Field report 20 -Yachtline-: Darßer Bodden landscape

In 2020, after the transfer of our 20 -Yachtline- AnnaBella from Kürnach to the Bodden south of the Darß peninsula, we undertook wonderful tours in this area up to Hiddensee, the 2021 season began under the well-known corona conditions and entry ban to MV.
Although we were already able to sell on 31.3. In very fine weather, we fetch the boat from its winter quarters in a shipyard in Barth, crane it into the water and sail a few miles to our mooring in Zingst. However, the AnnaBella then lay abandoned on the jetty for quite a long time, because of course it wasn’t always the best boating weather when we traveled from the Ore Mountains to the Baltic Sea. So the 2021 boating season was slowed down for well-known reasons, but we still sailed the beautiful area between Saaler and Bodstedter Bodden, Barther Bodden and Grabow, all the way to Barhöft at the exit to the Baltic Sea, whenever possible.

We enjoyed the Darß Bodden landscape to the full

The route from Zingst through the Meiningen Bridge over the Bodstedter Bodden, through the Neuendorfer Bülten – an elongated group of reed-covered islands south of Born – and then across the Saaler Bodden to Althagen, a small and beautiful harbor on the Bodden side of Ahrenshoop, is particularly beautiful. Fish is smoked there and after enjoying it with a freshly tapped beer, you can set off on your journey home in high spirits.

It is also wonderful to experience the sunset while bobbing along on the Bodden in calm conditions. You can also see that our AnnaBella cuts an excellent figure with on-board lighting.

The port of Dabitz in the south of the Grabow is of course also worth a visit, although you should only go there if the water is not too rough. In stronger winds, a decent wave builds up here, which makes boating less comfortable, even if – and I have the comparison – the design of the hull absorbs a lot. There’s a nice bistro in Dabitz, where you can sit and enjoy a beer and a burger while gazing pensively at the Grabow and looking forward to the return journey to Zingst.

Occasionally we just went out to anchor at the reed belt, have a drink from the fridge (thanks for installing this important equipment, dear Öchsners!) and let the good Lord be a good man. Speaking of anchoring: it is sometimes difficult, at least for my wife as a boat “man”, to pull the anchor cleanly and without twisting over the anchor roller after it has been recovered and to fix it with the clamping screw. A difficult undertaking in rough seas, because then you also have to be able to hold on when the bow swings up and down. So I will most likely install an electric windlass after all. The justified displeasure of the helpful spouse does not necessarily serve the peace of the boat.

Our conclusion: Everything done right!

In my first report I mentioned that it is not necessarily fun to clean the underwater hull at the end of the season, especially when barnacles have built up in endless numbers. Based on this experience that a boat absolutely needs a treatment of the underwater hull when it is in (Bodden) water for a season, I have had an osmosis and antifouling coating applied and hope to be able to report better at the end of the 2022 season.

Conclusion: The 2021 boating season was not as eventful for us as we had hoped, but the year was not as exciting for everyone. In the hope that all will be well, we start the 2022 season and look forward to our AnnaBella, which, despite fewer nautical miles on the meter, has given us a lot of pleasure, so that we can also say after the 2nd Yachtline summer: Everything done right!

Best regards, J.S.

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