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W.Int. Rally BLEKINGE AUG 2012: "Same Passion and Super Superlatives
are not sufficient ! "Any Better is Hardly
Possible!" A HUGE thank you to the organizers(ref.
wayfarer.dk: Internat. W. Rally 2012) who with some
solid back up by our SWS Chairman launched this indeed marvellous event on "Järnavik Camping", wonderful Blekinge,
between Karlshamn and Karlskrona,
the latter being a city on the Wolrld Heritage
List. On this Camping Site of high standard the local *Spiderman* and
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The Baltic Sea with Poland behind the horizon La-iad and Wayfarers
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A total
of sixteen Ws being represented, though three herof
not brought, but absolutely no problem as all know: Always plenty of heart-
and shipmate-room in a Wayfarer ! From
FRA came Serdar from Nice, without W263, from
NDL/Holland five of three Ws, herof two brought along. From UKWA six
persons/three couples with three Ws and there among Sue Parry(www.wayfarerjoller.dk/7556) with her guitar, splendid
songbooks and lovely Allan with "Dylan" and partly stern-faced
Hamish, his dog. The rest from DEN, including W1348 with La-iad to represent Thailand, and with Scandinavian me of my
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W1348 Ken t.o.
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Those coming from afar really paid for the trip - in
comparison to attending from Scandinavia - since crossing the North Sea, over
and return, as well as the Great Belt and The Sound Bridges are rather
costly, but: "Ooh, it is so Worth it!" a most lovely, sweet
and wonderful comment to hear for a scan.ear ! Wonderful people
all, and splendid company day and night, sailing, dancing and singing. Saturday night brought many thanks, praise and
presents for the organizers, and a funny, entertaining sketch about Admiral
Horatio Nelson(Allan Parry) and his Chief Comman-ding Officer, played by Ralph Roberts. It is
historically known that the admiral's blind eye caused the loss of the
DA-NO Fleet in the battle of Copenhagen 1801. The mentioned admiral I admire
- not for his blind eye - but for his ingenious and clever strategies,
and his sailors and their commanders for their most impressive seamanship -
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W1348"Maitken"
flew naturally the Swedish guest-flag at SB-spreader, but in addition the
Thai-flag from the Larboard/Port spreader, and was asked, quite
understandably: What club is that ?
Since Chief-officer, La-iad and I(for talking about
Wayfarer at a club-meeting there) have been presented with the Royal
Varuna Yacht Club's flag(www.varuna.org ), we consider bringing that
the next time. The king of Thailand once build a
Danish OK-dinghy and also sailed on The Sound by Copenhagen with OL-gold King
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Rock-hillock sunset-singing Sue on guitar,
Allan contemplating! |
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An extraordinary and eventful week in the Blekinge Skerries' beautiful
nature-reserved areas with few cabins and houses, with impressive
and wonderful sailing conditions. In our subjective report about this marvellous time W1348"Maitken" was sailed by
Chief-officer La-iad all the way, close-hauled,
tack-by-tack out into the Baltic to a small, furthest out skerry
isle with rich bird-life and very little vegitation,
scarred by the sea and ice, in a force 4, about 15 knot wind, sunshine, and
in friendly competition with 8 - 9 other Ws filled by the same passion and
fascination of nature and the joy of using the wind and sea for a stimulating
play for heart and soul. |
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SWS-chairman, Sue and Bjarne of "Samsø" La-iad by
night, post rock-hillock sing-song
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Weather-wise just about perfect. A few sailed a
little less (than I could understand) from not knowing, I believe, how little
sail is really needed to move a W. with a great safety-margin! Due the
navigational challenge of the area W1348 normally started 10-15 minutes early
- being a 46-years old, heavy W. with worn sails - in order not to follow a
GPS-vessel(GPS being OK for back up!) and loose the chance to seek out the
intended destination. Only one day with some wind 'she' came
home under W-trysail and Genoa, so La-iad fairly
relaxed could helm the *the old Lady* safely back without scaring herself and
me too much. Another day W1348, as the only one, reached the destination at 'Tärnö'/Tern Isle, since the rest, to our
surprise, turned off half way - being lured some said - towards the lee
in order to avoid the white breakers of the open Baltic. Well, anyone could
sail freely and always at their own responsibility. |
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Part of 'port' of "Järnavik" and W-parking Thai-lady at Tar
Isle/"Tjärö” |
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Friday, AUG 3rd., the most lovely daysail, initiated by Ton, 'headmaster' of
the Dutch, westward for Karlshamn, 3 hours
tack-upon-tack there and only 1hr.35 min back, where W1348 pushed by an
oncoming Swedish 'Monarch' keelboat, using spinnaker effectively, managed to
sweep her of the 'board' by seeking windward for a more narrow reach and
passage coming out about 1 n.m. ahead south of the
next isle. "No better feeling than that!". The
W. willingly semi-surf and plane at times for the condition
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Foto Arne Stahlfest: On "Dragsö"(drag
or draught/pull/slide isle!). Clockwise from lower left Gunnar, W5460 Bornhom and crew Kjeld, UK
W6633 Anthony + Sarah, La-iad + Ken t.o., Serdar(W263 Nice) and Klaus, W10332 Esrum.
A joyful remark must be in the air - according to the looks of the faces! |
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Foto Arne Stahlfest: "On 'Bockö'
first arrivals - from far left Sue Parry and far right Allan Parry
in W7556"Dylan" - but Allan aint
singing just then!" |
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"Hurray - what a place to
be!" |
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There
are Life stimulating "W-vitamins" in getting to-gether
and W-sail, so be most welcome on the water, even if you only got the
Wayfarer as your good company ! Our
great thanks you for your contribution to these lovely W-days with our very
best wishes and kind W-regards. La-iad and
Ken t.o.W1348 |
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Blekinge
W.Int. Rally 2012. From W10332 Klaus Hindsø, Esrum – Link to pictures: |
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Blekinge
W.Int. Rally 2012. From W263 Serdar Kasakyan,
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