The forecasts were giving strong north easterly winds all week and that is the direction we were going in so there was no respite from head on. However a window appeared in a very small segment of the coast just where we wanted to go and this brief window gradually appeared in more forecasts; a study of actual winds last night showed some lessening and that was repeated again this morning on an early check. We paid up and set off at 0910 this morning and motor...

Wismar is a beautiful town with clean wide pedestrianised cobble or set streets and some truly fascinating architecture. Buildings from original designs have been rebuilt spledidly since the war and the whole atmosphere is one of afluence and confidence. The pictures in the album "In the Baltic" do a much better job of describing the wonder of it all than my vocabulary can. Casting off this morning from the nice West Hafen in Wismar we set off down the long ap...

It was interesting to see our lattitude decrease for the first time in a couple of weeks as we sailed south eastwards towards the old Hanseatic city of Wismar. Our departure from Burgstaaken on the island of Fehmarn was tinged with regret. The marina we were on was an old boatyard add-on and a little tired, ashore was just an old boatyard but once out the small haven there was a bustle of activity with fishing boats unloading and yachts coming and going. Comin...

Almost drizzle but more like mist welcomed us to this new day so a walk out to the Submarine museum called where I went on board U955, a proper U-Boat. So incredibly small inside and what space there was crammed with pipes, valves and gauges. How they knew what to do I have no idea but it took me back to that remarkable TV series "Das Boot" but my goodness it was crampt, I don't think their galley was any bigger than ours and they fed 24 souls, also they only h...

We had rain for most of the night and a light wind from behind which caused a slap on the aft hull making sleeping difficult for Wendy who migrated to the saloon in search of peace. Our stay in Rendsburg had to end, it is a delightful haven with a very nice town very close by…lovely shops, clean leafy streets and a superb supermarket - Eneka - just half a mile away. Berth for just twenty one euros, including electricity and water it was stunning value. The...