The Reeds almanac defined our wakeup time on Friday morning. So we cast off the lines already before 7 in the morning and left during the high tide towards the island of Helgoland. Andrus planned our route in a way
Helgoland 31.5. – 3.6.
Cuxhaven 29.5. – 30.5.
After studying the tide tables for some time we concluded that it does not matter what time we’ll leave from Hamburg to Cuxhaven. We’ll anyhow have one full tidal wave against us. Thus we cast off Suwena’s lines during the
Suwena in Hamburg 24.5. – 28.5.
What a surprising city of canals and bridges we found from the shores of the Elbe river. To us Hamburg is the historical seaman city that we wanted to visit by our own boat. We expected an interesting weekend but
City Sporthafen in Hamburg 24.5.
Just like we thought on Thursday evening the night became a little restless. Every few hours ships passed the Kiel canal locks and their huge propellers were not exactly quiet. However, the marina is well protected and there is no
The Kiel Canal, NOK 20.5. – 23.5.
The eagerly awaited journey towards the North Sea finally began on Monday the 20th when we cast off the lines in Kappeln. First thing was to stop for refuelling in Kappeln town marina. A guy in charge of selling the
Suwena’s Spring Maintenance in Kappeln 10.5. – 19.5.
The week passed quickly as we made a spring maintenance for Suwena and prepared her for the summer cruise. Now the muscles are feeling sore of lactic acid but the task list has been checked item-by-item. Andrus pondered yesterday evening
Sailing Season Starts in Schrader Marina 9.5. – 10.5.
This year we started a sailing season on Ascension Day when we flew from Finland to Germany. In Hamburg a long distance taxis can be reserved online. This time we reserved a shared taxi and the price for two of
Suwena’s Cruising Plan of 2013
We are looking forward to next summer and upcoming sailing voyage. The winter has passed by making preparations and sailing plans. The start of this year’s cruise will be a little different than usually because Suwena has been wintering for
The Boat’s Stability Curve
One of the most known books in ocean sailing is the Heavy Weather Sailing by Peter Bruce. We bought this book at the time when we planned to purchase a sailing boat and extend our cruising area. Thus we were
The Sailing Video in Rügen Island, Seedorf and Stralsund
The island of Rügen is a great sailing destination. It is located on the southern Baltic Sea and we visited there with Suwena during our sailing voyage on the northern Germany’s coast in 2012. The sea area, in the south