16 April 2023 - Biograd

How exciting! We are able to move on. And it was going to be exciting because we had limitations at the beginning and end of the journey; we couldn’t leave too soon, or it would be too windy, and we couldn’t arrive too late, .... or it would be too windy!

Kremik has been described in the boat social media forums as “excellent shelter”, not so, while we were there. The wind swirls around the hills. So, we slipped lines in a force 6 and hung around in the bay, while we put the fenders away. As we departed the bay, we were making 4 knots on bear poles. Then, with half of the jib out, we made an average of 7 knots. Not bad eh?

It was pretty rocky and rolly, in this wind, which continued around 25 knots, and topped with a gust of 33 knots.

Further into the journey the wind lessened and we motored the rest of the way. We probably could have sailed more of it, but it was so variable, one minute very little and then suddenly 20 knots. With a full crew that would have been fine, but short handed, we are happy to take the easy option. We pressed on to arrive mid afternoon before the wind whipped up at our destination of Biograd.

It was already quite tricky to park; not helped by the local sailing school doing circuits and bumps in the limited space of the marina, and appearing oblivious to anyone else. Such are the trials, when the weather is lively.

All in all, though, a good day out on the water and we are in place to get the reminder of the winter jobs done.

Miles today         33

Miles in 2023    175

Tricia (& Steve)

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