Aug. 25, 2008 - Blustering To Brouwershaven

Monday morning and the wind had not abated. However we got off our mooring (rafted to a German mobo with very nice people) and sailed on a close reach with two reefs in the main and some genoa furled up, almost all the way to Brouwershaven. Brouwershaven in English would be Brewer's Harbour - quite appropriate!

We were regularly getting 6 - 7 knots most of the way, off 18 - 20 knots of wind, and all on one tack.

The final  run in was on engine and it was a pretty narrow channel with the wind still blowing strongly. We stopped at the Harbour Master's office, which is the control tower for the storm sluice gate and got allocated our berth right in the old harbour, rather than in the new marina, which was brilliant. Well it was, until we got into the old bit! Wendy was faced with a very tight u-turn to set the boat up to moor starboard side to in a very tight space up between two other boats, against the quay. She did a brilliant job of putting the boat straight in, first time, although, as she said afterwards, she would not have wanted to have had to have a second attempt!

The afternoon was spent wandering around the little harbour side town, initially in brilliant sunshine, but later in increasing cloud.

All the time the wind was still blowing quite strongly. Julie was in her element, because Brouwershaven was having market day!

Off to the Yacht Club for a beer and then back to the boat for lasagne & salad.

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