Norderney to Borkum
30/07/06 21:33 Filed in: Germany
At 10:10 we leave the berth at Norderney and are clear of the harbour at 10:30. The slow passage down harbour caused by my trying, and failing, to deploy the Aries servo-oar while the boat is underway. I should really do this before leaving the berth.
The wind is SW 3-4 and all sails are deployed with one reef in the main. This reef is shaken out shortly thereafter as the wind begins to drop. By 13:15 the wind has dropped to force 1-2 and the engine is started. At 14:00 it is flat calm.
Later it begins to rain and as we are proceeding up the channel towards Borkum Burkana Hafen pushing a strong ebb tide the rain has become a torrential downpour with gusting and variable winds.
We have a slow run in and do not reach Burkana hafen until almost 20:00. Berthing is quite difficult due to increasing wind, heavy rain and the fact that the bollards are of the large commercial type and are set back some distance from the quayside making them difficult to lasso.
I gratefully accept assistance from the skipper of a French yacht moored astern.
Days Run 44.3 miles (contrast with 27 miles run on northbound trip with fair tide.) 10 hrs.
The wind is SW 3-4 and all sails are deployed with one reef in the main. This reef is shaken out shortly thereafter as the wind begins to drop. By 13:15 the wind has dropped to force 1-2 and the engine is started. At 14:00 it is flat calm.
Later it begins to rain and as we are proceeding up the channel towards Borkum Burkana Hafen pushing a strong ebb tide the rain has become a torrential downpour with gusting and variable winds.
We have a slow run in and do not reach Burkana hafen until almost 20:00. Berthing is quite difficult due to increasing wind, heavy rain and the fact that the bollards are of the large commercial type and are set back some distance from the quayside making them difficult to lasso.
I gratefully accept assistance from the skipper of a French yacht moored astern.
Days Run 44.3 miles (contrast with 27 miles run on northbound trip with fair tide.) 10 hrs.