Sailing out of the Kiel fjord on a large ferry changes the whole perspective on the coastline. For example below, we see the lighthouse Friedrichsort which is located at the end of a headland and which is always an interesting spot for wave watching. Or on the other side of Kiel fjord, Laboe is very […]
Beautiful morning arriving back in Kiel… Looking downwind, the weather might seem pleasant (especially when focussing on the sunrise). But looking upwind however, the wind rows on the water as well as the white caps on the waves indicate that it’s quite windy! Very cool: the turbulent wake of a ship interrupts the wave field […]
Have you ever noticed how, if you are at a shallow beach, no matter how choppy waves are further offshore, everything becomes nice and orderly on the beach? Below you see where the water depth suddenly increases, both from the color of the water and from the wave pattern. While in deeper water waves propagate […]
