Freitag, 19. Juni 2015
150619 Sailing
neill, 21:27h
The week began with catamaran sailing on the Atlantic and finished today sailing on the Gefion off Kiel.
We were at a conference on the north sea coast and on the final day there were two sailing ships booked for our party.
The four hour trip was sightseeing on the Kieler Bight. There was plenty of wind but with such a heavy boat we cruised at a leisurely 3-4 knots. We were overtaken by a British aircraft carrier and saw a huge variety of ships and boats.
On the way back I asked if I could take the helm and did so for the next two hours. It was an interesting experience as the ship weighs 60 tonnes and is 16 meters long. It turns as you want it to but does so after a very long lag. It was also the first time I have had to steer off to avoid a monstrous warship coming my way.
The homepage of the ship is at
http://www.gefion-info.de/das-schiff/
Fotos at https://photos.google.com/u/0/album/AF1QipOeB3yFvNYEDkk0i60fyjXAo31KuTUJ3AS41IAw
We were at a conference on the north sea coast and on the final day there were two sailing ships booked for our party.
The four hour trip was sightseeing on the Kieler Bight. There was plenty of wind but with such a heavy boat we cruised at a leisurely 3-4 knots. We were overtaken by a British aircraft carrier and saw a huge variety of ships and boats.
On the way back I asked if I could take the helm and did so for the next two hours. It was an interesting experience as the ship weighs 60 tonnes and is 16 meters long. It turns as you want it to but does so after a very long lag. It was also the first time I have had to steer off to avoid a monstrous warship coming my way.
The homepage of the ship is at
http://www.gefion-info.de/das-schiff/
Fotos at https://photos.google.com/u/0/album/AF1QipOeB3yFvNYEDkk0i60fyjXAo31KuTUJ3AS41IAw
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