Urk is ok. Sailing under full sail on the Ijsselmeer

Posted on Jul 21, 2012
Urk is ok. Sailing under full sail on the Ijsselmeer

52° 39′ 34.3728” N 5° 35′ 48.8904” E

July 21, 2013

We take a morning run of 6 km. along the water and underway we check the two lock options to get out in Ijselmeer.

The weather is fine. We are considering a day of rest, but we decide anyway to sail. We have spotted a store, where they may have Raymarine charts. The store is on the way out to Ijselmeer.

Since Delfzijl we have not had life in the chartplotter. And now a brand new chart bought at a store in Lemmer does not work either. What is happening? Back to the store again. We want our money back: 249 Euro.

We really wanted to go to Enkhuizen on the opposite side of Ijselmeer, but the wind would rather lead us to Urk on the same side as Lemmer. We are in need of a good sailing under full sail, so we let the wind determine. And the wind point us to Urk.