We all slept in a little and then went for breakfast. After that, Matt and I grabbed our gear for the mile walk down to the dock where our boat, the BYR was waiting for us. She is a 60’ steel hulled traditional ketch.
Load and stow gear was the plan for the morning. Siggi, our captain was onboard with his first mate and wife Anuka. They also have two young children that will be sailing with us. They are fantastic folks and will be great to sail with.
The plan is to have a safety brief and then head south for about four hours to the next fjord with an evening paddle to follow.
We had a bit of a problem getting out of the harbor. The engine water temperature alarm kept going off, but the temp gauge showed normal temperatures. We did not want to head out into the North Atlantic with a problem so we turned around and started heading in slowly changing speed to see if the water temp responded accordingly. It did so we thought it was an electrical connection issue. Siggi and I went down into the engine room and I reconnected some of the water temp connectors, making sure they were clean and tight. Back topside and in the pilot house, all looked good so another U-turn and we headed out.
