The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swede 'sets sail' for US via German autobahn A Swedish sailor in his seventies began a long-planned solo journey to the United States on Monday by hitching his boat to a trailer and driving through Germany. https://www.thelocal.se/20110726/35166 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:19:00 +0200 35166 Swedish sailor missing after tropical storm Earl A 57-year old Swedish sailor is missing off the coast of Florida following an apparent boating accident in the wake of tropical storm Earl. https://www.thelocal.se/20100905/28786 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:52:00 +0200 28786 Kurt Ove, 73, lands rare giant herring Kurt Ove Eriksson, a 73-year-old fisherman living in Bohuslän in western Sweden, made an unexpected discovery when he went down to his hut by the harbour - a 3.50 metre Giant Oarfish, last seen in Swedish waters 131 years ago. https://www.thelocal.se/20100511/26574 Tue, 11 May 2010 10:30:00 +0200 26574 Swedish boat sails to overall victory in Volvo Ocean Race Ericsson 4 of Sweden won the 2009-2010 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race on Monday, marking the second time a Swedish boat has placed first in the grueling nine-month round-the-world sailing competition. https://www.thelocal.se/20090616/20088 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:40:00 +0200 20088 Swedish boat sets 24-hour record in Volvo Ocean Race Sweden's Ericsson 4 has broken the world 24-hours distance record for a monohull yacht during the Volvo Ocean Race around the world which departed from Spain earlier this month, organizers said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20081029/15290 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:03:00 +0100 15290 Swedish boats take Volvo Ocean Race lead The two ships belonging to Swedish team Ericsson took the lead Sunday of the Volvo Ocean Race around the world one day after it departed from Spain while Spanish team Telefonica Blue's ship had to make a stop to repair steering damage. https://www.thelocal.se/20081013/14910 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:52:00 +0200 14910 Swedish team penalized in Volvo Ocean Race A Swedish sailing team entered in the Volvo Ocean Race, in which teams circumnavigate the globe, was penalized by international sailing authorities on Thursday because the boat’s keel failed to comply with the rules. https://www.thelocal.se/20081003/14722 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:40:00 +0200 14722 Swedes rescued in rough seas off Portugal Four Swedish sailors were rescued in a dramatic high seas operation off the coast of Portugal on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20081002/14714 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:56:00 +0200 14714 Sharks threatened by overfishing in Swedish waters Continued fishing threatens to kill off several species of sharks from Swedish waters, researchers warn. https://www.thelocal.se/20080515/11786 Thu, 15 May 2008 16:35:00 +0200 11786