Still keeping a close eye on the weater. It looks like it's going to be a bit rough. They are predicting about 20-24 knots of wind so that's about a 7. If this stays on we may have to delay for a couple of hours in IJmuiden but we can't delay for too long. If we stay in IJmuiden too long we will arrive in Lowestoft in the dark. This is possible but not favorable. In front of the cost are the Holm Sands and we have to pick up the south holm cardinal boy that marks the beginning of the stanford channel behind the banks. If you miss this you may end up on the sands, as my dad has experienced years ago. So we would like to arrive in the daylight but we also want to have a calm crossing. A bit of a catch 22. We'll figure it out when we arrive in IJmuiden.
Tomorrow is Koninginnedag, a big festive party in Holland. We are going to sell some old junk and I have arranged to meet at the marina at 16.00 hours. We leave at 17.00 for amsterdam and IJmuiden.
Will keep you posted!
Cheers
Nick
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Did you make it?
Grtz. Menno
He Nick,
rough trip, he!
We left IJmuiden at 5. After two hours we returned. The D40 sailed perfect, but the thought of another 12,5 hours like this wasn't pleasant. So we devertid to Terschelling, full....., to Vlieland, closed, so Harlingen it was. Next Texel, Den Oever and back to Enkhuizen. the first 200 mijl we have already clocked.
Gr. Benno
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