We passed Stad, Norway’s Caspe Horn, in company with the Norwegian boat Salto.
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Started in fresh but shortly dying wind that forced us to motor for a while.
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The wind came back, and we were able to sail close to the impressive rock in a warm, and somewhat variable, breeze from the shores. Stad is known for its dangerous and confused seas.
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We were spared the dangers, but the sae was markedly higher and irregular as we passed this headline thar protrudes like a fist from the coast.
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It is also tricky in the sense that there are no harbours for the 15 or so nm around the head.We carried on a bit further north and entered Fosnavag (Fosnavåg) around lunchtime. This is a small town with a protected harbour but with nothing much beyond provisioning to offer.
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Having had lunch in the somewhat smelly (fish and diesel) harbour, we left for a better option. to the west – Runde.
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