Denmark - 55° 35' 38" N 12° 40' 42" E
With the wind on our beam, we sailed along the south coast of Sweden and cut through the Falstrebo Canal from The Baltic to Öresund. The canal is short but has a bridge obstructing the passage. It's always nice to see it all the way open! The canal has an interesting story. During WW II, the Germans did not recognise the Swedish four-nautical-mile offshore fishing limit so, just for good measure, mined the waters up to three miles from the Swedish shore. This caused problems for shipping around the Falstrebo Isthmus due to the shallow water. So the Swedes built a canal! Great for us as it cut off some distance and we avoided the choppy waters that the shallow area around the isthmus is known for. We saw FORESTS of wind turbines. Lots of wind here, so endless electrical generation. The Øresund Bridge is an impressive structure, together with the Øresund Tunnel , it connects Denmark and Sweden by road. We didn't sail under it, but quite close t...