Wednesday, May 19, 2010
stuck in cuxhaven
Boat is prepared, we have water, food, petrol.
The current is against us we have to wait for the tides to turn.
We can leave around 17.00h.
Have to do 25 km's to reach full sea (we are at end of elbe now) and go out of the traffic zone.
We need to motor for that first piece because otherwise we have to tack in the traffic zone which is not ideal with all the big ships being here in that zone.
Going into the tide is not possible because than we have wind & tide against us, we would go backwards.
From 17.00h we can start.
We should be in middle of sea befor tide turns again us or we will have to return.
There is a lot of wind, going against it under engine will be hell.
Once we are on sea we can sail and we have wind halfway it should be lot better then.
We will sail through the night, wind should get less.
With some luck we enter Dutch territory somewhere this night.
It will be a bumpy ride during the night, not a lot of sleep will be possible I am afraid.
Hopefully tomorrow will be more calm.
The current is against us we have to wait for the tides to turn.
We can leave around 17.00h.
Have to do 25 km's to reach full sea (we are at end of elbe now) and go out of the traffic zone.
We need to motor for that first piece because otherwise we have to tack in the traffic zone which is not ideal with all the big ships being here in that zone.
Going into the tide is not possible because than we have wind & tide against us, we would go backwards.
From 17.00h we can start.
We should be in middle of sea befor tide turns again us or we will have to return.
There is a lot of wind, going against it under engine will be hell.
Once we are on sea we can sail and we have wind halfway it should be lot better then.
We will sail through the night, wind should get less.
With some luck we enter Dutch territory somewhere this night.
It will be a bumpy ride during the night, not a lot of sleep will be possible I am afraid.
Hopefully tomorrow will be more calm.
coming in yesterday evening in marina Cuxhaven
was really tough
there was 5 knots of current and 20 knots of wind against the tide.
In those conditions Dragonfly speed in water is maybe 5-7 knots under engine.
The current was parallel with with the entrance of the harbour.
We had to drift her in, meaing go full steam against the current, wind in the back.
Wait for the right moment and full speed go into the harber, quickly put engine in reverse and break.
Was REALLY scarry but we made it with no damage.
It is like a plane landing with wind from wrong direction.
there was 5 knots of current and 20 knots of wind against the tide.
In those conditions Dragonfly speed in water is maybe 5-7 knots under engine.
The current was parallel with with the entrance of the harbour.
We had to drift her in, meaing go full steam against the current, wind in the back.
Wait for the right moment and full speed go into the harber, quickly put engine in reverse and break.
Was REALLY scarry but we made it with no damage.
It is like a plane landing with wind from wrong direction.
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