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Friday, September 15, 2023

Swinoujscie - Szczecin

After a proper night’s sleep, it was time to move on. We waited for the boat gas station to open at 9am so we could fill up for the long motoring back to Berlin. Then towards Szczecin.

Timings with the ferries worked perfectly, and the only moment of confusion was a tanker that turned sideways across the whole channel. They used the horn signals to tell us which way to go around, making the pass easy.

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Wind on the Szczecin Lagoon was light and right on the nose, so we decided to just motor through. Suski was enjoying the sun on the foredeck, steering with the autopilot remote from there.

We found a spot on the dock at AZS without problems, and have the mast crane booked for early tomorrow. With that, we spent the remaining daylight getting the boat ready. Removing sails, boom, and the solar panels.

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From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
15.09. 7:15 Z 53°54'46"N 14°16'19"E 142° 0kt 2975.7NM wind 4kt 103° baro 1025 hPa Started main engine
15.09. 7:21 Z 53°54'49"N 14°16'25"E 37° 1.2kt 2975.7NM wind 4.8kt 123° baro 1025 hPa Motoring
15.09. 7:22 Z 53°54'49"N 14°16'26"E 20° 0kt 2975.7NM wind 4.6kt 135° baro 1025 hPa Stopped
15.09. 7:29 Z 53°54'49"N 14°16'26"E 328° 0kt 2975.7NM wind 2.5kt 125° baro 1025 hPa Filled up 27l, 7.99 PLN/l
15.09. 7:30 Z 53°54'49"N 14°16'26"E 170° 0kt 2975.7NM wind 3.1kt 131° baro 1025 hPa Started main engine
15.09. 8:00 Z 53°53'22"N 14°15'33"E 151° 3.8kt 2977.6NM wind 8.2kt 140° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
15.09. 8:39 Z 53°51'1"N 14°17'1"E 164° 3.9kt 2980.1NM wind 3.3kt 132° baro 1025 hPa Autopilot activated, Suski on watch
15.09. 9:00 Z 53°49'57"N 14°18'18"E 142° 3.7kt 2981.4NM wind 5kt 127° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
15.09. 10:00 Z 53°46'33"N 14°22'36"E 145° 4.7kt 2985.7NM wind 5.7kt 118° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
15.09. 11:00 Z 53°42'59"N 14°27'15"E 136° 3.8kt 2990.2NM wind 10.5kt 139° baro 1024 hPa Hourly position log
15.09. 11:24 Z 53°41'44"N 14°29'15"E 136° 4.5kt 2991.9NM wind 11.2kt 131° baro 1024 hPa Autopilot deactivated
15.09. 12:00 Z 53°39'46"N 14°31'59"E 138° 4.5kt 2994.5NM wind 7.8kt 141° baro 1024 hPa Hourly position log
15.09. 12:25 Z 53°38'18"N 14°33'59"E 144° 4.5kt 2996.3NM wind 7.5kt 149° sea state 1/10 clouds 2/8 visibility 8/10 baro 1024 hPa Bergie on watch
15.09. 12:43 Z 53°37'8"N 14°35'0"E 169° 4.4kt 2997.7NM wind 9.2kt 146° baro 1023 hPa Sea eagle circling above
15.09. 13:00 Z 53°35'57"N 14°35'25"E 166° 4.3kt 2998.9NM wind 7.7kt 132° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
15.09. 14:00 Z 53°31'59"N 14°37'50"E 169° 4.3kt 3003.3NM wind 8.4kt 142° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
15.09. 15:00 Z 53°27'37"N 14°35'57"E 195° 4.9kt 3007.9NM wind 4.7kt 169° baro 1022 hPa Hourly position log
15.09. 16:00 Z 53°23'53"N 14°37'40"E 199° 2.8kt 3012.6NM wind 8.2kt 131° baro 1022 hPa Hourly position log
15.09. 16:04 Z 53°23'51"N 14°37'34"E 166° 0kt 3012.7NM wind 2.5kt 118° baro 1022 hPa Stopped