Brunsbuttel to Cuxhaven

As expected, appalling weather. We headed out of our temporary noisy overnight location at around 11:30 to catch the last hour of so of tide against once through the lock into the Elbe. It was grey, wet and very windy.

Progress, straight into the wind and tide, was slow. The wind was strong and the bow regularly dug itself entirely into oncoming waves as we headed north west. Speed over ground was about 1 knot with the engine doing all the work.

But progress we did make and as the tide turned, propelling us out to the North Sea though making the swell only worse, we happily found ourselves getting closer to Cuxhaven. Final challenge was not to overshoot given the substantial tidal stream but following a smart manoeuvre we were safely moored in calm waters.

Brunsbuttel 53 deg 53.7'N 009 deg 08.8'E
Cuxhaven 53 deg 52.5'N 008 deg 42.4'E
Wind speed 25-35 knots dir WNW cloud cover 5/8 visibility good
Distance 17 nm