And I'm off at 04:45.
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Wind is now SE 12-14 kn. Sunset is near, and moonrise too. Full moon tonight, let's hope it doesn't get too cloudy. Heard a near gale warning on VHF, hopefully I'll be behind islands by then.
Hello moon #sailing
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Hello moon #sailing
@harald Perfect!
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Hello moon #sailing
The moon rose above the clouds, hopefully stays there
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The moon rose above the clouds, hopefully stays there
@harald Augustinätter 🫶
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The moon rose above the clouds, hopefully stays there
Well it didn't. But it's not that dark out here. Passed Utö. 35 NM to go.
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Well it didn't. But it's not that dark out here. Passed Utö. 35 NM to go.
Have been waiting for light
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Have been waiting for light
Arrived at 0700, exactly as Navionics predicted. The night wasn't that fun. The wind increased all the way, and the sea state even more so. It became quite unpleasant. Surfing wildly 8-9 knots down huge waves in darkness (cloudy), and no clue if there's fishing equipment up ahead. It worked out alright, I was in deep water and outside the smallest islands so I would have been surprised if there was any nets or some such.
Edit 26 hours, 155 nautical miles. Almost 6 knots average.
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Arrived at 0700, exactly as Navionics predicted. The night wasn't that fun. The wind increased all the way, and the sea state even more so. It became quite unpleasant. Surfing wildly 8-9 knots down huge waves in darkness (cloudy), and no clue if there's fishing equipment up ahead. It worked out alright, I was in deep water and outside the smallest islands so I would have been surprised if there was any nets or some such.
Edit 26 hours, 155 nautical miles. Almost 6 knots average.
@harald Bra att det gick vägen! Grattis
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Arrived at 0700, exactly as Navionics predicted. The night wasn't that fun. The wind increased all the way, and the sea state even more so. It became quite unpleasant. Surfing wildly 8-9 knots down huge waves in darkness (cloudy), and no clue if there's fishing equipment up ahead. It worked out alright, I was in deep water and outside the smallest islands so I would have been surprised if there was any nets or some such.
Edit 26 hours, 155 nautical miles. Almost 6 knots average.
@harald awesome challenge! Did you sleep at all?
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@harald Bra att det gick vägen! Grattis
@MaryTheKnife tack. Nu är man mera erfaren och vet vad man inte skall göra.
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@harald awesome challenge! Did you sleep at all?
@lennart I put the shortest mattress in the middle of the boat on the floorboard. Did several attempts at dozing off with a 30 min timer. I have practiced these 30 min dozes on the hard. I don't feel like it worked. Either it was too early and me being excited, or the sea state was such that it was too noisy in the boat and I wallowed back and forth. Until I tried laying on my side, which helped. I think I actually got that fall asleep feeling once or twice. I was tired, but then again needed only 2 hours of sleep and then I was up again sailing to the shop in pouring rain.
I think i tried these 30 min dozes maybe 6 or 8 times.
It's a good question. Sleep is the biggest challenge in my opinion. That's why I wanted to practice and do this. It wasn't longer than being on night watch at the club's marina, but then resting is more efficient there.
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@harald Augustinätter 🫶
@remaster yup, förvånansvärt varmt. 15-16 ⁰C I vattnet.
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@MaryTheKnife tack. Nu är man mera erfaren och vet vad man inte skall göra.
@harald Riktigt bra! Det är så man lär känna sig själv på riktigt.
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Arrived at 0700, exactly as Navionics predicted. The night wasn't that fun. The wind increased all the way, and the sea state even more so. It became quite unpleasant. Surfing wildly 8-9 knots down huge waves in darkness (cloudy), and no clue if there's fishing equipment up ahead. It worked out alright, I was in deep water and outside the smallest islands so I would have been surprised if there was any nets or some such.
Edit 26 hours, 155 nautical miles. Almost 6 knots average.
Sunrise after sleeping and working our sailing club's island for a bit. Apparently going back east, looks like 12-14 knots of southwesterlies today. Not sailing through the night, staying at our club's island at Hitis and enjoying a well deserved sauna tonight. 72 Nm to go today. #sailing
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Sunrise after sleeping and working our sailing club's island for a bit. Apparently going back east, looks like 12-14 knots of southwesterlies today. Not sailing through the night, staying at our club's island at Hitis and enjoying a well deserved sauna tonight. 72 Nm to go today. #sailing
Sun's out, spinnaker's up.
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Sun's out, spinnaker's up.
Kökar. Really old church ruins from the 14th century.
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Kökar. Really old church ruins from the 14th century.
The Swedish empire had compulsory attendance to church. That's why all around the Finnish and Swedish archipelago there's never far between islands with a church or chapel.
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The Swedish empire had compulsory attendance to church. That's why all around the Finnish and Swedish archipelago there's never far between islands with a church or chapel.
The good thing about leaving at six o clock in the morning is that you can have a second breakfast!
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The good thing about leaving at six o clock in the morning is that you can have a second breakfast!
It's really nice out here! I met a sailboat, a Swedish Aphrodite 29 that looked a little racy as well, also solo sailor. The only other boat I've seen since Helsinki.
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The good thing about leaving at six o clock in the morning is that you can have a second breakfast!
Noon.
- Up Spirits!
- Stand fast the Holy Ghost!
#sailing
