For the time being, the north-westerly wind is staying with us, so a passage through the eye of the needle in the north of the Sound at Helsingør is out of the question. Instead, we make do with a 20.5nm passage to Landskrona in Sweden. In earlier centuries, the only deep-water harbour in the Sound was located here, so the fortress (see above) was repeatedly fought over between Danes and Swedes. However, Landskrona has been firmly in Swedish hands for 350 years now, as can be seen from the long queues outside its ice cream parlours in the height of summer. But first, a few hours of beautiful upwind sailing are the order of the day:
Above: On our way out of Copenhagen we pass the German SY Tina Be, which has lost its rig and is now trying to get home under emergency rigging (jib plus spinnaker pole).
In Landskrona, we find a premium berth (see below) in the middle of the old town in Nyhamn harbour, which has recently been completely redesigned. There is now even a bascule bridge that you can operate yourself from the boat – how cool is that?
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