[nilo]

We had weather forecast for force 5-6 beaufort, which increased to 7-8 as we moved out to North Sea. We were having the seas from our aft starboard quarters and some of waves were around 5+ meters. We have seen wind speeds up to 47 knots during gusts, but the wind was blowing around 34-38 knots all the time. I know that most of the sailors has the tendency to exagrate the conditions, but I had the chance to make some photos of a passing ship as we approached the Dutch waters. The conditions have slightly improved, and we were capable of taking the seas from our beam. Still this is a good proof to show the sea conditions. The ship is m/t "Trans Sud" of Seatrans Norway. Her loa is 96 meters. More details are in the link.
http://adm.seatrans.no/bilder_fleet/Trans_Sund.pdf

[Innomare]

Hi Nilo!

Welcome back to Holland. Great to read and see your adventures. I hope you like the new boat and I can see you're putting her through her paces.

Don't forget to make a stopover here in Scheveningen (The Hague). If you give me a call, we can go and have a bite here in the marina. There's plenty of good fish restaurants around.

Cheers,

Bruno

[Loren Schweizer]

Hi Nilo:

Thanks for an excellent travelogue from a beautiful part of the world.
Regarding your transit of the North Sea, isn't it amazing how rough the seas can be, and then you look at your own photos afterwards and think "it wasn't that calm."

Did I miss what type of boat you were on or are you being private about that?

[TK-F430]

Excellent thread.......very educational and full of adventures......thank you for sharing Nilo.

[Time]

A very awe inspiring journey. It's not often you come accross a submarine in your travels. Some of the images you captured are superb.
Thanks for sharing Nilo.