 2014.
A new video: The
captain's 50th birtday party at La Gomera in November,
2000.
A new video: Africa
to Starboard - Part 2.
A new video: (Leaving) Africa to Starboard.
A new video: Dilemma in the Arabian Sea.
I have
started to replace all our videos with new films in a format that
works now and in the future. The old films became obsolete when
Adobe discontinued the Flash-sw. You can follow the progress in the
Video
Index.
Here is a summary of an
interview (September 2018) where Henrik talked about Scorpios
circumnavigation. The text is in Finnish, but there are
several maps and images.
(2014-2015 season):
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A
new sistership has been found.
Scorpio has new owners! This site will soon close.
As
a service to potential buyer candidates we have added photos of
some usually hidden spaces.
We have made Survey
Reports and Specification Details available for download.
View
some photos from Scorpio's recent launch (opens in new
window).
More
on the subject of corrosion; Read about this project: Seacocks
and thru-hulls. This may sink a yacht.
We added a link to Vesselfinder.com above on this page and at the
top of the Location page. Now you can always find our latest
recorded AIS-position. Remember however, that we do not always
turn on the AIS.
Our cruising plans for the spring of 2014
have been updated.
Our latest report, A Cruise Down Memory Lane,
part 1 has been completed.
A four page summary of Scorpio's
two-year renovation project 2010-12.
We updated Scorpio's
Photo Gallery.
Tobago Cays (source unknown)
Our latest report: West Indies Revisited - Cruising Down Memory
Lane, part 1.
Our plan for the rest of 2013.
Do not have too
much fun - at least not on my steps.
Here is a list of the 60 Finnish
circumnavigators.
Inside the head of a lifestyle cruiser: Bar
of Destruction.
We have spotted a new sistership: Dreamtime.
End of summer and, End
of Silence. The crew is preparing to return to Scorpio. See
the Blog.
Scorpio was hauled out on 8 April. The 2012-13 season is over. See
the blog.
Scorpio arrived in Chaguaramas, Trinidad on 23 March.
Our
report: Fernando de Noronha, Brazil.
Scorpio arrived in Brazil at the island of Fernando de Noronha on 6
March.
Our report: Ascension Island - A Rare
Place to Visit
On February 22, Scorpio arrived in Georgetown, Ascension Island, in
the South Atlantic Ocean.
Our report: The Island of St Helena - The
Most Remote Inhabited Place?
On February 7, Scorpio arrived in James Bay, St Helena, in the South
Atlantic Ocean.
Our report: Walvis Bay and Swakopmund -
Namibia.
Our report: Cape Town - One of the '7 New
Wonders of the World'.
Our report: Around South Africa - Leaving
the Cape of Storms to Starboard.
A story: Planning to
Sail Around All Continents? - Then Avoid Panama.
Our 2013 Master Plan has been updated.
A Wine Tour to
Stellenbosch, see the blog.
The Longest
Day - Christmas Memories, see the blog.
Note: This post has nothing to do with cruising.
Brompton
Stupidity - We Refuse to Help You, see the blog.
A story: What is a
Circumnavigation - Have We Done It Now?
Our report: Getting Stuck in the Wrong
Place - A Black Advent
Scorpio arrived in Cape Town after a challenging trip. Enough now of
sailing for 2012.
Our recent report: Durban - The Biggest
City in KwaZulu-Natal
Our report:The Big Five - Safaris in
KwaZulu-Natal
Our report: Reunion to South Africa - A
Difficult Passage
Our story: At
Anchor in Gale Force Winds
Cruising info: Anchorages
in Madagascar
Cruising info: Anchorages
in Mozambique
Our report: Reunion Island - A Very
French Place.
Cruising Information: Harbours on Reunion Island.
September 26th: Scorpio arrived in St. Pierre on the Island of
Reunion.
Why Do I always Have to Upgrade? Combining
Old and New Instruments.
Our report: Back in Mauritius - Fending
Off in Caudan Marina.
September 5, 2012: The
crew is back aboard Scorpio in Port Louis.
Is Scorpio for Sale?
Read more ..
Added some links to weather
information for our location.
Our Anchorages at Indian Ocean
Islands has been updated.
Our
report: Mauritius, A Melting Pot -
Cruisers Exploring Ashore.
Our
report: Last Passage of the Season - From
Chagos to Mauritius.
Our
latest story: Cyclone
Alert - Executive Decisions.
Our
recent report: Chagos - The Forbidden
Archipelago.
Scorpio arrived in Port Louis at Mauritius on May 18; The
Location has been updated.
Our
report: Cruising from Male to Gan - Buddy
Boating in the Maldives.
Our
recent story: Tsunami
Warning - And Then What?
Our
photo-report: Maldivian Moments - Male
2012.
Our
report: Return to The Maldives.
Our
report: Sri Lanka - The Pearl of the
Indian Ocean.
Our
report: Slow Boat to Sri Lanka.
The Location-page has been updated, including
our Indian Ocean-crossing itinerary
The Future Plans-page has been updated,
including thoughts about 2013 and beyond.
Our
latest story: Planning
a Crossing of the Indian Ocean in 2012.
Our story: Political
Unrest and Routing Decisions.
Fuel Is Killing My
Outboard -
see the Blog.
Staying
Connected -
see the Blog.
Our report: Cruising Guide: East of
Phuket.
Celebrating New Year's Eve at Nai Harn Bay for the third year in a
row.
We are finally sailing again. Scorpio's refit is finished and we
left Boat Lagoon on December 29th,
anchoring in Chalong Bay on the south east coast of Phuket. We will
spend New Year's Eve in Nai
Harn bay (if there is not too much swell).
The Ark? -
Are they preparing for the deluge in Singapore?
Getting
Proper Screwed - again.
Finally: Scorpio
is back in the sea.
Drawings of the s/s Hermes. This is a pdf-document. Adobe v9
required.
The Parking Blues, see the
Blog.
The
Wrong Thing in the Right Place, see the Blog.
Strange
Rescue at Sea, see the Blog.
Disaster
Is Just Around the Corner. Our first blog post of the
season 2011-12 is not a happy one.
The crew is back in Thailand making Scorpio ready for cruising
again. It will take one month before splash.
Plans and drawings of the Nautor 43.
Replacing
the old teak deck: a preview.
How
much junk do you need living on a yacht: 75 Boxes. See the Blog.
The
crew flew to Finland for a traditional vacation from sailing
during the Scandinavian summer.
The
Last Night of the 21st Season of Global Cruising.
The Neglected Services
- Replacing the engine's raw water impeller.
True
Finns vs. Finland-Swedes (has nothing to do with
cruising).
The
map indicating our track 1992-2011 has been updated.
Biggest Change in Cruising in 20 years?
Satellite views of our anchorages in the Maldives.
Our latest opinion: Why Somali Piracy Has to Stop.
Our latest report has been updated with more photos.
Our latest report: Against All Odds - Sailing the Wrong Way at the Wrong Time.
Our report: Cruising the Maldives - From Uligan to Male.
The cost of a Maldivian cruising permit.
We arrived in Phuket on April 2, 2011, after a cruise to the Maldives. A report will be posted very soon.
We left Male on March 20, 2011; destination: Phuket, Thailand.
Warm beer causes death, see the Blog.
In the press, recently: The Finns made a U-turn
Notes regarding anchorages and cruising in the Maldives.
An opinion: Dumb as a Brick? - To the Med at any Cost.
Our story: Cruiser's Paradise Lost?
Our latest report: Uligan - One of the Friendliest Places Anywhere.
The sequel to Dilemma in the Arabian Sea: A story called Hired Guns and the Shipping of Yachts.
Latest blog: Send in Jack Bauer.
Our story: Dilemma in the Arabian Sea.
Our latest report: From Phuket to the Maldives, making speed records (slow and fast).
Our latest BLOG: The Pirates are Winning.
Our report: Aboard Scorpio after the renovation.
Our report about Scorpio's major refit.
We are (were) planning to depart from Thailand on 11.11.11. at 11. See the Location-page.
Our report: Boat Projects and Sight-seeing in Phuket.
What a waste! Taking a look at rubbish management in the third world, the Blog.
The Visa Run. See the Blog.
Our Seven Seas. See the Blog.
The Year of the Rat? See the Blog.
17 shipyards in 18 years - a way to experience the cultures of the world, see the Blog.
Extreme body piercing in Phuket, check the Blog.
We added two recently discovered sisterships, and illustrated the raising of Scorpio's water line.
The crew is back in Phuket to finish all the work that has been done to make Scorpio look almost like new again.
We will be sailing through the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, see new plan and map.
World Sauna Championships: Finalist dies, see the Blog.
Tropical Finland - a bear market?, check the Blog.
Enjoying the Finnish summer: Swamp Soccer World Championships, see the Blog.
Earth quake trigger tsunami alert in the Andaman Sea, see the Blog.
Recent currency fluctuations increase maintenance costs, see The Blog.
We have been charged for 30,000 litres of water, see The Blog.
We are finally abandoning Hotmail, see The Blog.
Happy Thai New year, see The Blog.
Our latest report (in 3 parts): The Full Report from Indochina and Siam.
Our road trip in SE Asia is over, have a look at a map of our route in the Blog.
Our journey in Indochina and Siam: Check the daily blogs.
Prices are right, people good and weather perfect - see The Blog.
Piracy Alert in the Malacca Straits - see The Blog.
The System Protects you. Buying flight tickets on the internet - see The Blog.
Recent portraits of the crew! For a time now we have been reminded by fellow cruisers that the photos of Malla and me in the CREW section are shot quite some time ago and we look moore like our children. Well, those shots were only six years old, so what the hell has happened during that time? Anybody else getting older out there?
Our latest report: Scorpio Going Tourist and sailing back to Langkawi.
Getting properly cheated, see the Blog.
Push-in or spinn-on wine corks? The Blog has the answer.
We have included the missing report, covering 1997, the first season of this journey.
Our recent report includes a trip to James Bond Island.
Shopping in the Islands? Yes, at least in Thailand, see the Blog.
Waiting for our report from James Bond Island? Here is a preview in the Blog-section.
Our report: Christmas in Thailand.
Our report: Cruising around Langkawi island.
Update of our llist of our anchorages in South East Asia.
The Blog entries are increasing, three new posts and counting ...
Our latest video: The orang-utans of Borneo. 
A video from the previous millennium: Fishing Nuns.
Our report: From Singapore to Langkawi.
Our report: The Singpore Sling.
Our report: From Bali to Singapore, incl. a visit to the orang-utans of Borneo.
A recent video: The graceful Legong dances of Bali.
A video: The Shadow Puppet show.
A video: The Komodo Dragon
The video: Children singing "Indonesia".
Our report: from the Banda Sea to Bali.
Our first report from Indonesia: From Darwin to the Spice Islands.
A Search Engine for this web site added to the Home Page.
You can also try this search function here:
An interactive (Google) map of our possible anchorages in Indonesia.
Our report: From Cape York to Darwin.
Our plans for the next 6-18 months have been updated.
We have started with some entries in the Blog Section.
There is also a link to the Blog from the Home Page and one from the Log & Yarns page.
Our report: Back to the Tropics, inside the Great Barrier Reef to Cape York.
People often ask, why we fly to Finland every Nordic summer, here's why!.
Our report: Northbound from Sydney, dodging cyclones.
More of the earlier years: Our journey to the Centre of the Earth in 1998.
Project: Installation of a bow thruster, in response to a letter from an other Nautor 43 owner.
The earlier years: Cruising on the Costa del Sol in Spain in 1999.
The video: Good Vibrations.
A new video: Rush hour in Sydney Harbour.
A smaller version of this video is also bedded into the Home Page.
The Location has been updated, and our route around Australia decided.
Our report: Sydney Shots.
We have started playing with an intro for the site.
Still probably a bit pathetic, but we're working on it:
Back in time: Report of our return from Europe to the West Indies in 2000.
An automatic slide show of the New Year's Eve fireworks in Sydney.
The section about the steamer Hermes is updated.
Our report: The World's Greatest Fireworks: New Year's Eve in Sydney Harbour.
We have included a bit about Tom Neale, the hermit of Suwarrow, as an example of a good story.
Our video: Entering Sydney Harbour.
Our report: From Bundaberg to Sydney.
People often ask why we fly all the way to Finland every Nordic summer. We decided to share some photographic views instead of verbal explanations. Look HERE.
We decided to trash the "Guestbook" section because of a lot of junk mail (spam).
New page design of this site. It will be applied to new pages and gradually older pages will also be converted.
A follow-up: The final repair of the corrosion around the gooseneck.
A new video: Our new Booby pet.
Our report: Vanuatu to Australia, stopping at Chesterfield Reef
An new video: A fuel transfer between yachts in the Coral Sea.
An other new video: The Slave Boys is the name of the string band on Urepurapura island.
A slide show: Traditional "kastom" dance in Vanuatu.
In the How To Series: Installing of a second autopilot on the steering quadrant.
Repairs in the Tropics never end: Corrosion at the mast - a potential disaster.
Our report: From Fiji to Vanuatu.
Listen to Curly opening his morning show on the VHF radio in Savu Savu, Fiji
The Location is
updated.
Our Future plans are updated.
We have started to develop a "mash up" Google map section, and the first result is an INTERACTIVE map of our trail in New Zealand.
lIn the future these Google Maps will be found on the Maps Index page.
Videos: This is Sailing, and This is Sailing Too.
Our report: Sailing from New Zealand to Fiji.
A new feature: A flash viewer component experiment for slide shows. Here's the first. And here's the second.
We included a new section, The Press Room, 
now that there's been more than one article about Scorpio.
Our report: Change of Plans, And a Trip to the South Island.
Video: Tandem jump off the Kawarau Bridge.
Video: Meeting with Rainbow Warrior (Flash Video)
Video: Cave Diving in Tonga (Flash Video)
3 New Slideshows
from Past Years.
- Underwater World
- Cuba: Our First Trip
- Cuba II: Our Second Trip
You can access them via the Slide Shows Index Page.
Our report: 2007 in NZ was a year of
great food
Watch our X-mas Video (Flash Video)
Maori Song Video (Flash Video)
Sea Lion Pup Video from Galapagos (Flash Video)
Iguana Video from Galapagos (Flash Video)
Gatun Locks, Panama Canal (Flash Video)
(Be aware, that this file size is 4,2Mb)
All the Videos are listed
in the Video Index (Flash Video)
The Location is
updated.
Our rough plan for the
coming season is updated.
SEASON 2006 - 2007
A Big Sister is added to the Sisterships Page.
Our report: Boat Projects on the
Hard
Repair and Development accounts: Keeping the bilge clean.
When did you last check the condition of your mast step?
Our report: Honeymoon Down Under.
"A true story"
The photo of sister ship Baltic
Girl has been added.
Our report: From Tonga to New
Zealand.
Our report from the Kingdom of Tonga.
Our report: From Bora Bora to Suwarrow
and Samoa.
Cruising is boat repair in
Exotic Places: The Freezer Blues. An addition to "The Stories"
section.
This is a story about something that broke down a couple of years
ago.
The Location has been
updated after our return to Scorpio in Raiatea.
EARLIER REVISION HISTORY:
(all hyperlinks below do not necessarily work)
Our first report from the Society
Islands.
Our first report French Polynesia.
TIP:
For a view of our photos i random order, try Google Pictures and type "Scorpiosail" in the search field.
Our second report from Galapagos.
Our first report from the Galapagos Islands.
Video clips from the Galapagos of iguanas and sea lions.
For our Finnish friends: A story
about our cruises in Cuba (in Finnish).
Our
report from Bahia de Caraques.
Our
report on the crew's return to La Libertad.
The Maps section is updated with the maps showing
our tracks from 1997.
Our two latest reports: The transit of the Panama Canal and From Panama to Ecuador.
Our report: Colombia to Panama.
Our report: Port Antonio, Jamaica, to Cartagena, Colombia.
Our report from: Cuba.
There is now a quick link to our latest report on the opening page (www.scorpiosail.com)
and on the Home Page.
The LOCATION is updated. New cruising plans!
Remember also to check the INDEX of our month to month progress, thats the way
to our most recent reports and photos.
Our report of the 2004 autumn: "From
the Chesapeake Bay to Varadero, Cuba".
SCORPIO's LAW is adapted from our frequent stowaway, Mr.
Murphy. We have found that nature and things indeed have a
conformity to law. You can compare our thesis with your own via the
links in the YACHT section.
THE GALLERY is finally open. We are particularly proud to display
photos of the Maya Indians of Guatemala, courtesy of Mecca Mantz.
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE & DEVELOPMENT are constantly the order of the day. We have a
new page in the YACHT section dealing
with this subject. It is really not as boring as it may sound. There
are going to be some hopefully entertaining horror stories about
failed repairs etc. The first records are about our preparations for
launch this September 2004 and how it pays to use your creativity.
Browsing is recommended also for the not so technically minded.
This
web site replaced our old site in September 2003. The old site will
remain on the web for a while, but will no longer be updated or
revised. The first version of the old site was established in 1996,
when Note Pad still was an essential tool in web design. We have
thereafter used mainly
Microsoft's Front Page's different versions to create and maintain the present site.
A whole new Scorpio Web Site is
introduced; the address is www.scorpiosail.com.
Merry Christmas links to a
Christmas Card from the Crew.
After several
new entries in the Log Book section, it now covers our movements starting on Autumn 2002, with many photos.
The yacht's communications & entertainment system has
been considerably upgraded.
An introduction
in Swedish and
in Finnish.
The Welcome Page was been renewed. The previous entrance was through the BLACK HOLE.
THE LOG & YARNS section is finally getting some
entries! Here you can follow our journey more closely. There is also a map, showing our
journey from Beaufort to the Chesapeake Bay.
Previous
versions of "The Location" page have been compiled to the new PREVIOUS LOCATIONS.
We have arrived at our
destination = moved aboard in August 2000. The appropriate changes have been made to THE CREW and
THE LOCATION.
As the previous
revision (below) tells, we really are serious. Our home in Finland is now sold. Presently we are actually in a state of shock! We have to move out before the end of July! How can you suddenly get rid of all
the things that you have collected during the past 50 years?
We are serious.
Our house is now for sale! Anybody looking for a house outside Helsinki, HERE IS YOUR CHANCE! (This link was deactivated after the house was sold.
Actually, thanks to the presentation on the Web, the house was sold in less than
a week!)
This Site can
now be entered through a BLACK HOLE,
inspired by David Siegel, author of The Killer Web Sites.
The story FROM PALM
ISLANDS TO ICE FLOES (in
Swedish only)
Drawings by
Christofer are on display in THE GALLERY .
A SEARCH ENGINE to find items of This Site. Try
for instance the word "caribbean" .
A map
showing our (potential) future cruising
directions.
A Log and
Stories section. The first story, From Grenada via Venezuela to the ABC Islands is, however, in Swedish only.
The area
previously called The Cruise has been replaced by THE
OBJECTIVE.
It includes a word from the Captain who saw reason to explain why This Web Site exists!
We have
included the story of the disappearance of the STEAMSHIP
HERMES,
commanded by Scorpio's captain's ancestor. The story may also be of general
interest.
Scorpio's temporary home port has changed from the Mallorca to the Costa del
Sol.
Some new photos have been
added to THE GALLERY.
We have added this page: WHAT'S NEW!