Category: Scoresby Sund Expedition
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Final Preparations – but for what?
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Days 48, 49, 50. 30th July 2022 Position: Still Moored Husavik, Iceland Weather: Overcast and raining. Getting windy too. 6 degrees Ice: Improving. Hopefully the next chart will show the settlement virtually clear of ice We managed a good walk on Thursday to the top of Husavik Hill. Our attempt at…
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A Short Video from Husavik, North Iceland
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 48. 28th July 2022 Position: Still Moored Husavik, Iceland Weather: It was a bit grim, windy and raining yesterday but the sun is out now, yippee! Ice: Improving. Hopefully the next chart will show the settlement virtually clear of ice Here is a short slightly out of focus video from…
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Life in Husavik, Iceland
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 44. 24th July 2022 Position: Moored Husavik, Iceland Weather: Not too bad at all Ice: Awaiting a new Ice Chart Sumara has the best position in the harbour being the only yacht on a pontoon. On the harbour wall lies Dagmar Aaen, the crew of which are all waiting news…
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All systems go but..
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 42. 22nd July 2022 Position: Moored Husavik, Iceland Weather: Not too bad at all Ice: Looking better. OK to make landfall a bit further south. Yesterday morning I went up to the Grimur engineering shop at 07:00 which was pretty stupid because they didn’t open until 08:00. So I went…
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A navigational faux pas, but arrived safely in Husavik!
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 40. 20th July 2022 Position: Moored Husavik, Iceland Weather: Calm in the harbour at least Ice: Not looking so good – yet It was my first really good weather day in 40 days! Our departure from Vopnafjordur was a little later than the original plan due to us enjoying the…
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We have arrived in Iceland! Yippee
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 37. 17th July 2022 Position: Moored Vopnafjordur, Iceland Weather: Calm peaceful evening We have said goodbye to Torshavn and hello to Iceland! I must admit that I rather like Torshavn and I can see why some people like to linger for a while. Sony who lives on a really wonderful…
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Received from Sat phone……
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 36. 16 th July 2022 03:21 GMT Position 64.25N x 10.52W We are currently motoring into a slight swell. Our promised strong south winds haven’t kicked in yet but the direction is at least from the south. We are hoping to make landfall at Vopnfjordur on Sunday. The coast guard…
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Update
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 35. 15th July 2022 Position: At 08:51 GMT – 63.45N x 09.35W At last some calmer weather after a fithy night heavily reefed. We are only making 3 kn so we may be late arriving in Iceland and stand a chance of hitting strong winds. Only able to sail west…
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Technical Problems
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 32. 12th July 2022 Position: Moored Torshavn Weather: The wind has dropped from F9 to about F7, not sure whether to call that good or not. It was a fiercely windy night here last night. Jannicke returned from the airport because all the flights were cancelled. She has only just…
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Raised eyebrows and tales of doom
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 31. 11th July 2022 Position: Moored Torshavn Weather: The usual I’ve just had to move from my perfect berth to the trickiest little nook in the harbour. A dismasted yacht was being towed in by the lifeboat and needed my nice spot. It didn’t seem too windy last night but…