From Egersund to Tananger
Saturday was a lovely sunny day with a fine breeze, and several sailing boats set off to go north, and we were among them. Unfortunately the breeze was right on the nose, so it was motoring, for nearly six hours, until we rounded Jærkyst lightbuoy and headed north east and we could sail the remaining two hours. Long day, and rather tiring as the waves, also on the nose, were short, and Josin nodded. The engine behaved impeccably, reliable as before, so that’s a worry behind us.
Tananger is obviously a popular staging post, as three of the boats from Egersund were there too, and we exchanged experiences.
Tanager guest harbour is well tucked in away from the sea, on the way you pass a very busy and large offshore base with many strange vessels specific to the North Sea Oil and Gas activity. Also this:
Is it a sailing boat? No. Is it a sailing ship? Maybe 10% ?. I’ve read about it in the technical press, but it was rather intrigued to see it in reality. The theory behind the reason that these rotating cylinders help to push the ship along is well defined and known, but I must admit that the economics seem a bit suspect. It’ll be interesting to read about experience in operation.
Today is monday, another nice sunny day contrary to the weather forecast, and Kari came on board this afternoon. I’d spent the morning tidying and cleaning and moving out of drawers and cupboard space, (one has a tendency to fill up the available space, yes?), and Kari was quickly installed and organised. Showing her around where everything was kept resulted in even more space and several things the boat gremlins had hidden from me. Welcome aboard!
It is now raining, and is forecast to continue until lunchtime tomorrow. Education time, the magic of navigation and such boaty activities.
We will make the short (hopefully)sail to Skudeneshavn about three hours away.
Alls very well.
Josin's 2025 cruise 