Thursday, July 9th – First week on board
While
my dad was already on board of Lyonesse for a week, my mom and me joined him in
Kiel. We
used the following days to sail to Warnemünde for that’s the place
where the ARC Baltic starts. Yeah, the ARC Baltic... The rally turned
out to be even more exciting and amazing than I thought it
would be, and I already thought it was great. We spend the first
evening in Warnemünde meeting other crews in the rally and trying to
memorize about a thousand names (probably only 10 or so, but
I’m horrible at memorizing them). The rally started on Monday but we
had a dinner and a briefing on Saturday and Sunday. It’s hard to
describe the two days but I can say that I met some amazing
people and I am happy to spend the next four weeks with a friendly
and impressing group like this. Although I really need to practice my
English, it’s been a lot of fun meeting people from all
over the world. Accompanied by Pascal, a journalist for a German
yacht magazine, we started the 110 nm long journey to Bornholm. While I
was sleeping almost the whole night, my parents and Pascal
took turns steering the boat through a clear night. Although I was
tired and wanted to sleep, I at least enjoyed a breathtaking sunset on
the water. I don’t know how to describe it but the night
was a bit shaky?
due to high waves coming from behind. The arrival was another part of
the journey that
was outstanding. Although everyone left Rostock at different times,
it seemed as though we all arrived at the same time in Ronne (around 8
o’clock in the morning). It was crowded in the harbor,
but the World Cruising Club did a great job taking our lines and
helping us wherever they could.
Most
people spent the rest of the day sleeping and trying to find some rest.
In
the evening we then all gathered and had a nice BBQ. There wasn’t
enough space on our table, so I sat on a table with two or three other
crews. They took very well care of me (we were joking and
had a lot of fun), and the day ended as it had begun, amazing and
crowded.