Why a Passage Notebook Instead of a Travel Brochure?
Most writing about Norwegian fjords is aimed at cruise ship passengers or road travellers standing on scenic viewpoints: it celebrates vertical cliffs, mirror-flat water, and postcard villages. For the crew of an 8- to 15-metre displacement motor cruiser or sailboat, however, those very same physical features present a demanding tactical environment.
tovelfjellbzz.boats grew out of pencilled wheelhouse logbooks compiled across seasons in Ryfylke, Hardanger, Sogn, Nordfjord, Sunnmøre, and Nordland. Rather than ranking harbours by restaurant menus, our entries record bottom slope angles, ferry wake wrap-around, katabatic wind corridors, and the practical mechanics of rigging shore warps to wet gneiss in a rain squall.
Editorial Independence & Safety Stance
Tovelfjellbzz Maritimt Forlag AS is an independent maritime publishing house based in Bergen. We do not sell boat charters, accept paid placement from guest marinas, or affiliate with marine hardware brands. Mention of official authorities—such as Kartverket, Kystverket, MET Norway, or regional Friluftsråd—is strictly for informational reference; we are not affiliated with any government agency.
Every route sketch and harbour discussion on this site is presented as educational background material for desktop study. Breakwaters shift in winter storms, guest pontoons are reconfigured, and depths on river deltas change after spring floods. Nothing published here replaces official charts, Den norske los, or the continuous on-scene judgment of the vessel's master.
Contributors & Field Correspondents
Hallvard Lindqvist — Senior Editor
Small-vessel skipper with twenty-four seasons logging passages between Stavanger and Lofoten aboard a 34-foot double-ended displacement cutter. Focuses on threshold sill dynamics and traditional shore-bolt mooring.
Ingrid Solheim — Meteorology & Pilotage Notes
Coastal navigator and former maritime instructor based in Vestland. Compiles notes on local terrain wind funneling, glacier drainage squalls, and visual clearing bearings in steep reaches.