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This is crazy

August 23, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

The key fob garage door remote; check out the instructions!

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Really picturesque

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Delayed Dordrecht

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It is looking so beautiful and an idyllic day I feel like staying over; as Lou Reed had it ‘self…

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Arrived Dordrecht

August 21, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

Hmmmm, should have gone outside really. Missed the first critical railway bridge; took an executive decision and just stopped. Today…

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Parked under the mollen in Haarlem

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Arrived Harlingen and my brother came to visit

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Lay at anchor on Vlieland for one night and then down to Harlingen for three nights. My eldest brother joined…

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Arrived Vlieland

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It was on the 19th of May I left this spot and now back on anchor after an overnight from…

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Depart Helgoland

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En route for Holland. The “rafting up” in the harbour was five deep so when one inside wanted to leave…

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Approaching Helgoland

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En passage Helgoland

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Arrived Esbjerg

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Long day, tied up 1830, strong current into port, just a faceless marina I am sorry to say and a…

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En passage Esbjerg

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Departed around 0700, abeam Hvide Sande 1030 and a current estimate for Horns Rev of 15-1600. From there 4-5 hours…

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Arrived Thorsminde

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Blowing a bit harder as soon as into sea. The passage to the harbour mouth takes two hours so I…

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Leaving Lemvig behind

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Into the Limfjord and arrived Lemvig

July 31, 2022 robintouring 2 Comments

Left Lindesnes 1800 Saturday, tied up here 1430 so a long day. Fairly uneventful aside from a gale warning as…

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Leaving Norway astern

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Lindesnes peninsula-a tame pussycat

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Kirkhavn a Norwegian idel

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Using my usual method of choosing a port at random I choose this magical place, picture postcard perfect. John told…

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En passage Tananger headed southeast

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Waiting for weather

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With bft 9 forecast mid week I am glad to be tucked up in a well protected harbour. So, washing,…

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Arrived Tananger

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Sagvag to Haugesund

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Turned nasty a little further on, approaching Haugesund. Biggish waves, bft 6. Now tied up.

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Leaving Bergen astern

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En passage Selbjorn with Heather my niece on board

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61N

July 11, 2022 robintouring 4 Comments

Well, we achieved the northerly limit of the insurance cover, a personal target. Large Scampi given free from local fisher…

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Sunday 10th and good weather!

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Saturday 9th heading north

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Top of the local hill overlooking Bergen

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Arrived Bergen

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En passage

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Island of Stord

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A ship building island, the port is Sagvag and Sag means saw in Norwegian. Below our location, all very jolly…

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Haugersund

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Arrived Tananger

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Another rough passage, waves 1.5M or more

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En passage to Egersund

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The Lindesnes is living up to form with windy and heavy rain, eta around 19:00.

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En passage in fog

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Kristiansand to the heart of darkness

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Well, perhaps Kurtz had bigger fish to fry but for me rounding the Lindesnes peninsula is indeed a step beyond…

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Risor to Kristiansand

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Most helpful and nice pair of Norwegian chaps, sailing vessel, from Stavanger gave me freely of advice on the next…

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Risor, a white painted delight

June 22, 2022 robintouring Leave a comment

It seems Friday to Sunday we get some easterlies which would be ideal for the passage Kristiansand to Stavanger. I…

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En passage Helgeroa to Risor

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Wind calm , waves for the moment 0.3M. Forecast is for more wind later this morning and with it an…

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Waves

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Well, I found a good site that predicts wave height if not frequency.

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  • Arrived and departed Stavoren
  • Off to Blighty.
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  • Dutch butterflies
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  • Jeffery Sachs – American economist
  • Uk trip to attend Bob Grover’s funeral
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