24.6. Amsterdam-Makkum. We motored through two locks and the two Dutch inland seas Ijsselmeer nd Mittelmeer close to the last huge sea dam to Makkum where the harbour and camping area was occupied mostly by Germans. Not a lot of people around, thed weather was bad again. Even in the inland seas it was bumpy.
25.6.-26.6. Makkum-Cuxhaven. The plan was to get at least to Norderney and we left Makkum at 10 to get through the lock in time to catch the tide first to Harlingen and then to Vlieland. Most of the way the wind was against us but outside Vlieland we did get a good wind from the NW, 8-10 m/s. The wind carried us all the way but increased gradually so we first had to reef the genoa and at one point took the main down and for the rest of the trip only used the genoa. After crossing the German border we decided to carry on to Cuxhaven because the weather reports promised strong winds for the next three or four days and we didn’t was to get stuck in Norderney. The gradually picked up and the sea was rough and by morning the wind was up to 17 m/s. First half of the trip we only had sails but after that we also used the engine to help the autopilot and keeping the speed steady. The last hours outside Cuxhaven the boat was pitching and rolling heavily, especially in the delta where the sea waves, river stream and tidal streams collided. We first took a berth at the big marina but after a few hours sleep we moved it to the City Marina which is very small and very well protected. The North Sea was even worse now than it was last autumn on our way down. All in all the weather has been bad for at least two weeks now.
27.6. Cuxhaven-Rendsburg. Rainy and windy. First we motored up the Elbe to Brunsbyttel in heavy rain and because the dinghy was on the deck I had to steer from the outside. At the lock we took the dinghy aft so I could steer from inside. By the time we reached Brunsbyttel I was quite wet despite the waterproof clothing. Water has its ways to get inside. At Rendsburg we moored to a familiar pier run by an older couple with just a few moorings.
28.6. Rendsburg-Söby, Denmark. Again a rainy day. First we motored to Kiel and after getting out of the lock we saw hundreds of boats. There were many older big replica boat and hundreds of smaller sailing vessels attending in regattas. After getting out of the hassle we hoisted the genoa and with the strong southerly wind sailed to Söby in Denmark. It didn’t rain all day, just occasionally. The weather really sucks.
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