Category: Expeditions
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Underway again.
Day 86. 6th July 2026 Reading time: 30 Seconds We have left Seydisfjordur and are now heading towards the notorious Langanes peninsular. Timing is crucial but the information is conflicting. We are hoping to round the headland at 08:30 Tuesday morning. There should be a strong breeze to whizz us past. Then we will sail…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – We have made it to Iceland after a nasty incident!
Day 84. 4th July 2026 Reading time : 5 minutes Confidence rating: 8.75/10 Grit and Jo arrived safely in the Faroes and we explored the town. I had a plan to leave on Tuesday morning and had been doing the usual checks on the Windy app. On Monday morning my check revealed a worsening position…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – On our way to Iceland.
Day 80 30th June 2026 Reading Time: 30 seconds Confidence rating: 9/10 Follow our progress on the tracker on Sumara’s webite. We are trying to beat the strong winds due in a few days. Let’s see how we get on.
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – We made it to the Faroe Islands!
Day 74. 24th June 2026 Reading time: Five minutes Confidence Level: 7/10 A few weather concerns but hey what’s new! The weather Gods were on our side for this leg, but maybe not being quite so kind for the next one. We left Ullapool early on Sunday morning with a forecast of reasonably strong southerly…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Back to the boat!
Day 53 – Day 68 Reading Time: Three minutes Confidence Rating: 8/10 Weather anxiety creeps in! I am back in London and everyone is asking “Wow, how was it? See any bears?” etc But the boat hasn’t even left Scotland yet! Dont worry, everything is still according to the original cunning plan, and the plan…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – The Final Job List
Nerdiness Quotient: Quite high Confidence Level: 9.75/10 Reading Time: 4 minutes Day 47 Friday 29th May 2026 Sumara is still lying alongside in lovely Ullapool. Once my new 125 amp hour AGM battery arrives, and is successfully fitted, I will move the boat to a mooring up the loch kindly being lent to me by…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Ullapool’s Luggerfest
Day 43 – Monday 25th May Reading Time: Four minutes We left Portree early on Thursday morning to make the 57 nautical mile journey to Ullapool. There was a strong wind warning issued and Windy was predicting winds gusting around gale force. The wonderful thing was that the wind was going to be from the…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition Making our way to the Lugger Festival!
Day 38 – Thursday 20th May Reading Time: Three Minutes I arrived early in the morning to the Transit Marina in Oban and at the last moment found a portside-too berth. I was mildly taken aback at the price of the night’s stay but it was walk-ashore with showers, so the convenience was great. It…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Inspirational people and a few technical issues
Day 33 – Friday 15th May 2026 Reading time: Three minutes It is rather wonderful all the people that you meet when boating. The staff at Dunstaffnage have all been marvelous. Then there are the other Sailors. I had never met the Rev Bob Shepton before but of course he is a real hero figure…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Clothing
Reading time: Four minutes 5th May 2026 Day 23 Nerdiness Quotient: 3/10 Work is progressing well and I hope to have the boat afloat very soon. In the meantime I have been sleeping in the van but the general service battery is now flat and with no mains power there is no heating. The temperature…