Norway south west and fjord coast

Pity for these who own a yacht of that size. Friends of us have a classic beauty of 14 meters. On the sea it is marvellous sailing. But plenty of harbours where you can't find a box and if there is one available it's expensive. So we'll do with our 33 ft.
 
When you arrive mid June, you have 2 weeks before it gets crowded. The archipelago east og Mandal is beautiful, there is very little tide and typically 5 degrees warmer than west of Lindesnes. Depending on how far north you want to go, I would recommend a few days for Kristiansand and back. Westwards, a stop at Hidra, Kirkehavn is a gem. Most sailors stop in Egersund before the longish stretch to Stavanger, passing Jærens reef. Outside Stavanger is Kvitsøy, very pretty. Upwards towards Haugesund, there is an inner and outer route. Outside Haugesund is Røvær, said to be very worth visiting. Further north you van select ourside or inside of the big island Stord. Some sailors like fjords, Hardangerfjord is supposedly one of the prettier. Personally, my experience with fjords is that means motoring - I shy them. Bergen is a bucket list destination. Onwards there are a couple of routes all inside Øygarden. At the end you find Fedje, with a fantastic lagoon. Onwards, Værlandet is nice, I only tried the north harbour. Målløy is a nice stop before rounding Stadlandet, a cape that can offer rough seas. Next is Aalesund a classic port an town. Will you go further?
 
Okey Matt. You stay on the North. A good stopover i Bjørnsund, søre or nordre. Alternative Bud. When the weather allows, you pass Hustavika and enter Kristiansund. The town is spread over 4 islands. Onwards you can stay inside Hitra, boring but effective, or stear outwards towards Frøya. Titran is a view of the wild side. North west og Frøya is Mausund. A gem. In case you want to visit Trondheim, I suggest you go to Brekstad, leave the boat and take a fast ferry in (I don’t like fjords). Kluringvågen is a stopover. Djust before Rørvik is the old fishing village Sør-Gæslingan. Fantastic. Rørvik is a small town, stop by the Norweg museum. Onwards, a anchoring on Leka or direct to Brønnøysund. Then you have arrived in Helgeland, an island paradise. Just north og Brønnøysund is Ylvingen, nice small harbour. You may stop on Vega, but I recommend Herøy. Then another town, Sandnessjøen. From here you can go to Lovund (the NNW harbour), Træna or Myken. I have not been to Lofoten in many years. Rumor is that it is packed on lan and water in June-August.
 
henhan said:
Okey Matt. You stay on the North. A good stopover i Bjørnsund, søre or nordre. Alternative Bud. When the weather allows, you pass Hustavika and enter Kristiansund. The town is spread over 4 islands. Onwards you can stay inside Hitra, boring but effective, or stear outwards towards Frøya. Titran is a view of the wild side. North west og Frøya is Mausund. A gem. In case you want to visit Trondheim, I suggest you go to Brekstad, leave the boat and take a fast ferry in (I don’t like fjords). Kluringvågen is a stopover. Djust before Rørvik is the old fishing village Sør-Gæslingan. Fantastic. Rørvik is a small town, stop by the Norweg museum. Onwards, a anchoring on Leka or direct to Brønnøysund. Then you have arrived in Helgeland, an island paradise. Just north og Brønnøysund is Ylvingen, nice small harbour. You may stop on Vega, but I recommend Herøy. Then another town, Sandnessjøen. From here you can go to Lovund (the NNW harbour), Træna or Myken. I have not been to Lofoten in many years. Rumor is that it is packed on lan and water in June-August.
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Thanks. Yes did look busy on a friend's pictures when she took a cruise through there last year.
 
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