Stavoren to Enkhuizen - Day 29

Friday 31st August 2012 - Stavoren to Enkhuizen - Day 29

In the early hours of the morning the lightening and rain began and by 05.00 it was blowing a full gale.

Stavoren harbour

With fellow sailors in the marina, we waited for this frontal system to blow its way through.  The leaden skies, torrential rain and howling wind did not fill us with confidence but after many cups of tea by 14.00 the skies began to brighten.  Following the forecasts we knew the wind would eventually decrease and we left the marina at 16.45.  We only had twelve miles to run to our next port with the wind behind us.  Outside the harbour it was now force 5 and keeping to the buoyed channel we yawed our way along with only half of the genoa out.  An hour later and as predicted the wind began to drop.

On our way to Enkhuizen

At 19.00 we were in our previous box at Enkhuizen.  An hour later we were in the same restaurant as last time 'Van Bleiswijk' with another very good meal of onion soup and pork fillets.  It being a Friday night there was a lot people about and a market held in the narrow streets was still going on, with the stalls open for business after 22.00.  On the way back we called into another two places both full of character.  The locals were certainly making the most of the start of the weekend and we were very happy we had made it across to the other side of the Ijsselmeer and a little nearing to Amsterdam.