The last stopping off point in the Rugan area before the sea crossing to Fehmarn. After the 2 most windy and wet days of our summer in Straslsund we thought the wind had dropped so we set of on the 9 NM trip, as soon as we were in the bay we were getting more strong winds up to 32 knots, we sailed with just half a Genoa and were making speeds in the 7 s. I was worried about coming in as Barhölf is only a small place but it is extremely well sheltered by trees s...

Why did we sail ? Rain, hail, wind, see cover photo 35 knots in a squall F 8 for a few moments. The forecast was not as bad as we got. 30 NM to Stralsund. We had 2 reefs and just a tiny bit of Genoa out and we still got knocked around, with water over the rails, water into the front cabin, we have an air vent on the hatch and it only lets water in when submerged, anything not bolted down was on the floor, but we arrived safely with no breakages, just a wet bed ...

Rügen Island is Germany's largest island and is a popular holiday destination, as it was during the Second World War where many high ranking German officers came for relaxation. We have stopped in a quite little village on the south side Sedorf. Due to the changeable whether we have stopped 2 nights giving us a day to explore the south of the island. We have been out on the bikes covering some 20 kilometres. Day 2. We have cycled into the town of Sallin here we ...

We sailed from Poland through the inland waterway Peenestrom a distance of some 50 NM there are 2 bridges on route, both times we had to anchor in the river for a couple of hours till they opened. The rivers connect lakes that are only a few metres deep so a careful watch on our route was needed. We anchored overnight in one of the lakes before moving on to Peenemünde the next day, after a night of rain and thunder. As we were just leaving we saw a huge white ta...

Last few finishing touches before setting sail tomorrow. We have been held up because our insurance company have insisted on a survey, like a five year mot for yachts, the last part, a gas safety check to be done at 08.00 Monday morning. We have been working hard 4 days in the shed and 5 days afloat. We have out new Genoa sail fitted. We are moored next to a nice couple we met here last year Des and Anne, we have enjoyed a meal on each other's boats. They are hea...