Boy was I nervous. Those ferries are huge, and travel at great speeds (one passed me at 18 knots). I needed just 100 metres to cross the channel and get out of their way. A wind would come up later, and worse weather was expected. I was running out of food, so I wanted to get across, where more sheltered water, and the Väddö canal was waiting.
It worked! The wind was building but more reefs in my sail meant I had nice control of the boat. There were a few backup plans. I got my restaurant, pizza, coffee, and could even do much shopping. A nice harbour with a good camp spot, good weather, and great meal awaited in the harbour. Perfect day part 2!
My boat:
Design by Axel Schmid
Artemis Sailing Canoe: www.bootsbauga...
My rig (lugsail cruising rig with carbon mast, and Mylar laminate sail with aluminum mast):
Design by Michael Storer
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Music from freemusicarchive.org:
Watcha clan - Balkan Coulou
Shaolin Dub - Strapped Beat