Category: Places
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Siglufjordur and our departure to Greenland!
Days 101 to 105 Tuesday 21st July until July 25th 2026 Reading time: Four minutes Confidence level: 9/10 Day 101. 21st July 2026. The predicted headwinds proved to be following winds so we had a very smooth ride along the coast past the mouth of Akureryi fjord and into Siglufjordur. I radioed up the harbour…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Moving on
Day 100 – 20th June 2026 Reading time: Three minutes Confidence level: 9.25/10 This year the stars are aligning. The weather here is glorious, I could even call it hot! It all helps to boost the confidence level but it’s not just the sun. The ice has now cleared around Scoresby Sund, so that is…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Husavik
Day 96. 16th July 2026 Reading time: 5 minutes Confidence rating: 9/10 This is my third time in Husavik. Each time was an attempt to reach Scoresby Sund. The first attempt, in Integrity, failed due to ice, so we ventured further south. The second try in Sumara in 2022 failed due to consistantly strong northerly…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Seydisfjordur to Husavik via Raufarhofn and the Arctic Circle
Days 86 – 91. 6th July until 11th July Reading Time: 7 Minutes – Blimey almost a book! Confidence Rating: 8.75/10 Days 86 – 89 Seydisfjordur to Raufarhofn We enjoyed our short stay in Seydisfjordur by visiting local art exhibitions including one by a Swiss “Conceptual Performance Artist” called Roman Signer, then admiring a revolving…
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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…