First of all the day started perfectly. We stamped our passports at 7.00 in Nuijamaaa and we cleared our way through the channel at 10.00 (last lock was cleared). Then we passed Viipuri (some people call it Vyborg...). And somewhere at 13.00 we were ready to cross the long narrow channel marked on a map to the Finnish waters. Then the wind started to raise, very quickly we had headwind 9-11 m/s and huge waves. They cut the speed down somewhere to 3 knots only. We could not set the sails, because the marked region on the map cannot be broken.
Like drinking the tar.... It felt like we will never reach Finland.... Finally Santio and the passes were checked. Then we flew from Santio to Klamila (tomorrow high winds from W-SW 15 m/s)
Good news it was nice day. Sun was shining fully the whole day. Long Day We were finally in Klamila at 23.15
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