Saturday, 13 July
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.
David got out his handy billy to barber-haul the jib sheet (are you keeping up?)
And then needed a little rest on Park Avenue…
Sadly this is Sam’s last day with us, but at least he had a proper sail today
The wind continued to strengthen, up to 14-15 knots and David touched 10 knots. Otherwise we were easily dancing along at 8-9 knots. Even requiring crew on the rail!
We arrived in Varberg just after 6 hours of sailing and rafted alongside a Dutch yacht called ‘Pintail’. The rain set in with a damp persistent permanence – yesterday’s blue sky seems a long time ago and far away!
We said goodbye to Sam and thanked him for being such a brilliant crew, helping us to gain confidence and always ready to make a perfect cup of tea!
Varberg has the most refined looking swimming platform we have ever seen!
And of course there is a castle:
We ate in a friendly dockside restaurant and snuggled in our warm cabin out of the endless rain.
