Rode Orm; a Laurin 32 ketch

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maxiSwede

Might not be a giant step for mankind, but for the two of us it sure is... Tomorrow, we are off!  Next stop the Kiel Canal, then the English Channel and further south!  

At last!!  Phew ;D ;D ;D

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Hope to see one or two of you on the water some day
s/v  Nanna
Southern Cross 35' Cutter in French Polynesia
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H-boat 26' - Sweden

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Amgine

Congratulations! Whenever I hear of the Kiel Canal I can't help but think of Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers, a pre-world war I espionage novel that takes place on the coast in sailboats.

Wishing you fair winds and following seas, but you should have plenty of time to get south.

Tim

Congratulations Magnus and Isabelle, looking forward to following you on the blog.

Tim
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Oldrig

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--Capt. John Smith, 1627

AdriftAtSea

Fair winds and keep us posted.
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maxiSwede

Thanks everyone for kind words.

we are currently at anchor in the Solent, between the Isle of Wight and the manland of England after a rather pleasant 7 day long passage. A minor low are passing now and we'll be heading to South Brittany on Thursday if the weather will be delivered as forecasted  ;)

I have a vague memory of some Sailfarer who's living around here...

David Old Jersey - AHOY!!
s/v  Nanna
Southern Cross 35' Cutter in French Polynesia
and
H-boat 26' - Sweden

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Frank

Fair winds...enjoy yourselves !
God made small boats for younger boys and older men

maxiSwede

Anchored half a mile from Bembridge, Isle of Wight in her Majesty's United Kingdom.

spent three noghts here while a minor low passed with some near gale winds on the nose. We'll probably get up around 4AM tomorrow and make a little jump over to the French side of the Channel. The first Mate is getting a bit homesick  ;)

here's what the little town looks loke at dusk from the boat just ten minutes ago

s/v  Nanna
Southern Cross 35' Cutter in French Polynesia
and
H-boat 26' - Sweden

svnanna.wordpress.com

Frank

God made small boats for younger boys and older men

Auspicious

Watch the tidal current going through the Needles. There is a good anchorage just west of the area where the current gets tough to wait in comfort.

Plymouth is worth a visit before you turn left and head south.

sail fast and eat well, dave
S/V Auspicious
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maxiSwede

Good advise there, Auspicious!

There were a little 2 by 2 square in 'Reed's Nautical Almanac' that was conspicuously hidden away on the 'wrong page' that told about tidal streams of 5-6 knots  outside Cherbourg on the French side of the Channel at spring tide.

well, we had spring tide alright, and it was a bit, eh, interesting to make zero knots on the GPS for several hours.

After that we were compensated with 10+ for some hours though. To take advantage of the latter, we ended up in St Peter Port, Guernsey which is far better than a big commercial port like Cherbourg I reckon.

Waiting for something else than SW winds to go on to S Brittany.

BTW,  The Real Ale at the pubs here compensates the fog and cold water. Cheers!  ;D

P.S: Plymouth was on my list too, but doesn't seem to happen this time around D.S:

s/v  Nanna
Southern Cross 35' Cutter in French Polynesia
and
H-boat 26' - Sweden

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maxiSwede

s/v  Nanna
Southern Cross 35' Cutter in French Polynesia
and
H-boat 26' - Sweden

svnanna.wordpress.com

Amgine

Sweet!

Nice pic, and great report. Keep us updated! How are your upgrades working out in practice?

maxiSwede

It's been a while and we have now successfully 'negotiated Chenal du Four and Raz de Sein' ... cuold probably be described as the Cape Horn of Brittany too.

We are in Southern Brittany now where we plan to stay a few weeks with 1st mates family before crossing the Bay of Biscay.

Hope you all make it out on the water....

Cheers
s/v  Nanna
Southern Cross 35' Cutter in French Polynesia
and
H-boat 26' - Sweden

svnanna.wordpress.com

Tim

Thanks Magnus, it's great following you two the blog looks great and the photos are outstanding.
"Mariah" Pearson Ariel #331, "Chiquita" CD Typhoon, M/V "Wild Blue" C-Dory 25

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
W.A. Ward

maxiSwede

Hi all!

Hope you all had a great time on the water this summer. We haven't had wifi much lately, but I just updated the blog and uploaded a bunch of pictures again. We are in Galicia, N Spain after a fast and sweet 2,5 day passage over the Bay of Biscay from Bretagne/Brittany where we had waaay too much nice food and wine... ;D ;D

No hurries here, we'll be coast-hopping south to Lisboa-Portugal during the next few weeks, and then to some of the Atlantic Islands before turning south to Senegal for the winter. Africa needs to be explored... by us, this time!  ;)

Life is great, I only wish I'd done this 25 years ago.   ::)

s/v  Nanna
Southern Cross 35' Cutter in French Polynesia
and
H-boat 26' - Sweden

svnanna.wordpress.com

Tim

"Mariah" Pearson Ariel #331, "Chiquita" CD Typhoon, M/V "Wild Blue" C-Dory 25

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
W.A. Ward

maxiSwede

Thanks Tim.

I really wish that everyone with this dream will pull it through and weigh anchor. It's the best thing I've ever done. If it can provide a bit of inspiration to someone, then fine.

Someone said: - 'The hardest part of sailing around the world is probably to leave the home port'.

Anyone knows who said it?  -It seems so true!

Cheers!
s/v  Nanna
Southern Cross 35' Cutter in French Polynesia
and
H-boat 26' - Sweden

svnanna.wordpress.com

maxiSwede

It's been a while again so I thought it could be time for  quick update. We are anchored opposite Vigo,Galicia, Spain. Our last stop in the beautiful, rugged and mountainous coast of Galicia, that is so inspiring to explore.

The weather is great, with a mighty High pressure covering half the N Atlantic (!) but that has the side-effect of almost non-existant wind. No biggie, we've got 2-3 days (some 220 miles9 to Lisbon from here so there is no panic. We'll stay a cpople of days more and see what's coming next...

M & I - living the dream, and not dreaming of anything else!  ;D
s/v  Nanna
Southern Cross 35' Cutter in French Polynesia
and
H-boat 26' - Sweden

svnanna.wordpress.com

Frank

Great to hear from you. Glad you're havin fun. Pics...we need pics ;D
God made small boats for younger boys and older men