There are a reputed 90,000 islands between Stockholm and Helsinki. This huge number of islands is impossible to represent on the small scale of the above map - click here for larger image.

How can you get into your mind, sailing from Stockholm to Helsinki in a small dinghy? The idea is not totally absurd if you really want to get to know the archipelago away from the well-marked pleasure boating routes; if you want to live an outdoor life; and if you enjoy sailing. For sailing is what you have to do in a dinghy, much more than in a yacht. A dinghy not only demands total concentration by the helmsman, but the same total concentration is indispensable for the navigator, to find the way among all the islands and rocks.  So it became an adventure for four mature men, the youngest 62 years old, and the oldest 66.