God morgen!
I also find it easier to read foreign languages as compared to composing, or even worse, speaking them.
I did not know that you could learn norwegian at college 'over there'. It would be fun to know why you choose to struggle with our grammar, and somewhat special vocal sounds.
Sailing in the deep of a norwegian fjord is a lot like sailing on a lake. The wind is either 'on', or 'off'. You have veers of 40 - 90 and sometimes 180 degrees. The water stays warm up til the end of september. Then you better bring out your drysuit. The tides are regular and easy to follow, and the sea is usually quite calm unless it really is blowing from west.
Cat sailing is a very small part of sailing in Norway, so we are always the boat to beat when we are sailing on handicap with the monohulls. Also, most monohullers are impressed with the speed and the 'fun factor'. Everybody would like to try it, they say, but most stays bonded to their keel boats.
Molde is on the middle part of the norwegian coastline. At app. 64 degrees north. The climate is unusually kind, with summer temperatures around 18 - 24 degrees celcius, and winter temperatures around -10 to +5 degrees celcius. You can sail most of the winter from our yacht club, but we prefer to take our boat indoors if the temperature drops below freezing point.
Oh, did I mention that it rains a lot ?
Hilsen
Rolf *one of about 5 million people speaking norwegian + Tim, and counting*