19:30, Tuesday 18th. Ocober 2016, at Parkstone Yacht Club.
David Jillings - From Pin Mill to Rømø, the cruise of the Drascombe Longboat Badekar.
Badekar’s seven week cruise was intended to reach the Baltic, and to retrace the steps of David’s Viking ancestors who settled in Suffolk from Denmark. Starting with a 40-hour solo crossing of the North Sea, he eventually reached Denmark (although not the Baltic).
On the way he visited most of the Frisian Islands and met many natives of the Waddenzee. Having only a tiny engine for emergency manoeuvring and busy harbours, favourable conditions were needed for every onward leg. Patience and good weather forecasts were the key ingredients of this unusual adventure.
David’s account won the CA Dugon Cup and can be found on the CA website.