31 July 2017 - Helsingør to Gilleleje

We left for another good reach to Gilleje on the north coast of Zealand. The cruising chute again had a good airing.  Finding the harbour full, we anchored outside and were soon joined by four others. Gürli told us that Gilleje was the in place to be and so very crowded and expensive so we decided to carry on to Roskilde ffjord the next day.

30 July 2017 - Helsingør

We visited the castle at Helsingør and followed a group of actors who were acting out parts of Hamlet. We had to keep following them to different rooms. Mostly it was not the original text, but told the story. We had to leave part way through to follow a guided tour.

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29 July 2017 - Ven to Helsingør

We woke up to the forecast strong onshore wind.  Our neighbours anchor dragged but our anchor held both them and us whilst they prepared to leave.

28 July 2017 - Exploring Ven

We enjoyed a pre breakfast swim, along with others and then cycled round this holiday island, full of happy cyclists on hire bikes, hundreds of them. This island was owned by the astrologer, alchemist and astronomer, Tycho Brahe. His measurements of the planets before the invention of telescopes were the most accurate for for many years and formed the basis for Newton and Kepler's laws so we had to visit the excellent museum celebrating his work.

27 July 2017 - Malmö to Ven

We enjoyed a good off wind sail to the Swedish island of Ven and the cruising chute had an airing after a years rest! Pat made a good job of anchoring with bows to the stone quay in the small harbour, though we almost reached the end of the anchor rope.

26 July 2017 - Brøndby to Malmö

Sailed out heading for Copenhagen or a marina nearby but decided that the reach to Malmo would be much beret sail so we diverted, had a good sail and berthed in one of the three Malmo marinas just near the Turning Tower. Malmo is a pleasant City.

11 to 25 July - Back home

Home to visit new Granddaughter Emily

9 July 2017 - Rødvig to Brøndby (Copenhagen)

8 July 2017 - Klintholm to Rødvig

7 July 2017 Hesnaes to Klintholm

Wind v light again. Sailed slowly all the way

6 July 2017 Gedser to Hesnaes

Not much wind. Quite a bit of motoring. Solar panels have loads of charge. Kept turning lights on to use some of the surplus.



Walk in the woods along the coast:


Houses with reed walls - a local speciality.

Wed 5 July 2017 Burgstaaken to Gedser

At last a day that was not too windy for our first sail of the year. After all the waiting the pre launch joblist was pretty much complete for a change.

Good conditions for the shakedown sail. Sunny. W4. Dodged a ship which the AIS seemed to say we were safe to go ahead of. It appears that the presentation of AIS targets is a bit different with the latest chartplotter software (just loaded).

Sailed all the way up the channel to Gedser and then moored in a box at the second attempt. First was too narrow.