Sunday 17 January 2010

Driving through northern Estonia, cheking the ports



Using the Estonian Cruising Guide 2007 the Skipper checked several ports to visit in the next summer. Narva and Narva-Joesuu, depth should be OK in both ports but according the Guide "entry is dangerous in very strong N-NW winds".

Vergi is quite popular and highly recommended by the fellow yachtsmen, probably because it seems to be the only well-serviced and safe guest-harbour between Tallinn and Narva... at least according the Cruising Guide.

But while visited Turbuneeme, the village seems to be active. Also in the port there was a new "captains office" probably this port has changed it status from fishing port to guest harbour. Will find out.

What was fairly interesting that the sea was still open in the Estonian coast, even though there has been an extremely cold wether since the beginning of Decemeber.

Sunday 3 January 2010

Happy new year 2010



The Year 2010 has finally begun. Countdown for the new season has started. There will be some major changes in the boat equipment, biggets one is the new mast that arrives on January-February. After long selective work we ended to buy the Seldén mast. The Price-Quality seems to be OK

The plan for the next summer is to explore the northern coast of Estonia and probably to move in Sweden and from there via Åland back to Helsinki. Also there should be a trip to Kotka and Hamina on the eastern Gulf of Finland. Let´s see what happens.

Anyway Somewhere on January-February the Captain will explore again the physical conditions of the northern estonian ports.