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the little house on the point to your left). In summer, this already busy town
gets even more jammed with visitors, thanks to the frequent sailing races that
endhere.ThebiggestannualcompetitionistheGötlandrunt,around-tripfrom
here to the island of Götland. In 2009, Sandhamn was proud to be one of just
10 checkpoints on the Volvo Ocean Race, a nine-month race around the world
that called mostly at bigger cities (such as Boston, Singapore, and Rio).
Our walk is finished. You can head back into town. Or, to hit the beach,
continue another 15 minutes to Trouville beach (explained below).
Beaches (Stränder)
—True to its name, Sandön (“Sandy Island”) has some
of the archipelago's rare sandy beaches. The closest, and local favorite, is the
no-name beach tucked in a cove just behind the Old Town (walk through the
community from the main boat dock, then follow the cove around to the little
sandy stretch).
The most popular—which can be quite crowded in summer—is Trouville
beach, at the opposite end of the island from Sandhamn (about a 20-minute
walk). To find it, walk behind the big red hotel and take the right, uphill
