Den Helder to Volendam

A break from sailing on Wednesday to allow for some resting, the consumption of kroketten, bitterballen and heineken and a visit to the various museums, in particular the display of a submarine, was followed by the continuation of the journey on Thursday.

On a tide flowing into the Waddenzee we headed towards Den Oever where we left the salty waters and entered the fresh IJsselmeer. Mooring and other manoeuvres were getting better, and we happily continued our sail into the IJsselmeer towards Enkhuizen on the full main and no 3 genoa. It was a very pleasant close reach into a southerly force 4.

Little to report otherwise except to say that following the locks at Enkhuizen, some fatigue began to set in and hence we motored the remaining 12 miles to Volendam.

Distance: 38 Nm
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