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Kalessin of
  Orwell



  To the Baltic
    with Ben
Our inspiration
Why the Baltic?
•   A new sailing territory to explore
•   Beautiful scenery, historic towns
•   Sheltered, non-tidal waters
•   Wonderful facilities
•   Not too crowded
•   Good weather in summer 
•   Not very far away
This is the Baltic...
...and this is Ben


arriving in the Baltic
via the Kiel Canal
This is Kalessin of Orwell
© Yachting Monthly
About Kalessin
•   Westerly Storm 33 – 170 built
•   Built 1988, bought by us 2004
•   Length 33ft/10.1m
•   Beam 11ft 7in/3.5m
•   Draft 5ft 6in/1.68m (fin keel)
•   Engine 18hp Volvo
•   Fast, spacious, elegant, solid
Kalessin’s layout
  Aft cabin
                  L-shaped galley
  (Ben's room)                                  Forepeak cabin
                                                Sam & Camilla




Big cockpit
locker
(with holding    Spacious           Conventional
tank beneath)    heads              saloon layout
A
  quick
reminder
Kalessin of orwell 2011 baltic 1
Kalessin of orwell 2011 baltic 1
About us
• Sam, 71 – partly retired since 2007
• Camilla, 56 – works as a contractor in internal
  comms
• Benedict (Ben), 18 – had just finished A-levels
• Guy, 21 – working in Greece for Sailing Holidays
• Sam & Camilla RYA coastal skipper qualified
• Owned dinghies & trailer-sailers 1986 onwards
• Flotillas and charters
• Magewind 2002, sailed E Coast & Netherlands
• Kalessin 2004, sailed E Coast, France,
  Netherlands, and in 2006-8 round the outside &
  back up the middle
Ben & Sam



Guy   Camilla
Our plan
• Get across North Sea in May 2011 & leave the
  boat in the Netherlands
• Return to the UK for Ben’s A-levels
• Sam & Camilla returned to head to the Kiel Canal
• Ben joined us to sail into the Baltic
• East along the coast of Germany, north to
  Copenhagen and west to overwinter in
  Augustenborg
• Meet up with other HPYC members... sometime
• Sweden in 2012
preparation
You can't buy Marmite in Denmark
Preparation – equipment
           old & new
•   Liferaft, dinghy & inflatable kayak
•   2 identical autopilots
•   Delta, Fortress & CQR anchors
•   New feathering Darglow Featherstream prop
•   4 batteries (engine, 2x domestic, fridge)
•   1 fixed and two flexible solar panels
•   New CD/radio with iPod attachment
•   Lavac & holding tank
•   Lots of warps (+ two more from Enkhuizen)
•   New foresail
•   Spinnaker & cruising chute
Preparation – navigation
•   New combined chart plotter/radar/AIS (Garmin 750S)
•   Imray coastal paper charts up to the Kiel canal
•   Dutch chart packs & Standing Mast Route atlas
•   Electronic charts: UK, Netherlands, Germany;
    Nordics (including Spitzbergen & Iceland )
•   4 packs of German Baltic charts including CD and
    harbour manuals
•   iPhone +Navionics charts for UK & Netherlands
    (£15), all of Europe (£6) and Denmark (£30!)
•   Pilot books: 2 x Netherlands, Brian Navin’s
    Germany & Denmark, The Baltic Sea
•   Navtex
•   Membership of CA – Baltic section
Kalessin of orwell 2011 baltic 1
Keeping in
  touch
• The blog: April 2006
  – January 2012. Now
  posting by email &
  readable on a mobile
• 2 laptops on board
• Wi-fi when available
• 2 iPhones
• Vodafone Data
  Traveller on 1 phone -
  £10/month for
  25MB a day (in July
  used £155-worth)
• ....and two Kindles
To the Netherlands
        Without Ben
Map of North Sea crossing & standing mast route
Up the Noordzeekanaal from
 Ijmuiden to Amsterdam
Amsterdam from the Westerkerk
Leaving the boat in Enkhuizen –
handy for the station
Kalessin of orwell 2011 baltic 1
BRIDGE

BRIAN NAVIN
Beautiful downtown
       Leeuwarden
A typical day on the standing mast route
GALLERY
Unexpectedly parked in central Groningen
GALLERY
Farewell to the Netherlands – the bumpy Ems
Map of Frisian islands & NOK
Into Germany
  with Ben, thanks to
        Ryanair
Cuxhaven marina
Our first Hanseatic city - Stade
Kalessin of orwell 2011 baltic 1
Shopping & eating
• Germany was the cheapest of the countries we
  visited for both shopping & eating out
• Stock up on German booze before crossing the
  border to Denmark 
• Food & drink prices in Denmark – similar toUK
• Supermarkets are much like supermarkets
  anywhere (Spar, Lidl, Rewe etc)
• We hear Poland & Baltic states can be more tricky
• Camping Gaz – easy in Germany, ok in Denmark,
  challenging elsewhere
Bremen, second Hanseatic city,
and hello to Ben
Kalessin of orwell 2011 baltic 1
Harbour




       Small
       vessel
       lock



Elbe   Waiting area
Brunsbüttel lock with
its horrible floating
pontoon
Nord-Ostsee-Kanal and the harbour at
Brunsbüttel
The ships in the Kiel canal
are really quite small
Traffic light system




                       Traffic lights
Holtenau: Our first
view of the Baltic
Into the Baltic

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Kalessin of orwell 2011 baltic 1

  • 1. Kalessin of Orwell To the Baltic with Ben
  • 3. Why the Baltic? • A new sailing territory to explore • Beautiful scenery, historic towns • Sheltered, non-tidal waters • Wonderful facilities • Not too crowded • Good weather in summer  • Not very far away
  • 4. This is the Baltic...
  • 5. ...and this is Ben arriving in the Baltic via the Kiel Canal
  • 6. This is Kalessin of Orwell © Yachting Monthly
  • 7. About Kalessin • Westerly Storm 33 – 170 built • Built 1988, bought by us 2004 • Length 33ft/10.1m • Beam 11ft 7in/3.5m • Draft 5ft 6in/1.68m (fin keel) • Engine 18hp Volvo • Fast, spacious, elegant, solid
  • 8. Kalessin’s layout Aft cabin L-shaped galley (Ben's room) Forepeak cabin Sam & Camilla Big cockpit locker (with holding Spacious Conventional tank beneath) heads saloon layout
  • 12. About us • Sam, 71 – partly retired since 2007 • Camilla, 56 – works as a contractor in internal comms • Benedict (Ben), 18 – had just finished A-levels • Guy, 21 – working in Greece for Sailing Holidays • Sam & Camilla RYA coastal skipper qualified • Owned dinghies & trailer-sailers 1986 onwards • Flotillas and charters • Magewind 2002, sailed E Coast & Netherlands • Kalessin 2004, sailed E Coast, France, Netherlands, and in 2006-8 round the outside & back up the middle
  • 13. Ben & Sam Guy Camilla
  • 14. Our plan • Get across North Sea in May 2011 & leave the boat in the Netherlands • Return to the UK for Ben’s A-levels • Sam & Camilla returned to head to the Kiel Canal • Ben joined us to sail into the Baltic • East along the coast of Germany, north to Copenhagen and west to overwinter in Augustenborg • Meet up with other HPYC members... sometime • Sweden in 2012
  • 16. You can't buy Marmite in Denmark
  • 17. Preparation – equipment old & new • Liferaft, dinghy & inflatable kayak • 2 identical autopilots • Delta, Fortress & CQR anchors • New feathering Darglow Featherstream prop • 4 batteries (engine, 2x domestic, fridge) • 1 fixed and two flexible solar panels • New CD/radio with iPod attachment • Lavac & holding tank • Lots of warps (+ two more from Enkhuizen) • New foresail • Spinnaker & cruising chute
  • 18. Preparation – navigation • New combined chart plotter/radar/AIS (Garmin 750S) • Imray coastal paper charts up to the Kiel canal • Dutch chart packs & Standing Mast Route atlas • Electronic charts: UK, Netherlands, Germany; Nordics (including Spitzbergen & Iceland ) • 4 packs of German Baltic charts including CD and harbour manuals • iPhone +Navionics charts for UK & Netherlands (£15), all of Europe (£6) and Denmark (£30!) • Pilot books: 2 x Netherlands, Brian Navin’s Germany & Denmark, The Baltic Sea • Navtex • Membership of CA – Baltic section
  • 20. Keeping in touch • The blog: April 2006 – January 2012. Now posting by email & readable on a mobile • 2 laptops on board • Wi-fi when available • 2 iPhones • Vodafone Data Traveller on 1 phone - £10/month for 25MB a day (in July used £155-worth) • ....and two Kindles
  • 21. To the Netherlands Without Ben
  • 22. Map of North Sea crossing & standing mast route
  • 23. Up the Noordzeekanaal from Ijmuiden to Amsterdam
  • 24. Amsterdam from the Westerkerk
  • 25. Leaving the boat in Enkhuizen – handy for the station
  • 28. Beautiful downtown Leeuwarden
  • 29. A typical day on the standing mast route
  • 31. Unexpectedly parked in central Groningen
  • 33. Farewell to the Netherlands – the bumpy Ems
  • 34. Map of Frisian islands & NOK
  • 35. Into Germany with Ben, thanks to Ryanair
  • 37. Our first Hanseatic city - Stade
  • 39. Shopping & eating • Germany was the cheapest of the countries we visited for both shopping & eating out • Stock up on German booze before crossing the border to Denmark  • Food & drink prices in Denmark – similar toUK • Supermarkets are much like supermarkets anywhere (Spar, Lidl, Rewe etc) • We hear Poland & Baltic states can be more tricky • Camping Gaz – easy in Germany, ok in Denmark, challenging elsewhere
  • 40. Bremen, second Hanseatic city, and hello to Ben
  • 42. Harbour Small vessel lock Elbe Waiting area
  • 43. Brunsbüttel lock with its horrible floating pontoon
  • 44. Nord-Ostsee-Kanal and the harbour at Brunsbüttel
  • 45. The ships in the Kiel canal are really quite small
  • 46. Traffic light system Traffic lights
  • 47. Holtenau: Our first view of the Baltic