The Windex was more of a problem than we thought and so we were stuck in the Mola Marina in Großenbrode until lunch time leaving us short on time to get all the way to Kiel, which is 40 miles away.
Unfortunately the Windex proved more of a problem than anticipated, and the departure had to be put back a couple of hours, we finally left at 1500 hrs. Windless conditions saw us making a mere 1.5 knots........time for the dreaded engine to get us out to the Fehmarnsündbrücke ( a bridge).
Once in the fairway the wind picked up and we started to sail making a good 6.5knots, suddenly the police launch that had been following us started loudhailing us "Achtung achtung".............followed by a lot of angry sounding German orders, we were prepared to be boarded but he sped by obviously chasing someone far more dangerous than us!!
The Kriegsmarine
We eventually made a mere 10 miles and ended up in Heiligenhafen marina which is a pretty commercial and pleasure port. The entrance to the yacht haven is well buoyed and an easy harbour with good depth of 2.1 - 3.3 metres, it makes a change in the Baltic to enter a harbour without the depth alarm chiming in the background. Disappointed to be refused a welcoming drink as visiting yachtsmen at Heiligenhafen yacht club ( German yacht clubs definitely aren't as welcoming as our own). Still managed to steal a picture in their Strandkorb seats!!
