Day 27

(23.06.) The wind is taking a short break, and we want to make the most of it. The alarm clock goes off at 5:00 AM, and we leave the harbor at 5:39 AM.

The wind is expected to be weak to moderate from the northwest to west until noon today and then significantly pick up again. We aim to be in Oulu by then.

We advance well with the following wind and reach the navigable waters through the offshore islands just in time before the wind strengthens – earlier than predicted. At least the strong swell is spared from us due to the land shelter. We reef the sails and still make good progress with significantly less sail area.

Around 3:00 PM, we reach the harbor entrance and weave our way past harbor, industrial, and park facilities to the guest harbor in the city center.

At about 3:30 PM, we dock and head out for shopping. After 5 days without supply options, our supplies have run low.