Leaving Stockholm tomorrow!

Tomorrow, Saturday, 4 September, at 2pm (14:00) the ship Götheborg will leave Stockholm. We want to thank Stockholm, all of you that have come to look at the ship from shore, and all our guests that have been on board for a wonderful ten days.

The interest shown in the ship has been amazing, and it is a great start to our journey sailing to Asia in April 2022. It will be a seven-month adventure, where the ship will not only serve as a great platform for our partners, but also for Sweden as a whole.

Leaving Stockholm tomorrow!

Route sailing out of Stockholm
The route out of the archipelago will go through Oxdjupet, Lindalssundet and across Kanholmsfjärden to Sandhamn.

We will set sail after Sandhamn.


Why we don’t set sails in the archipelago

We get a lot of questions about why we don’t set sail in the archipelago. The reason is that Götheborg is a big ship. She is the biggest ocean-going wooden ship in the world, and built for sailing the oceans, which means the margins in the archipelago are too small. Setting the sails takes a lot of time, which in the archipelago would mean that we’d have to start taking a sail down before even getting it up. To give some reference, setting all sails takes at least a day, and the same amount of time is needed to take them down.


The engines help us sail more

We are required to have engines, and we don’t use them out of laziness or convenience, but because we have to. The engines mean that we actually sail more. They help us to quickly get out to the ocean, where the ship really comes to her right. In the past, the ship had to wait for the wind to blow in the right direction, and thus to turn each time the route required a change of direction. This meant it could take weeks to just get out of the archipelago.

The very first ever East India man Christmas market!

07 December 2024

Christmas Market Premiere on the East Indiaman Götheborg We are opening the gates to a 1700s-inspired Christmas market on the pier of the East Indiaman! Come and enjoy a coffee on the cozy cannon deck with the scent of mulled wine and tar, and take the opportunity to finish your Christmas shopping at our market. We will have activities for both children and adults, both onboard the ship and on the pier. For those of you who wish to be part of the Christmas market or want more information (musicians, exhibitors, artisans, food operators), please send an email to info@gotheborg.se. We welcome the whole family to join us onboard the East Indiaman Götheborg! Opening Hours: December 7-8: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM December 14-15: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: Pier 4, Eriksberg, Gothenburg (Nearest bus stop: Sörhallstorget, or Eriksberg ferry stop if taking the ferry.) Buy tickets to the festival online or at the entrance! 

Book Fair at Svenska Mässan

24 September 2024

We will have a booth at the Book fair at Svenska Mässan from Thursday to Sunday this week. On Friday and Saturday, we will have two of our authors with us signing their books. Stop by and say Hi!