Adventures of Sailing Yacht Mist
There was a nice weather window for continuing south. We left Helgoland at noon the 13th of September. One reef in the main to start with but after a couple of hours the wind dropped and in the evening there was a lot of swell but almost no wind. The sails were flapping and took …
We arrived late at Cuxhaven and left early the next morning. The conditions for sailing to Helgoland was good. We had a close reach all the way. Full main to start with but as the wind increased we reefed the main and ended up with a bottom reefed main and full jib. Good speed, we …
Together with our neighbours on sy Josephine we planned to go to Cuxhaven together. The tide was right at 1800 and an our before that we motored out to the waiting point and half an hour later we were let into the lock. Almost no wind so we motored together towards Cuxhaven. The current got …
When we got out of bed in the morning around six thirty there were some boats circling at the canal waiting point, when we had finished our breakfast they were still there so we quickly made the boat ready and motored to the waiting point and we made it just in time. So no waiting …
We left Spodsbjerg at seven a´clock. Light winds right in the nose so no sailing. When we got closer to Kiel the traffic intensified and there where several sailing ships, some naval ships and the usual shipping. We moored in Holtenau just north of the Kiel canal locks. A walk to the supermarket and a …
After some boat jobs which even included a trip up the mast we left Vejrö. Again no wind and motoring. Really sleepy place, no shops, no restaurants, no nothing. Well a few fishing boats. Sailed distance 22,1 nautical miles.
After a good nights sleep we left Hårbölle and motored westwards, no wind at all and absolutely flat water, a nice change from yesterday. We decided to go to Vejrö. A really nice harbour. Everything was in top condition. WC, showers, washing machines, bicycles, barbecue grills and even charcoal was included in the harbour fee. …
We left Skanör quite early in the morning. Easterly winds and we started with just a reefed mainsail. A bit too much wind and big steep waves. We had the wind just before the beam and made good speed but it was uncomfortable. When we rounded Möns Klint we could ease the sheets and life …
An early start and easterly winds. Full main and the code almost all day. Really good sailing. A lot of current against but we made good progress anyway. When we sailed past Helsingör we were doing eight knots through the water but only five knots over ground. The last couple of miles before Skanör we …
We left Glommen early in the morning expecting a nice broad reach towards Denmark. There was a nasty swell and almost no wind. Sails flapping, very uncomfortable and very slow progress. We changed plans and motored along the Swedish oast instead of going to Denmark. Late afternoon we reached Mölle. Not many boats but quite …