Well, if you leave your mast down, you could do Vlissingen->Amsterdam in 3
days, After Amsterdam you might just as well step the mast.
Amsterdam-> Frysian Islands 2 days (Why didn\'t you ship to Hamburg?)
Although the standing mast route through Holland is designed just for that,
there are a couple of bottle necks (train- and highway bridges) which only
open twice a day or only at night :-(
Alternatively, step the mast in Vlissingen and start sailing 2 days (maybe 1
if you really push) to Den Helder and another day (or 2) to "home" so 4 in
total for a nice trip... (saves you 60 liters of diesel as well)
Tip/advise: Try to get the port-number from your shipping agency (Vlissingen
Harbor, the commercial port that is, is massive!) If you like, I can find
you some telephone numbers of portable cranes in the area (Yellow pages)as
your Vega will be on a flatbed container? Maybe if your lucky the cargo ship
can/will unload her on "the other side" i.e. directly in the water
Just let me know, for that crane company.
Let\'s keep in touch, sounds like a nice & entertaining item for the Yahoo!
Vega discussion forum.
Best regards,
Hielke
hielke@... V1033 Drivfjäder Woubrugge, Holland
