Kattegat2018

This is in the channel up a very shallow little fjord approaching Augustenborg.

Saturday, 9th June

We left Arø just after 9.00. A grey overcast morning with the wind on the nose again, so motoring all morning. We saw the tip of a harbour porpoise but he or they didn't come up to play! The land is so flat everywhere that it makes it very difficult to identify where you are and difficult to spot any specific landmarks. It would be extremely difficult in poor visibility and thank goodness for modern chartplotters.
We, eventually, identified the cardinal buoys and red posts leading us into the channel towards Fårborg, where we moored in the commercial harbour rather than the large marina further in.
Before dinner, we had a walk around the town and found the yacht chandlers who would be open the next morning for a couple of hours. Stopped at an outdoor cafe for a beer and glass of vino.

Sunday, 10th June
We awoke to a very wet and calm morning. Our first real day of rain in four weeks. We can't complain.
Andrew went to the chandlery, I went food shopping and Ian did some washing! Skipper then proceeded to service the Raymarine autohelm. (See photo)

Friday, 8th June

Friday morning, we decided to make for the island of Arø. This, unfortunately, meant that we were motoring directly into a headwind all morning. Volvo came into its own again! We made a short detour to Haderslev Fjord for a lunch stop. This is a 7 mile long narrow fjord with the town of Haderslev at the top. The fjord is mainly 2m deep but has a dredged fairway of about 6m for merchant ships that navigate the fjord. We ventured just a couple of miles and dropped anchor just out of the channel in about 2m for our lunch break!
After an hour or two's rest, we motored out of the fjord and on to Arø. A very small Harbour with berths for yachtsmen and a ferry service between the island and Arøsund. Again we managed to successfully berth in a box mooring, bow to. After dinner, we walked ashore and found the local church. Everywhere we have been, the churchyards have been very carefully maintained, even in the smallest of places.
The little place appeared to be just a collection of holiday homes. It was very quiet until a Friday evening ferry arrived with a dozen cars zooming off, presumably to their weekend homes.
There were the usual facilities ashore with a small cafe/restaurant too. Some yachts with families who were having a great time crabbing! A fun pastime the world over.