Mile builder to Norway (Oslo) via North Sea

Mile builder in Scandinavia from Flensburg out of the Baltic through the Kiel Canal, past the Frisian Islands, and then a 240-mile crossing of the open North Sea and Skagerrak to southern Norway. Night watches, frontal weather, and the quiet satisfaction of slipping into Oslo under your own keel. Great trip for logging the offshore miles and prepare for RYA certifications.

Main topics that you can learn or brush up:
* Maneuvering under sails & engine: berthing, hoisting and lowering sails, reefing, tacking, gybing, sail trim.
* Safety: use of liferaft, lifejacket, EPIRB, PLB, AIS beacons, managing emergencies.
* Equipment: use of Autopilot and VHF.
* Weather forecasts and weather routing.
* Offshore & coastal navigation: digital and traditional (including the use of Sextant if of interest).
* Night navigation.
* Pilotage and passage planning.
* ColRegs.
* Storm tactics and use of a drogue.
* Use of Asymmetric Spinnaker and Storm Jib.
* Life on board: organization of watches, nutrition, sleep and risk management.

Plan

Anticipated route (up to 600 NM / 100h): Flensburg (Germany) - Kiel Canal - Sylt Island - Kristiansand (Norway) - Blindleia (Norway) - Oslo (Norway).

We will try to follow the planned route, but the final itinerary will be decided in association with you, and the crew, in light of the weather, boat and crew conditions at the time. Therefore, the amount of ports we visit, and the amount of nautical miles or hours sailed may differ from what is stated in the description.

The route is divided into several offshore passages with lots of night sailing. You will receive a certificate of passage to prove your sea time for sailing licenses. You will be an active member of the crew, and we will provide practical training on board to ensure safety and improve your sailing skills.

We give a great amount of responsibility to each crew member in running the ship so that you can gain a good experience and learn new skills as much or as little as you want. The skipper is an instructor and will find it difficult not to teach or coach anyone who shows the slightest bit of interest.

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Other information

The skipper for this activity speaks english. To participate you must speak one of the languages spoken on board.

No experience required (1 week recommended). You will be an active member of the crew, and I will provide trainings on board, e.g. sail trim, docking under engine, weather forecasting and weather routing, passage planning, digital and traditional navigation and pilotage, storm tactics, managing emergencies etc.

In the course of the trip we will maintain a watch system and we will sail during the night. Therefore, there is no fixed lights-off time and your sleeping rhythm will likely be different than at home.

Our main language on board is English. If English is not your native language, and you don’t know the English sailing terms, don’t worry. You will learn the necessary vocabulary in no time while on board.

Skipper: MCA Master 200 GT Unlimited, RYA Yachtmaster Ocean commercially endorsed and RYA Yachtmaster Instructor.

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Boat details

The boat is a performance cruiser. It has excellent sailing characteristics. She is well-equipped and prepared for offshore sailing.

Year: 2023
Type: sailing
Hull: monohull
Length (LOA): 11.90 m
Waterline length (LWL): 10.28 m
Hull speed: 8.8kt
Berths (Bunks): 6+2
Cabins: 3
WC / Shower: 1
Beam: 3.98 m
Draught: 1.65 m
Air draft: 18.6 m
Engine: 40 PS Volvo
Fuel capacity: 210 L (Diesel)
Water capacity: 210 L
Displacement: 9.3 t
Single spade rudder
2 steering wheels
Sails: Fully battened Mainsail 42.80 m2, Furling genoa 27.00 m2, Asymmetric Spinnaker: 121.00 m2, Storm Jib 9.00 m2
Plastimo drogue

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