Our target after 300 nm on the North Sea: Hamburg

Lethal North Sea - the veritable story

Before I undertook this trip other sailors regularly told me the same story: "The North Sea? Lethal!". In our home pub nobody made a distinction between the Roaring Forties and the Frisian west coast. According to other seafarers, these waters were made for experienced navigators, they were malicious, nothing for wimps or especially women! Well, this made it quite a challenge! So I thought to myself: "Now more than ever", knowing that the guys in our pub at the Baltic Coast tend to superlatives after having had a few pints. A wind force 4 suddenly sounds like a hurricane.  more...