Unfortunately, our first day in France not started with a fresh baguette, to which we have so very pleased. Near the port no baker was to see or find. Good, that we had still roofed in Belgium. Refreshed the formalities were done first. From the harbor master our papers were checked. But not only do we, those of our SUMMER were carefully checked. Fortunately, there was nothing to complain about and we were now officially arrived in France.

Then Dietmar took my cruise planning for the next three weeks under the microscope. Again, there was nothing to complain about :-). Now my wind order must only be properly handled by the universe, then should fit everything.

In the bright sunshine considered, saw the SUMMER after more than a week city stay but a little dusty from. Prior to our discovery tour to Calais so the boat was first washed with fresh water from outside and waxed. When everything was finally settled to our satisfaction, It was already after 12 Clock. So we led our way to a short trip to the ferry port, first to the market place in a nice bistro, in which we have omelets and fries ordered for lunch. After a delicious coffee to finish, we explored the city and the beach. Calais certainly not one of the most beautiful cities in France, but also has very beautiful and attractive buildings and parks.

The ferry port is really impressive. During our beach walk, there was a constant coming and going. A ferry is larger than the next. Since we have tomorrow so by meander again. We are already looking forward to the instructions of Port Control. Today we had the opportunity a bit rusted is our “French” to train. Let's see, whether we can communicate a little better tomorrow.

The crossing to Calais was from beginning to end as planned. In the morning it was time to plan back among the three bridges and into the lock and then to the outer harbor. In the lock we were greeted by waving Belgian school children. Sehr nett! Outside on the North Sea, we quickly set sail in light wind northeast. Parallel to the coast were slightly more than 50 Nautical miles sailing route ahead. Evening at half past nine we wanted by the “Pont Henry Hemon” arriving in the marina of Calais. This bridge only opens two hours before high water to 2 Hours after high water for 10 Minutes in the hour. Da sollte man dann pünktlich da sein 🙂

As the wind with 8 Node (2 Beaufort) was quite weak, should the first time today our Parasailor be used. This ingenious sail for courses from the wind has an area of 156 Square meters (!). We have procured us extra for long ocean passages and waited since May for its first use. After thorough preparation of linen and sheets by Dietmar the buzzer was then a short time later with good speed under the Parasailor without location and great pitching from the wind. Ein Traum in blau 🙂

As the afternoon the wind freshened, Parasailor was again recovered and stowed expertly. This premiere was in every respect a complete success. Everything was fitted and it also has a lot of fun. Hopefully we will soon have the right course and Parasailor Weather.

During our directions to Calais then subjected storm clouds and the wind picked up on 20 Nodes on. The ferry traffic in and out of the harbor is really impressive. In our contact with Port Control we found, that the English of French is difficult to understand. In the third experiment we had but then also understood, that we are only after the “Spirit of Britain” were allowed to enter the harbor. So we had to take a stroll outside the port. Despite the strong transverse flow, we arrived safely in the outer harbor and had only 10 Waiting for the opening of the bridge minutes. The landing maneuver at Catwalk succeeded perfectly, despite the strong wind. Endlich in Frankreich 🙂