Vikavågen - Lagunen
Fjord weather can be quite unpredictable, and today was a good example of that. A wind shift by 20° in the forecast meant a complete 180° on Lysefjord, and suddenly all of our anchoraging bay was a lee shore. Thankfully holding was good, but there was a short steep chop that made the night quite restless.
After the morning coffee we hoisted the anchor from 10m deep, and set sail. In the fjord we had winds mostly above 20kt, and halfway out of Lysefjord there was a second 180° shift that meant we had to tack our way out past the majestic cliffs. Then it started raining.
But what a difference when we got out of the fjords! Wind became lighter and the sun came out. We shook the reefs and proceeded north in nearly perfect sailing conditions - wind around 15kt from the starboard quarter, no sea state, little traffic, and snowcapped mountains everywhere you could see!
For Vappu we decided on a nature harbour that had been recommended by many local sailors: Lagunen is a 17th century marble quarry island with multiple protected bays with crystal clear water and sandy bottoms. Above the surface it looks like the Finnish archipelago, and below like Bahamas!
- Distance today: 31NM
- Total distance: 830.6NM
- Lunch: toasted rye bread with cheese
- Engine hours: 1.2
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 30.04. 5:51 Z |
58°56'41"N
6°7'48"E
|
263°
|
0.3kt
|
4039.4NM
|
wind
4.7kt
1°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 30.04. 6:02 Z |
58°56'42"N
6°7'49"E
|
98°
|
0.9kt
|
4039.4NM
|
wind
2.5kt
92°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 30.04. 6:26 Z |
58°57'31"N
6°9'0"E
|
269°
|
4.9kt
|
4040.7NM
|
wind
19kt
31°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (2nd reef)
|
| 30.04. 7:00 Z |
58°56'7"N
6°6'15"E
|
208°
|
2.6kt
|
4042.7NM
|
wind
4.1kt
219°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 30.04. 7:04 Z |
58°56'1"N
6°6'7"E
|
195°
|
2.4kt
|
4042.9NM
|
wind
5.5kt
171°
sea state 1/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1022 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (2nd reef), Staysail
|
| 30.04. 7:56 Z |
58°54'4"N
6°4'19"E
|
298°
|
5.9kt
|
4045.9NM
|
wind
21.5kt
152°
baro 1023 hPa
|
Back in Høgsfjord and downwind course
|
| 30.04. 8:00 Z |
58°54'17"N
6°3'43"E
|
305°
|
5.5kt
|
4046.3NM
|
wind
19.2kt
139°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 30.04. 8:56 Z |
58°57'12"N
5°57'36"E
|
299°
|
2.6kt
|
4050.6NM
|
wind
10.3kt
149°
sea state 2/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1023 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Staysail
|
| 30.04. 9:00 Z |
58°57'17"N
5°57'23"E
|
311°
|
1.8kt
|
4050.8NM
|
wind
6.2kt
122°
baro 1023 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 30.04. 10:00 Z |
59°1'8"N
5°52'12"E
|
350°
|
6.2kt
|
4055.7NM
|
wind
23.6kt
135°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 30.04. 11:00 Z |
59°6'8"N
5°48'17"E
|
325°
|
5kt
|
4061.2NM
|
wind
15kt
165°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 30.04. 11:34 Z |
59°8'31"N
5°46'28"E
|
336°
|
5kt
|
4063.7NM
|
wind
14kt
144°
sea state 1/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1022 hPa
|
Fishing with the Swedish set.
|
| 30.04. 12:00 Z |
59°10'37"N
5°45'53"E
|
6°
|
5.3kt
|
4065.9NM
|
wind
16.1kt
139°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 30.04. 12:28 Z |
59°13'6"N
5°46'32"E
|
355°
|
5.3kt
|
4068.4NM
|
wind
20.2kt
124°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Stowed hydrogenerator
|
| 30.04. 12:39 Z |
59°14'0"N
5°46'42"E
|
66°
|
2.8kt
|
4069.3NM
|
wind
18.6kt
122°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 30.04. 13:00 Z |
59°13'41"N
5°48'0"E
|
62°
|
2kt
|
4070.2NM
|
wind
4kt
183°
baro 1023 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 30.04. 13:11 Z |
59°13'44"N
5°48'10"E
|
54°
|
0kt
|
4070.4NM
|
wind
1.7kt
154°
baro 1023 hPa
|
Stopped
|
| 30.04. 13:36 Z |
59°13'44"N
5°48'10"E
|
11°
|
0kt
|
4070.4NM
|
wind
9.4kt
154°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Started watermaker, 124 ppm
|
| 30.04. 14:28 Z |
59°13'44"N
5°48'10"E
|
351°
|
0kt
|
4070.4NM
|
wind
3.3kt
30°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 104ppm
|