Would You encourage somebody to sail across the North Sea...

[KenMcCulloch]

Why would anyone want to go to Thyboron?

As my learned friend Fascadale says. I'd personally far rather go to Thyboron than Esbjerg, not just as the gateway to as interesting an inland waterway as you can hope for.

 

[davidfox]

Tha's a very sensible question. For us up here 'crossing the North Sea' suggests >72 hours on a passage to Esbjerg or Thyboron, straightforward with few hazards but a bit of an endurance test. I understand that people on what the southern English call 'the East Coast' describe as a North Sea Crossing is going to Zeebrugge or somewhere like that. Passage planning is probably more of a challenge with all those ships and sandbanks but it's not such a distance.

Distance is probably not the issue, whether its 14 hours or 72 hours if you dont have to do much its fairly stress free given decent weather. But the further south you go it can be quite busy out there at night, possibly dealing with 3 or 4 vessels or even more, in each lane, fishing boats/lobster pots the odd gas rig being moved and plenty of sand banks near the edges.. then the visability closes in.

 

[jpcarter30]

Why not talk through routes, tides, weather, equipment (AIS is invaluable, for example) with him. He is grown-up and can take his own decisions. It's not inherently dangerous, if he has all the information to make a proper decision on when and where to go.

Great advice.

His preferred route is East Coast to Norway with either a leg into Denmark and then onward or straight to Norway.

Anyone know any good routes in that direction?

 

[BurnitBlue]

Great advice.

His preferred route is East Coast to Norway with either a leg into Denmark and then onward or straight to Norway.

Anyone know any good routes in that direction?

From the original title of this thread, I would not encourage anyone to sail anywhere. The call is their's alone. As others have said, keep to advice.

My advice is to avoid the Danish coast leg to Norway. Lee shore with prevailies and sandbanks. Either direct to Norway, or aim for Thyboran, then through Limforden, or aim for the Kiel canal.

 

[alant]

As my learned friend Fascadale says. I'd personally far rather go to Thyboron than Esbjerg, not just as the gateway to as interesting an inland waterway as you can hope for.

Spent some time working out of there & best used as a gateway.