We squeezed through the lock out of Lemmer and had a good passage across the IJselmeer to Enkhuizen. Enkhuizen received city rights in 1355 when Amsterdam was still to emerge as a significant city. Enkhuizen became the headquarters of the…
Through Frisland
Kane and Lucas joined us in Groningen and we headed off through the canals. This is the height of the holiday season and it is busy. We left Groningen in a convoy of fifteen boats, which all had to manoeuvre…
Helgoland and the Frisian Islands
After our short visit to the UK we returned to Antipole in Tönning. Our flight was cancelled because of thunderstorms over Gatwick, so it was good to be back on board after the airport chaos.
Esbjerg to Tönning
We realised we would be in Esbjerg for some while as days of gales were forecast. The local Esbjerg Søsport Club (watersports club) have been very helpful and arranged electricity for us. We have used the time to catch up…
West Jutland Coast & Ringkøbing Fjord
From Thyborøn we ventured out into the North Sea and down the west Jutland coast. This is basically 170nm of sandy beach backed by sand dunes. The waters off are very shallow and notorious in strong on-shore winds, when the…