This is "Onbekommerd"!

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Back to Rødvig, a bumpy trip!

As planned, we went back from Ishøj to Rødvig today. The forecast was for a wind increasing from around 8 to around 15 knots.
The trip started quite easy around 8:30 and as the morning wore on, the sea started building from the East. The wind was quite light. By the time we got close to Stevn's Klint, the wind also started picking up and by the time we rounded Stevn's Fyr (lighthouse), we had 15 to 18 knots and quite big waves. Onbekommerd handled it without problems, but we steered in 'zig-zags' to avoid the waves coming in abeam which would have been uncomfortable. One of our guests suffered from a bout of seasickness, but the other three of us were fine!
By 1pm we arrived at Rødvig where we found the harbour already quite full. But both Jildou and us found secure spots and we were happy to have a bite of lunch. As the afternoon went on, the harbour really filled up and now it's jam-packed, with boats in all boxes and tied up three abreast in the alongside berths.
It's blowing probably 20 knots now, tomorrow will still be windy. We already had planned a walk along the Klint for tomorrow, so that's a good 'fit'. By tomorrow afternoon it should drop and by Wednesday conditions are expected to be good to continue our journey, generally south from now on.
No pictures today, unfortunately we were too busy driving and navigating the waves. But tomorrow we'll try to get some nice shots and post them!

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