Ventulus moved to bubble protected winter-harbor, a few hundred meters across the bay. However, on such a nice day the move had a detour..
KavringenLatitude: 59° 53.991 NLongitude: 10° 43.319 E Click chart to view larger scope, or here for an even larger scope in a separate window. Chart data ©Kartverket. |
After the windless sailing turned sightseeing, a couple of weeks ago, we have had two windy Wednesday-sailing-afternoons in a row. One with more unsteady winds than the other. Mother nature was fiddling frenetically withe the Beaufort knob last Wednesday. A bit more steady winds, sunnier and much nicer this Wednesday.
GressholmenLatitude: 59° 52.969 NLongitude: 10° 43.487 E Click chart to view larger scope, or here for an even larger scope in a separate window. Chart data ©Kartverket. |
Afternoon sailing with an old friend turned into a sightseeing event, as the only wind we had for an hour and a half was a few minutes of light air. It lasted long enough though to move us from safely drifting in Lysakerfjorden, right into the shipping lane with a ferry approaching, before it died down again. That was the moment we gave up sailing and went sightseeing instead.
BjørvikaLatitude: 59° 54.183 NLongitude: 10° 44.919 E Click chart to view larger scope, or here for an even larger scope in a separate window. Chart data ©Kartverket. |
Afternoon sailing with old friends, in fresh to strong breeze. It became a gray and chilly afternoon, so we thought it proper to stop for coffee and moored off the Oslofjordens friluftsråds mooring buoy at Gressholmen.
GressholmenLatitude: 59° 52.969 NLongitude: 10° 43.487 E Click chart to view larger scope, or here for an even larger scope in a separate window. Chart data ©Kartverket. |
Afternoon solo sailing down Bunnefjorden, the maritime version of a blind alley. This afternoon in moderate to fresh breeze. At one point the chubby little cruiser made 7.2 knots close hauled.
BunnefjordenLatitude: 59° 48.418 NLongitude: 10° 43.244 E Click chart to view larger scope, or here for an even larger scope in a separate window. Chart data ©Kartverket. |
Passing Dyna Lighthouse, on return from an afternoon sailing in sunshine and calm winds just as the weather is turning to the worse.
Dyna FyrLatitude: 59° 53.692 NLongitude: 10° 41.302 E Click chart to view larger scope, or here for an even larger scope in a separate window. Chart data ©Kartverket. |
We have passed by this place many times. If memory serves me right, these tiny houses has been around for a couple of seasons now. They go down in the fall and pop up again in the spring. Only a low pile is visible during winter. Okay, so I have a clue as to what it is. The mystery is, how did they get permits to erect these houses on this small pearl of an island. I want one…
SteileneLatitude: 59° 49.049 NLongitude: 10° 36.186 E Click chart to view larger scope, or here for an even larger scope in a separate window. Chart data ©Kartverket. |
Our last stopover on this summers cruise was Son. Since it rained for the duration of our stay, all I can offer is this picture of us leaving Son and the rain behind.
SonstangenLatitude: 59° 31.541 NLongitude: 10° 39.214 E Click chart to view larger scope, or here for an even larger scope in a separate window. Chart data ©Kartverket. |
Back in Hankø, this time we stayed in the guest harbor. A treacherous shallow place, we got stuck on the quay mooring chain trying to leave in a bit of wind.
HankøLatitude: 59° 12.731 NLongitude: 10° 47.026 E Click chart to view larger scope, or here for an even larger scope in a separate window. Chart data ©Kartverket. |
Once again Strömstad, just across the boarder to Sweden, turned out as the furthest destination on our summer-cruise. This time we had a few more days to spend cruising, but decided to head back after studding the weather-forecast.
StrömstadLatitude: 58° 56.117 NLongitude: 11° 10.114 E Click chart to view larger scope, or here for an even larger scope in a separate window. Chart data ©Kartverket. |