Voyages of sailing boat La Bamba
Tuesday, 30 – Wednesday 31 July
We are part of a huge flotilla of boats taking the opportunity of a flat sea and hopefully an Easterly wind to get us to Terschelling without going through the washing machine!
Monday, 29 July
After a rather sleepless night we got ready to go after a barge had looked like it wanted to moor where we were berthed.
We saw other yachts heading for the open lock but there was an enormous ship slowly coming down so we ducked behind it to rush over before the lock closed.
Continue reading “Day 26, On to Cuxhaven 16nm”Sunday, 28 July
The Kiel Canal is the busiest man-made waterway and connects the South-West corner of the Baltic to the North Sea.
Saturday, 27 July
We have decided to stay here another night so we can go into the canal on Sunday, which should line us up for a North Sea passage to Terschelling on Tuesday as that’s when conditions are looking best.
Continue reading “Day 24, Kiel”Friday, 26 July
Despite a forecast of heavy rain and gusty winds, the day looked fair and we set off to Kiel in a steady breeze of 10-12 knots mainly from the South which was a very friendly direction as we could enjoy an easy reach instead of the usual beating into the wind.
Continue reading “Day 23, Orth to Kiel, 34nm”
With sea and the sky somewhat grey
We set off to Gilleleje
We got wind with the rain
Solid 7 knots again
Adjo Sweden and to Denmark Hej Hej!
Continue reading “Danish Limericks! 🇩🇰”Gedser to Orth, 58nm
Thursday, 25 July
Last night we had a great meal and relax with our Quattordici friends Monique and Marc.
Continue reading “Day 22, Farvel Denmark, Gutentag Germany! 58nm”Wednesday, 24 July
Today we saw the forecast and are staying put. There are strong winds of around 25 knots from the West which is also the direction we want to sail in.
Continue reading “Day 21, Gedser”Tuesday, 23 July
For those of you wondering how we measure our distance sailed, we are clocking our nautical miles through the water – this is often more than the distance as the bird flies because we have to tack (not even La Bamba can sail straight into the wind) and we sometimes have to sail against or with a current that can add or detract from the total.
Continue reading “Day 20, Møn to Gedster, 42nm”Sunday & Monday 21 & 22 July
We have decided to stay here until Tuesday, mostly because the weather forecast for Monday is for heavy rain followed by strong winds in the wrong direction and also we get a 3rd night here for free here anyway!
