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August 5th - Taking a few friends out

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In the evening on Thursday the 5th we invited a bunch of friends out for a sail. Given the short notice only two were able to join. We managed to get out of our berth around 18:30 and were back at 18. Given that this was the first sail with friends, we brought Champaign and sandwiches.   The wind had been from the south-east over night and during the day, so there were a bit of waves coming in all the way from Poland. A bit choppy, but people were happy nonetheless. It was getting dark when we finally managed to back in at ten and I managed to bump the bow into the pier slightly. I'm not sure whether it left a mark in the boat or whether there already was one. There are a lot to learn when managing a 6 ton vessel. Total Sailed distance: 48.8nm, sailed this day: 12nm.

August 4th - Heading to Stevns

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Finally the weather eased up a bit and we felt comfortable taking the boat out. After a short stop at anchor to swim and have breakfast we set sail and pointed to bow towards Stevns. The wind was super light so it was going very slowly. Jasmina took the opportunity to get some sleep in the cockpit while I was at the helm. It probably took us about 3½ hours to get 9nm from shore, which is almost exactly the middle of the Bay of Køge. Then the wind died out completely and we were just drifting. We spend an hour or two drifting and we got the opportunity to jump of the boat at 12m of depth. Heading home again the wind picked up a little and the sail in was pretty uneventful. Docking was super smooth, but that was probably due to the wind being so light. Total Sailed distance: 36.8nm, sailed this day: 17nm.