Today we are doing the second half of the crossing of the notorious German bight.
Up to now it was not really as notorious as said however we had to put in another harbourday yesterday because the weather forecast gave a strong wind alert.
But today we can really leave for the next destination , a place called Hörnum at the south end of the German sland of Sylt.
Before leaving we went to the waterconnection hose to fill the drinkwater tank.
Its the only possibility to do so at Helgoland. It is an automat that requires €0,50 for 70 liters!
The reason for this expensive water is that Helgoland does not have a water supply line from the mainland and also has no sweet water source so has to make all its drinking water himself by evaporating seawater!
After this we bunkered some diesel which is however quite cheap because of the taxfree status of teh island.
Now we could really leave for the next leg.
Luckily there was some wind so we could sail most of the day. However in the afternoon the wind almost died to come back just a few miles before arrival in Hörnum.
Hörnum has a nice little marina , owned by the local Yachtclub.
And yes , there is a Wlan connection so I can add a few reports to the blog.
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