<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:50:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/sailwithme/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sailwithme along "E6": Ulön, Hamburgsund, (Grebbestad), Havstenssund, (Resö, Koster), Herfølrenna, (Hvaler, Moss, Sandspollen)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I promise this will be my last photodump post for a while - my cellphone camera got lost on the sea. Dannemark-Ulön We slept by anchor just south of Ulön-Dannemark. Here is a seamap with our position:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sailwithme/@tobixen/sailwithme-along-e6-dannemark-hamburgsund-grebbestad-havstenssund-resoe-koster-herfolrenna-hvaler-moss-sandspollen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sailwithme/@tobixen/sailwithme-along-e6-dannemark-hamburgsund-grebbestad-havstenssund-resoe-koster-herfolrenna-hvaler-moss-sandspollen</guid><category><![CDATA[sailwithme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tobixen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 01:34:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4ByDpriNy7M7FNjSEVYgi5BL5VkqSjTiMhUooM2YnNUSTbSEee2EE1bh2BCiuPdSQYNgZaZ3SXtEoG32PavXqkgCyaCoCxdmHRim5iN2LvCcoPZGVv9hhtGGW3CVQA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sailwithme along "E6": Hermanö, Gullholmen and Lysekil (and up through Sotenkanalen)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a seamap with Hermanö/Gullhomen in the south of the map, and Lysekil in north. On the way one passes Islandsberg, I forgot to take a photo, but this is considered to be one of the rough spots on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sailwithme/@tobixen/sailwithme-along-e6-hermanoe-gullholmen-and-lysekil-and-up-through-sotenkanalen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sailwithme/@tobixen/sailwithme-along-e6-hermanoe-gullholmen-and-lysekil-and-up-through-sotenkanalen</guid><category><![CDATA[sailwithme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tobixen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2018 21:36:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4ByDpriNy7M7FNjSEVYgi9SJ6e3iQ3b4PLZz3ZZrGdMuKiXhhXZ2J1r94tDHr6fSfFoNNUnDNtu9M4VfA3DRiyd5xzFnVUEAPZ8of3LisnU98mh48JyoxZRYfVyVeN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sailwithme along "E6": Mollösund]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Kyrkesund (ref my previous post), the next settlement is Mollösund (sea map, Swedish Wikipedia). Mollösund is both the name of the sound and the name of the village to the starboard - which is on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sailwithme/@tobixen/sailwithme-along-e6-molloesund</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sailwithme/@tobixen/sailwithme-along-e6-molloesund</guid><category><![CDATA[sailwithme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tobixen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 18:41:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPh4PHxR3NqkRG2J5W18PFYMwrWxdWRay9wvTBuX1jiLQyp2qSaE8iZNV8Wn74uq2fn875vEr5auQ88NwVAw8GCLBtBMtNh6VTWgBFP13zLWxJ6zG6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sailwithme along "E6": Hjärterösund, Skärhamn and Kyrkesund]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were sailing "E6" north from Gothenburg this weekend. In my previous post I covered our quick stop at Marstrand. 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The channels and the river carve]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sailwithme/@tobixen/some-more-photos-from-the-gothenburg-channel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sailwithme/@tobixen/some-more-photos-from-the-gothenburg-channel</guid><category><![CDATA[sailwithme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tobixen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2018 20:41:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4ByDpriNy7M7FNjSEVYgiBE7dyztKmpeck1UvsWduqKaAfSyW69yfTBUzLx8A2uGSkimvamAYUe4jsEqx1XfUoaq4rNEa886xirpk5iFXqAGJ55znLryTXjcgdtBan?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sail with me: Eskils kanal]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a small channel south of Göteborg. There is no distance to be saved by taking this channel - it's totally a detour - but when going with the dhingy, it's very nice to get a break from all the waves]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sailwithme/@tobixen/sail-with-me-eskils-kanal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sailwithme/@tobixen/sail-with-me-eskils-kanal</guid><category><![CDATA[sailwithme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tobixen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:05:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4ByDpriNy7M7FNjSEVYgi5Eh5XpT8JmbDXvcpmyzkhuzFqqzLEpN5UEqvNWg7rAWdcrhJLymmJ8ig9VmgXGxTU4sV8d6k5tNUrvY4idaH3E7D8JpEXffSxBjAdSwst?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sailwithme: van de Blockq - Terschelling, the Netherlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[This time I've been doing a poor job on discarding photos - here is one day of sailing covered by 34 photos! What does the audience say, less is more, or more is better? :-) In my previous post, the van]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sailwithme/@tobixen/sailwithme-van-de-blockq-terschelling-the-netherlands</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sailwithme/@tobixen/sailwithme-van-de-blockq-terschelling-the-netherlands</guid><category><![CDATA[sailwithme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tobixen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 23:32:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFc6VazWFk8enKLdQFg8ELRbuAqgQQ65gsheM1RrHXoivw5qWmbgj4tTUMZwdBEtjCCfpYpMVTMWX5YJ7YA78JGYW19cm3tfJUsyWWWDbfoNsRg1GTrRtE9YzYqfhkusA6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sailing to Copenhagen]]></title><description><![CDATA[I didn't do any photos on our journey from Anholt to Copenhagen, I did do some very few in Copenhagen ... well, let me just say that we enjoyed Copenhagen immensely. 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