Blog 2, 2019, Egersund to Tananger.

We left Egersund as planned, all optimistic, into what were predicted OK conditions: SW wind 15 knots, overcast and rain showers, clearing later. Yes. But, unfortunately, the weather gods and Yr.no didn’t quite agree. Wind SW, yes, but much more than 15 kts, up to 30 kts by the end. So, we didn’t achieve Skudeneshavn, but retired, rather subdued and weary, into Tananger, wet and a bit battered. Sailed all the way on just genoa, rolled some in later, and rushed along at hull speed, surfing down the waves. Autopilot coping well. On the way in, a Pilot Boat on the way home rushed up alongside, slowed down and filmed us bouncing and wallowing and frothing along. Must try and get a copy. They are moored just along the quay.

Today is a lovely calm, sunny day, and we are tidying up and drying out, and planning.

Looking at various weather predictions in the North Sea, they are changing for the worse, with much stronger winds, and earlier, and as we do not want another, much longer passage like yesterday, we have chickened out, (Margaret’s phrase, bless her, and justified), and have put in place Plan B.

Shetland was our goal, and we will get there, by air instead of sea, and have booked on Loganair from Bergen on saturday. So far nothing else arranged.

More later. Alls well.

Margaret and SailorJohn.