Cuxhaven to Norderney
28/07/06 21:32 Filed in: Germany
The ebb tide dictates our start time and we leave our berth at 05:00. There is no wind and the sea is flat calm. We are motoring with a full ebb under us and make good time.
At 07:00 we pass Elbe 11 buoy. We are doing over 5 knots with the engine running below cruising revs. At 10:00 we pass the VQ buoy and have logged 25 miles since Cuxhaven. Visibility is deteriorating and is now down to around 1.5 miles. I put the Radar on standby.
By 11:30 the fog has thickened and visibility is down to under 1 mile. I can hear foghorns and the radar, now operational, indicates numerous large ships in the vicinity. At 12:00 we are in thick fog with visibilty less than 0.5 miles. A large container ship about half a mile away on a safe course appears for a few minutes before disappearing into the fog. This is the first time the radar has been used in anger and it performs well.
At 15:40 the Yankee is deployed to take advantage of the increasing wind. The fog is lifting and visibility has improved to about 2 miles.
By the time we are off Norderney lighthouse at 16:00 the fog has lifted completely.
We enter Norderney harbour around 18:00. It is very full and there are no berths in Norderney Sportboothafen. At 18:20 we are all fast alongside the harbour wall 3rd out in a raft of 4.
Marina Cost €10.05 per night incl shower.
Daily Run: 66.2 miles 13.8 hours.
At 07:00 we pass Elbe 11 buoy. We are doing over 5 knots with the engine running below cruising revs. At 10:00 we pass the VQ buoy and have logged 25 miles since Cuxhaven. Visibility is deteriorating and is now down to around 1.5 miles. I put the Radar on standby.
By 11:30 the fog has thickened and visibility is down to under 1 mile. I can hear foghorns and the radar, now operational, indicates numerous large ships in the vicinity. At 12:00 we are in thick fog with visibilty less than 0.5 miles. A large container ship about half a mile away on a safe course appears for a few minutes before disappearing into the fog. This is the first time the radar has been used in anger and it performs well.
At 15:40 the Yankee is deployed to take advantage of the increasing wind. The fog is lifting and visibility has improved to about 2 miles.
By the time we are off Norderney lighthouse at 16:00 the fog has lifted completely.
We enter Norderney harbour around 18:00. It is very full and there are no berths in Norderney Sportboothafen. At 18:20 we are all fast alongside the harbour wall 3rd out in a raft of 4.
Marina Cost €10.05 per night incl shower.
Daily Run: 66.2 miles 13.8 hours.