La Bamba

Day 24, Kiel

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.

Day 23, Orth to Kiel, 34nm

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.

Danish Limericks! 🇩🇰

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!

Day 22, Farvel Denmark, Gutentag Germany! 58nm

Gedser to Orth, 58nm

Thursday, 25 July

Last night we had a great meal and relax with our Quattordici friends Monique and Marc.

Day 21, Gedser

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.

Day 20, Møn to Gedster, 42nm

Tuesday, 23 July

Leaving Møn – I’m putting the fenders (‘the squad’) away

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.