After seeing the harbour master and discussing the forthcoming weather, he confirmed it would be acceptable to proceed further north before the next frontal system would be upon us.
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| Lelystad power station |
We left the Deko marina at 11.00 and taking advantage of the strong southerly breeze soon had Popeye (auto-helm) engaged and under full sail.
Oncemore on a broad reach with a slight sea and on this sunny day, we were achieving 7 knots.
While enjoying all of this, I received a phone call at 13.15 from Dave Kirkman and made arrangements for him to join when we next arrived in Amsterdam.
At 14.00 we had to put two reefs in the main and half-furled the genoa, as the wind increased force 4 to 5. By 16.30 we were in our box in Stavoren's Buitenhaven marina.
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| Stavoren canal |
At 17.00 came the heavy rain and the accompanying thunder. At 20.00 the weather had calmed down, as we strolled along past the canals of Stavoren. It is wonderful, how you can park your own boat outside your own front door. We made for a restaurant in the old harbour where I had been before but they had stopped serving meals and we were directed back to one we had just passed 'It Hearehus'. Another beautiful wooden structure where we had a superb bucket of mussels with chips and salad. For night caps into the 'Max' bar with its great old paintings and wooden furniture, of which, one table was made out of a sailing barge's dagger-board. When we returned to the boat and there was very little wind.
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