No point in hoisting sails. Instead we resolved to feed the ducks and enjoyed the the evening ambiance. We were pretty safe too, since almost all 50 meters of chain rumbled out, in a moment of confused communication, in 12 meters of dead calm water.

Gressholmen Latitude: 59° 52.978 N Longitude: 10° 43.628 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.

Gressholmen Latitude: 59° 52.969 N Longitude: 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 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.

Gressholmen Latitude: 59° 52.969 N Longitude: 10° 43.487 E Click chart to view larger scope, or here for an even larger scope in a separate window. Chart data ©Kartverket.