July 2024 – Page 2

Day 16, Rødvig: Proof of Extinction

Friday, 19 July

Day 15, Copenhagen to Rødvig, 38nm

Thursday, 18 July

Day 14, Gilleleje to Copenhagen, 34nm

Wednesday, 17 July

We left peaceful Gilleleje with our bellies full of prawns and motored on a very flat sea with grey skies to Copenhagen.

Sweden Limericks! 🇸🇪

I have a tradition of writing sailing / stopover limericks that get entered into the ship’s log

So here are all our Swedish ones!

In Uddevalle the skies were quite grey

Looks like we’re in for a blustery day!

La Bamba was gleaming

We all started beaming

We cast off and soon sailed away

Day 13, Adjo Sweden, Hej Denmark! 22nm

Tuesday, 16 July

We set out on a flat sea with no wind. After yesterday’s blow it was like a different country.

Day 12, Torekov in Rain and Shine

Monday, 15 July

We stayed in Torekov today because it was very rainy and windy, nothing at all to do with the numerous delicious fish restaurants round the dock…

Look at the puddles! It was very very wet!

Day 11, on to Torekov, a Sea Change – 45nm

Sunday, 14 July

Today it was definitely windier than the forecast- we set off out of Varberg harbour with the sea state very definitely lumpy. We had a pretty constant 18-21 knots true nearly all the way, South-Westerly. That’s a good force 5 so gone was our flat sea and the white horses were tossing their manes.

Day 10, Donsö to Varberg, 42nm

Saturday, 13 July

Grey skies. The ambulance goes very fast!

Wind at last! – but a much greyer day – a warm South Easterly filled in nicely and we were soon sliding away at 6-7 knots. We negotiated the last of the various islands and rocks and had a clear reach down Sweden’s West coast passing slower boats with ease.

Day 9, Donsö – No Wind!

Friday, 12 July

In the morning Sam went for a swim, David fixed things on the boat and Alex and I enjoyed a pleasant walk across the island to the ‘main town’ and ferry port and round the South of the island along a lovely woodland path in the nature reserve.

Day 8, Marstrand to Vrango – 35nm

Thursday 11 July

The day promised sea breezes and we set off down the rock strewn channel looking forward to a South Westerly cruise to the little island of Vrango just South of Gothenburg.