We’re currently trying to sail from Gothenburg (Swedish west coast), to Fraserburgh (Scottish east coast), on a beautiful Dehler 34 (pictured below).
The first leg went splendid, and we did 170 nautical miles in less than 30 hours, arriving Farsund late Saturday evening. But since then, we’ve been stuck here, being forced to eat expensive Norwegian ice cream.
We tried to take off earlier this morning, but the wind outside Lista Fyr was just too evil, and we had to turn back. Which was probably a good decision:
“The seas outside Lista look inviting when the weather is fine, but in fact, the lighthouse sends its warning signals out over one of the most dangerous coastal stretches of Norway. During the days of the sailing ships, ships often ran aground along Lista’s coast. In 1781, as many as eight ships ran aground just during the autumn months.”
We’ll do another attack this night. But if that fails, I’m afraid I’ll have to use good ol Ryan Air to get me back to the UK.
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