desirableroasted: I can understand wanting to dock at somewhere like Heligoland after running the canal out of Kiel. I just started a new (not DiD, because I'm nowhere near that good) campaign in '39 with a IIA.
I've found that if I use the canal, I can't really use time compression, which is annoying in friendly waters. I simply don't have the time to wait twelve hours for my boat to hit the North Sea. So, even in my IIA, I loop around Denmark. Of course, this means I'm usually stuck docking somewhere relatively asinine after I run out of fuel. (Dunkirk, Bergen, when the Wehrmacht takes a city, I'm right behind.)
As for Heligoland itself though, I wouldn't try it. I don't believe it has any quays, so there's a good chance the boat will impale itself on a church steeple. If you feel the need to dock in that area, play it safe and aim for Wilhelmshafen.
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