After 18 hours of sailing, covering 89 NM, we have now landed in a rainy and windy Helgoland. We had good sailing conditions most of the way from Holland. But to cross over two major sea routes in the darkness on the North Sea was exciting. Ships kept popping up from nowhere, both on Jennifer's radar screen and visually for the night crew. Tore and I had the night shift from 1-4 AM, but Ingemar was kind enough to extend his shift and assist us for an additional two hours. He really helped us by keeping a close watch over oncoming traffic and to suggest course alterations for Jennifer in order to keep us all safe and sound.
The small harbour behind the wave breaker at Helgoland is really crowded and we are now double parked and attached to a big yacht. In order to get ashore we have to climb over to the deck of our neighbour.
On the screenshot below, taken at 2.30 AM, you can see Jennifer (the red boat) at the junction of two major sea routes. Helgoland is visible in the upper right corner of the photo.
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