Gieselau Canal to Rendsburgh 16Nm travelled
07 May 2010 | Rendsburg
Nichola - Drizzle
It was a beautiful but chilly (thank god for Rupert) morning on our overnight stop with what we thought was just a gentle breeze. As we motored the km back to the Kiel Kanal, monitoring the AIS for any big ships coming up or down we saw Aphrodite, the tall ship that had nearly squashed us leaving the lock at Brunsbuttel, coming up the canal. We let it pass and got into the Kiel Kanal proper, to then discover a headwind gusting up to F8. Our speed was reduced from yesterdays but as we
only had 15nm to go to our next stop we weren't fussed. There were a few large ships but even when they pass there is lots of room, although
I wouldn't want to be there when a big ship is overtaking another big ship. There are loads of little ferries across the canal but we didn't have to make any avoiding movements. The bridges all have a clearance of 40m so with our 20m mast we had loads of room.
The only bridge that is different is the one near the Rendsburg turning where it has a transporter hanging from it that is only 2m above the water, a bit like a cable car. From where we are now in Rendsburg yacht club the transporter bridge is only 10 mins walk away so if the rain dies off a bit we'll go take a look at it.
The weather is still blowing hard and the direction of it would make it difficult for us to get away from the marina so we'll stay another night. We managed to avoid the box moorings at the yacht club by going alongside the large boats pontoon that is supposed to be only for boats over 15m. But with the wind we'd have a nightmare getting in to the boxes especially without a bow thruster. The thought of installing a bow thruster is becoming quite enticing....
Byeeeeeeeeee, Nichola