Klintholm to Rødvig, through Vordingborg - 19-20 July 2017

After years in Sweden, one gets amazed as soon as seing colours in the fields. Denmark is part of continental Europe, and I am getting the same feeling I have when driving from Sweden to southern Europe, that continental Europe starts in Denmark. I realise that I am missing it when I see it, but not at all when I don't. Isn't it perfect?

Blooming fields around Klintholm.

Sassnitz to Denmark - 16 July 2017

Where in Denmark? The initial plan was to reach Klintholm, on the island of Møn, Denmark, a 52 nautical miles ride from Sassnitz. The weather forecast looked very fine, with South-West winds from 5 to 6 m/s in the morning up to 8 to 10 m/s in the afternoon. Belisama was flying above 7 knots on average for the first hours. Then the wind got much stronger, around 12 m/s, with gusts up to 15. Three reefs and the trinquette handled it nicely, but the sallow waters around the south-east point of Møn resulted in short cresting waves very unpleasant. We decided to finish on engine, for safety reasons, when entering the shallow waters resulting in cresting waves at the southeast point of the island. 

But the engine did not start...