Ecosystem Health of the baltic Sea - Helcom

The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission, also known as Helsinki Commission, has released the Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings No. 122, a beautiful publication that makes the point about situation of the Baltic sea in any of its environmental aspects.

This report is an essential document for the environmental managers and decisionmakers in the Baltic region and it is novel in several respects. For the first time an attempt has been made to assess the ecosystem health of an entire regional sea, including the associated costs and benefits to society.

The book introduces a new holistic approach to the research, as better explained by Helcom: "The HELCOM Initial Holistic Assessment is a new and innovative approach, using existing and new tools of HELCOM. This Initial Holistic Assessment of the ecosystem health of the Baltic applies existing and newly developed assessment tools and an economic cost-benefit overview and yields important conclusions: getting started and solving the environmental problems of the Baltic will also safeguard great economic, cultural and social values of the societies in the countries around the Baltic Sea. Postponing urgently needed investments, however, would put these values at stake."

We leave you the pleasure to go through this interesting publication, finding maybe that the conclusions and perspectives about our Sea that Helcom synthesizes are not so far from the impressions you already had in your daily approach to this magical environment. Good reading! :)

Here you can download the publication. Or visit Helcom's website for deepening.

Photo: Key Strategic AB

High Coast Tips: sail to Skulefestivalen 2010!

Docksta: Fredag - Lördag, 9 - 10 juli 2010

Skulefestivalen 2010
(27th edition)

SKULEFESTIVALEN arrangeras för 27:e gången 2010.

Årets festivaldagar och starttider är:

Fredag 9 juli kl. 19.00. 

You will enjoy with:
The Original Swedish Arvika Bluesbreakers (TOSAB)
Anna Bergendahl
Kung Bore
Martin Stenmarck

Lördag 10 juli kl. 16.00.

You will enjoy with:
Roger and the Rockets
m fl
Elsa Sjögren
Louise Hoffsten
Frasse Haraldsen & Peter Barlach
Amanda Jenssen

Please find all the informations at www.skulefestivalen.com

 

We're usual to reserve some boat places in the marina, for sailors planning to reach by boat the annual - great! - music meeting at the foot of Skuleberget in the High Coast.
You're welcome at Docksta Havet Gästhamn!

Docksta Havet Weekend (from Friday to Sunday - 3 nights)

240:- sek (including Service Hus and showers)
from your arrival on Friday until 12.00 a.m. of Monday.



How to reach? Skuleberget, Naturum Höga Kusten Museum, Skuleskogen national park, Docksta, Linbanan, Labyrinten och Rövarbyn, the bus stop Docksta Marina, the petrol station Docksta Baren... starting from the Base Camp ;)

Many crews start from the Base Camp at Docksta to play outdoor activities discovering the surrounding area of Docksta. Here is a very simple map (you can read online or print avoiding to download on your computer) to show how to reach faciliteis and resourses starting from your boat moored at Docksta Havet gästhamn. ...see full screen >>

the marina in Docksta  here all the infos >

We welcome you to join us for the 2010 season at Docksta Havet!

2010 regattas and sailing activities around the High Coast

Sweden is pure fun for sailors and Höga Kusten is no exception: despite here the season to go playing on the water is quite short - due to the latitude it is "concentrate" from end of May to beginning of September - a very rich racing activity is present.

All the local sailing Clubs have a really intense racing activity on the water and a lot of events are planned for the summer, so the suggestion is to get in touch and to refer to them to get the best.
If you're cruising with your boat the High Coast in that period, you can join several regattas. Lot of them are thought to allow cruising sailors to approach the world of the competition: you can find a lot of club races, where a simple system of compensation (LYS, or similar formulas) allow to race with every kind of boat having fun together. Getting in touch with the race organizers, you can find easily an help to get introduced and all the infos you need to plan your race.

Lot of the regattas are cruising races, probably the best way to conciliate your holidays with family and your "athletic spirit": most important is the Ulvöregattan, organized in July by ÖSS between Örnsköldsvik and the Isle of Ulvön. More info at Örnsköldsviks segelsällskap website.

2010 sailing races around the High Coast

Font: Seglingsprogram MNSF 2010 Sanktionerat vid årsmötet 2009/11/28

June / Juni

06/06 - Härnön Runt Härnösands (HSS) Lys / Klass
12/06 - Storön Runt Kramfors (KBK) Lys
12-13/06 - Byggsigurd Race Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS)

July / Juli

03/07 - Malux Race Härnösands (ÖSS) Lys / Klass
14-18/07 - Ulvöregattan Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS) Lys / Jolle
19/07 - Jubileumssegling Härnösands (HSS) Lys / Jolle
31/07 - 01/08 - Galärhällan cup Härnösands (ÖSS) Lys / Klass

August / Augusti

07/08 - Gullviksregattan Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS) Lys
14/08 - HSS seglingen Härnösands (HSS) Lys / Klass
15/08 - Ordinarie Regattan Härnösands (HSS) Lys / Klass
21/08 - Åbord Runt Kramfors (KBK) Lys
21/08 - Ulvödistansen Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS) Lys
22/08 - Ulvönord Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS) Lys
28/08 - Gästhamnen race Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS) Lys

September / September

04/09 - Hemsön Runt Härnösands (HSS) Lys / Klass
05/09 - Lungön Runt Härnösands (HSS) Lys / Klass
12/09 - Burön runt Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS) Lys
19/09 - Trysundaskeppet  Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS) Lys

Here is the link to Mellannorrlands Seglarförbund (MNSF) >



All sailors are welcome to Docksta Havet gästhamn for the 2010 season!

The 2010 season of the Docksta Havet gästhamn starts next June 11th and ends on August, 15st. All the sailors are welcome!

If you're planning a stop with your boat in Docksta during the first weeks of June or during last two weeks of August and you want to moore your boat at our piers, please just contact us :)

At Docksta Havet you find different opportunities to moor your boat with time-given alternatives to match specific needs or seasonal moorings.

A wide range of services reserved to the guests of the marina: the "Service Hus" with toilets, showers with warm water all over the day, dressing room and laundry area (washing machine and dryer), the Sailor’s Club House, a Wi-Fi area and the private parking area.

Sail&Bike is the new service at the Base Camp:

it allows you to moor the boat at the gästhamn and to rent a mountain bike for you and your crew having fun enjoying the fantastic natural surroundings around the High Coast. More about Sail&Bike >

Prices & infos 2010: click over the picture above to enlarge full screen (or to print)

the marina in Docksta  here all the infos >

We welcome you to join us for the 2010 season at Docksta Havet!