23rd - 28th July 2015 Nynashamn to Trosa

23rd July - To Trosa
Up at 0600, breakfast and usual departure steps slipping at 0725. We were back tracking through the Nynashamn "wriggles" and then across more open waters to Trosa.
The forecast was of mild SW breezes with some rain and the weather was indeed very grey. I usually underestimate the time it takes to get through the wriggles and this was no exception. We missed the 0900 bridge opening and regrettably the waiting buoy was occupied so we had to hold position on the motor for about 15 minutes in the rain.
At the appointed hour a yellow jacket appeared with a red headed lady inside. She walked to the bridge, lowering the safety barriers on the road as she did so. She then opened up a tall cupboard on the bridge pavement and sundry bangs and grumbles indicated that the bridge was opening. In the meantime the boat lying to the buoy slipped, another boat appeared behind us and a boat lined up in the opposite direction to enter the wriggles but was positioned to come in through our exit - all a recipe for close encounters.
The bridge slowly swung open leaving two openings and the opposing yacht realised the bridge end was coming much too close and backed off, taking the correct side to enter. We left easily enough and shouted our thanks to the red head as we left.
The outlet channel led directly into wind so Kristin raised the main while we continued SW.
At the end of the channel, the rain stopped, we turned NW and unfurled the jib and sailed very contentedly across Svardsfjarden to the Rasholmen and Galklubb lights which together mark the main NS ship channel to Sodertalje. Ramsholmen light is mounted oddly on a sloping stalk that looks as if it had at some time been nudged by a ship. there being no ship to worry about we crossed the channel going east and now close hauled to go north of Knytnaven buoy into less used waters.
At this point the rain started again and visibility reduced considerably The plotter continued to work and we picked out the route between Doftskar and Doftskar Hallarna, about two cables apart. After a little while we found a southerly cardinal named Naggen and returned to the conventional route to Trosa. By this time the rain had stopped and we rolled up the jib