Our plan works out: While the gusty westerly wind would have made beating to windward along the Swedish south coast very tedious, we are able to reach Cape Arkona with having to tack only once. Even this might not have been necessary if we hadn’t had to avoid the brand new Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm – space on the German Baltic coast is becoming increasingly scarce. In any case, it is good that SY Blue Layla is tacking so well. Thus, we have the 80 nautical miles to the German coast covered before sunset.
The next morning awaits us with a moderate south-westerly wind on the German coast, where it is considerably hotter than in Sweden. Warnemünde is now still about 75 nautical miles away – and lies exactly in the direction where this wind is coming from... Instead, we arrange to meet Astrid, who is travelling with her dog Jule and her VW van, on the Danish island of Falster.
The fishermen off Cape Arkona are up just as early as we are:
Above: The older Baltic 1 wind farm, and another old acquaintance, SV Albert Johannes in front of Darßer Ort.
Below: Again a lot of traffic in the Kadetrinne.
Below: Gedser on the island of Falster.
On the last morning of this trip, Astrid and Jule visit us on Falster. They witness the towing manoeuvre of our jetty neighbours (see above), who had broken down here with a defective water pump, and now attempt to return to Germany under sail. After a wonderfully long breakfast, we also make our way between ferries and tall ships leaving Gedser harbour to the Kadetrinne – and back to Hohe Düne. Jule supervises our undocking manoeuvre, and keeps an eye on SY Blue Layla all the way to the horizon:
Warnemünde has us back. A summary of the statistics of the trip can be found here.
