National day, June 6th. We decided to take a day cruise and travelled to RS early in the day. When we arrived it was almost lull but we know that if we go out of the harbour there is usually more wind. After a nice start (Anders is getting very good at this), we unfolded the genoa and stopped the engine. And no, there were no strong winds. The captain steered towards the north because that was the direction of the winds. We were almost alone on our trip, with just a few motor boats that easily passed us. Our speed wasn't more than a few knots but thanks to the lack of other boats the captain could sit down and steer and we had a trip north which was calm, stabile and relaxing.
We sailed on and the gusts gave us a few more knots but otherwise it was calm. When we had almost reached the ferry in Svanesund I had made some lunch and we decided to turn around 180 degrees and set the course southwards.
Now we had up winds, although not the up winds we experienced last time. We had to tack to get home, though. It didn't bother us too much and we managed that which didn't go well last time, which was keeping me calm. During the entire sail we tacked 16 times and I have realized that I must allow the wind to help me when I tack. Then the sail will move over quicker and I don't need to work so hard.
Log book writing New LED diodes The berth in Svanesund
Back in the "tub" we had a small race with another boat before rolling in the genoa and starting the engine. We also moored almost perfectly. At harbour I wrote in the log book and the we had a fika with father-in-law. On the way home we went a different way, via the Asker Islands and the the Svanesund ferry to the mainland. A wonderful national day at sea.