First leg

Another Scorching Day and largely windless. We managed half an hour with the engine off; the rest was motorsailing to keep up the minimum 5 knots that ensures we reach our destination. Pic shows Lesley happy on helm.

In fact by cutting a corner and going through a 'Uboot exercises area' (sadly no Uboots were spotted), we did it in 8 hours for 40 nm (nautical miles).

We found a berth quite easily in what was originally the British Kiel Yacht Club, now a German marina. Everywhere now has the automated machines where you pay for your berth and are given the code for the toilet & shower block ... except here. Because we got to the office at 1705 we were classed as a late arrival - office closed - "you must walk 500m to hotel to get entry card, and put cash into letter box". Soooo old-fashioned and a damned nuisance in this heat. 

The Kiel area is like the Solent in the UK, very boaty with lots of beautiful yachts, example in pic.