Transportation and logistics
The event takes place at two different venues; the launching, check-in and inspection venue will take place at Bullandö while the racing venue is the island of Sandhamn. The distance between Bullandö and Sandhamn is approximately 15 km. Bullandö is accessible by car while the island of Sandhamn is a car-free island, which means you’ll need to use alternative means of transportation to get to Sandhamn. From Bullandö, you can either sail or tow the J/70 to Sandhamn, and the organization will help facilitate this.
Getting to Sweden & Bullandö
By Car
The launch and inspection venue is at Bullandö Marina, Värmdö, which is located a 50-minute drive east of Stockholm. To get to Sweden from central Europe, there are several ferry options.
Ferries
Puttgarten (GE) - Rödby (DK)
Company: scandlines.com
Duration: 45 minutes
Drive Rödby - Bullandö Marina: 9 hours
Gdansk (PL) - Nynäshamn(SE)
Company: polferries.com
Duration: 18 hours
Drive Nynäshamn - Bullandö Marina: 1.5 hours
Świnoujście (PL) - Ystad (SE)
Company: polferries.com and unityline.eu
Duration: 7 hours
Drive Ystad - Bullandö Marina: 8 hours
Travemunde (GE) - Trellborg (SE)
Company: ttline.com
Duration: 7 hours
Drive Trelleborg - Bullandö Marina: 9 hours
Rostock (GE) - Trellborg (SE)
Shipping line: ttline.com
Duration:s 7 hours
Drive Trelleborg - Bullandö Marina: 9 hours
By Airplane
Arlanda Airport is Stockholm's main international airport. The drive from Arlanda to Bullandö Marina takes 1 hour and 15 minutes. Alternatively, you can drive to Stavsnäs (same distance) and take a ferry to reach the race area in Sandhamn.
Getting to Sandhamn
By Ferry
Cinderella Boats (Cinderellabåtarna): high-speed ferries that operate regularly during the warmer months (spring to autumn). The trip takes approximately 2 hours.
The ferry departs from Strömkajen or Nybrokajen in central Stockholm, passing through the stunning archipelago on the way to Sandhamn. Tickets can be booked in advance, and schedules vary by season.
Waxholmsbolaget Ferries: Waxholmsbolaget also operates ferries to Sandhamn from different locations (Stockholm and Stavsnäs). These ferries are slightly slower than the Cinderella boats. The ferry from Stockholm departs from Strömkajen, located next to the Grand Hôtel in central Stockholm and takes around 2.5–3 hours depending on the route. The ferry from Stavsnäs takes around 30–45 minutes, depending on the route. Stavsnäs can be reached by bus (SL bus) from Slussen in Stockholm to Stavsnäs Vinterhamn. The bus ride takes around 50–55 minutes.
By Boat Taxi
If you prefer a quicker, more flexible trip, you can also take a boat taxi from one of the closer islands in the archipelago, such as Stavsnäs (which can be reached by car or bus from Stockholm). The boat taxi service allows you to set your schedule and travel time directly to Sandhamn.
By Private Boat
Some distances in nautical miles from Sandhamn to a few key locations in the Stockholm archipelago:
- Sandhamn to Bullandö: 9 nautical miles
- Sandhamn to Central Stockholm: 27–29 nautical miles
- Sandhamn to Stavsnäs: 7 nautical miles
Launching of boats
Measurements of boats as well as launching and hauling out boats will take place at Bullandö marina. The regatta organization will arrange with help and tenderboats for those teams that apply for towing in- and out to Sandhamn.
Bullandö marina is located 40 km from Stockholm and 8 nm from Sandhamn. For more information see www.bullandomarina.se.
Marinas at Sandhamn
KSSS has guest harbours on three different islands, Sandhamn, Lökholmen and Telegrafholmen. The three islands are in close proximity to each other and has capacity for more than 400 boats. You can easily get between the islands by a small shuffle boat.
The main guest harbour is located at Sandhamn and is situated right in front of the iconic Sandhamn Seglarhotell. The guest harbour is open from the last weekend in April until the last weekend in October. The harbour is managed by our service personel and you can easily recognise them in their red jackets and blue piques. KSSS has 150 guest mooring at Sandhamn. During high season the KSSS Tender is outside the Marina to help and to pilot boats to the right mooring.
At Lökholmen there are app. 200 moorings. The guest harbour at Telegrafholmen has pontoons on the northern side of Telegrafholmen and has 80 moorings for boats of all sizes.
The areas to be used as regatta harbour are located on either of the islands and offers enough space to keep the whole fleet of boats sheltered between race days. Boats will be kept safe at the club and there will be enough mooring space in the marina for coach-boats and official vessels. We have a marine service station in the harbor making fueling easily done as well.
Containers
For transportation of containers to Stockholm the easiest way is to send them through either the Container Terminal Frihamnen in Stockholm as the closest one to the event or the brand-new Stockholm Norvik Port in Nynäshamn.
There will be no space available for containers in Sandhamn. If you want to send a private container one possibility will probably be to Bullandö Marina be at your teams expense.
