Enjoyable night on anchor

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The forecast for this weekend looked particularily promising so I thought we should spend a night on anchor and hang on to the way too short summer.

While the days are still warm (around 20C), the nights begin to get chilly, and the 24 hour light that kept people going in and out of the sauna and birds singing till the small hours, has been replaced by dark nights and an eery silence in the woods. Knowing that the weather was likely to be perfect for admiring the moon we set out to find a quiet bay away from it all (not too difficult as such, mind).

Found a nice spot, dropped the hook, turned on the heater and settled in for the night. The knowledge of wolves and bears roaming in the area combined with the silent darkness added to the feeling of being a million miles away. Night was indeed chilly (around 6 C) but the heater kept the boat nice and cosy. The moon rose and the sky was full of stars, nice. Anyway, enough of the drama, some pics:

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I can only echo Oceanfroggie's sentiments on his post from the very same night.

Thanks,
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Hi Scubaman. Lovely photos. Glad you too enjoyed the freedom and serenity under the cosmic canopy that night. Anchoring out in beautiful places can really touch the soul. Noel
 
scubaman said:
Night was indeed chilly (around 6 C) but the heater kept the boat nice and cosy.
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Blimey, SIX degrees? And 20 as max day temp?
Around here, right now 20 is the min at night, with 30 or so during the day, and water right in between...!
By the time you will come to the Med for the FDC, of course it will be a bit cooler (both because of the different latitude and because it'll be Oct), but nowhere near that.
Almost a jump to tropical temperatures, by your standards... :D

Oh, and very nice pics as always, thanks for sharing the experience!
 
When we were up river at Falmouth I tried to get a shot of the moon it was so clear. Just the tiniest movement coupled with a long lens meant I failed. Last night walking back from the pub I stopped for a couple of minutes and just gazed at the moon shining across the water.

We are very lucky people.

Henry :)
 
Sorry the delay, was traveling today... Thanks for the kind comments.

oceanfroggie said:
Where we're you anchored?
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Right about here -> https://maps.google.fi/maps?q=savon...17.551073,37.485352&hnear=Savonlinna&t=h&z=16

Quite close to Savonlinna, but still a world away.

MapisM: I can hardly wait for the FDC. Even though the summer has been really nice here, there have only been a couple of nights when the temps have stayed around 20 C throughout the night. While low thirties can be a bit much for us northeners sometimes, I thoroughly enjoy the sweet warmth and the wind that lacks any hints of chill :)
 
scubaman said:
MapisM: I can hardly wait for the FDC. Even though the summer has been really nice here, there have only been a couple of nights when the temps have stayed around 20 C throughout the night. While low thirties can be a bit much for us northeners sometimes, I thoroughly enjoy the sweet warmth and the wind that lacks any hints of chill :)
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We share similar temps (OK you get a little colder I think, i'm in Ireland) so will also be looking forward to the heat on the FDC... will prob end up sleeping up on the flybridge!
 
scubaman said:
Sorry the delay, was traveling today... Thanks for the kind comments.

Right about here -> https://maps.google.fi/maps?q=savon...17.551073,37.485352&hnear=Savonlinna&t=h&z=16

Quite close to Savonlinna, but still a world away.
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Wow, Scubaman! Finland must have the most extensive and beautiful navigable waterway network on earth. It's sheer size with 7,800 miles of navigable waterways is beyond comprehension. It looks like a vast maze of sheltered inland seas, lakes and rivers. What is the boating infrastructure like? It looks absolutely stunning.

Finland waterways: http://www.worldcanals.com/english/finland.html
 
oceanfroggie said:
Wow, Scubaman! Finland must have the most extensive and beautiful navigable waterway network on earth. It's sheer size with 7,800 miles of navigable waterways is beyond comprehension. It looks like a vast maze of sheltered inland seas, lakes and rivers. What is the boating infrastructure like? It looks absolutely stunning.

Finland waterways: http://www.worldcanals.com/english/finland.html
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I thought the same thing when SM first posted the google map links in previous threads, it looks an incredible place to visit!
 
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will also be looking forward to the heat on the FDC... will prob end up sleeping up on the flybridge!
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Well, I hope I'm not creating too much expectations re. the weather.
It'll be Oct after all, and we'll be cruising at just about the same latitudes as the southern side of Biscay bay...
...that said, we did have some nights this summer where I would NOT have slept on the f/b, 'cause I don't have a/c up there! :eek:
 
oceanfroggie said:
Wow, Scubaman! Finland must have the most extensive and beautiful navigable waterway network on earth. It's sheer size with 7,800 miles of navigable waterways is beyond comprehension. It looks like a vast maze of sheltered inland seas, lakes and rivers. What is the boating infrastructure like? It looks absolutely stunning.

Finland waterways: http://www.worldcanals.com/english/finland.html
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Thanks :). The infra is quite good in that there are marinas, albeit often modest but with electricity and water available, on almost every village. There is also a non-profit organization that maintains around 80 island harbors that have pontoons, fireplaces, trash collection, etc. Then there is the endless selection of anchorages to choose from.

Boating-wise the area actually isn't bad at all. The only minor thing is that the summer is maybe five months too short... :)
 
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MapisM said:
Well, I hope I'm not creating too much expectations re. the weather.
It'll be Oct after all, and we'll be cruising at just about the same latitudes as the southern side of Biscay bay...
...that said, we did have some nights this summer where I would NOT have slept on the f/b, 'cause I don't have a/c up there! :eek:
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No worries there, in any case it'll be a big improvement to my normal latitudes which are the same as those of Alaska.
 
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Wow, I didn't realise that. Having spent some time in Fairbanks and its surroundings last winter, I can assure you that it'll be quite an improvement! :D
If you can also see the northern lights as nicely as in AK, that and the beautiful waterways make a more than good enough reason to include your area in anyone's bucket list, I reckon...
 
MapisM said:
Wow, I didn't realise that. Having spent some time in Fairbanks and its surroundings last winter, I can assure you that it'll be quite an improvement! :D
If you can also see the northern lights as nicely as in AK, that and the beautiful waterways make a more than good enough reason to include your area in anyone's bucket list, I reckon...
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Funny you should mention northern lights: last week a beautiful display of those were seen in the northern Finland but it's still a bit too light in the southern parts to properly view them.
 
scubaman said:
Thanks :). The infra is quite good in that there are marinas, albeit often modest but with electricity and water available, on almost every village. There is also a non-profit organization that maintains around 80 island harbors that have pontoons, fireplaces, trash collection, etc. Then there is the endless selection of anchorages to choose from.

Boating-wise the area actually isn't bad at all. The only minor thing is that the summer is maybe five months too short... :)
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Sounds all good. A charter holiday there is now firmly on our list of things to check out. How long is your boating season?
 
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