To Ystad from Simrishamn

Jacqui Crowe

The weather forecasts underestimated the wind strength and hence the sea state so a somewhat lively upwind/beamy passage. Plenty of water over the deck. We started off with c18 knots WSW and by the last hour we had 25-30 knots SW. We were concerned about getting into the marina because the approach was downwind with a big following sea. In the event, the wave height dampened as we headed in although we were making a speed of 9 knots along the approach line. A quick turn to port took us into the calm waters of the marina so all was well.