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Scoresby Sund Expedition – a couple more ports and then it was all over!
Day 160-167 September 2026 Reading time: 8 minutes I mentioned in the last post from Portree that the long trick is not quite over, and indeed it wasn’t. Overnight the wind got up and, maybe funnelled by the hills, came screeching through the harbour. I got up to check the lines, yes I always tie…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Back to Scotland, it’s almost over!
But not quite! Day 157 – 161 Thursday 27th August until Monday 31st August 2026 Reading time: 8 minutes Day 157 We planned to leave the Faroes on Thursday evening and found we had a bit of time on our hands. It was no good leaving any earlier because the ferocious tides would halt our…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Our departure from the Faroes
Reading time: 5 Minutes Day 156 – 158 Tuesday 25th to Thursday 27th August Day 156 Paul has never been to Torshavn, the Faroes capital city, so we decided to jump on a Number 400 bus for a relaxing day trip. Here’s an interesting fact, Torshavn has fewer hours of sunshine than any city in…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Iceland to the Faroe Islands
19th August – 24th August 2026 Reading time: 7 minutes Day 149 We spent a few days in Raufarhofn, North Iceland waiting for a weather window to get around the Langanes peninsular and hopefully then down to the Faroe Islands about 375nm away. We climbed up the hill to see the Arctic Henge, Iceland’s largest…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Crossing the Greenland Sea
Day 145 – Day 148. Thursday 13th – Sunday 16th August 2026. Reading time: 5 minutes We had already pretty much ruled out getting around the Langanes Peninsula on the north east corner of Iceland because the weather would probably turn against us becore reaching Vopnafjordur. Our next best option would be Raufarhofn, Iceland’s most…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – The eclipse and then towards home
Day 143 – Wednesday 12th August 2026 Reading time: 7 minutes It is the day of the eclipse. Yesterday it was calm during the day and so we managed to get ashore in our little dinghy. We went to see the weather ballon being launched but got our local time and GMT muddled. We asked…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Circumnavigation of Milneland
Reading time: It’s a long one! Day 130 – Thursday 30th July 2026 We decided that we would like to sail up into the massive fjord later in the day, in the mean time we would plan the passage and go ashore for a final visit to the settlement. By 12:50 we were ready to…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Ittoqqortoormiit and onwards
Day 130. Thursday 30th July 2026 Confidence rating: We got here! But getting back 8/10 When we arrived there were no other boats, not even fishing boats. Then a fast fishing boat arrived and was immediately hauled out. It reminded me of the ferry to Fair Isle which hauls out on arrival due to the…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – We have made it here!
Day 128. 28th July 2026 Confidenence Level: 10/10 At 16:52 we anchored off Ittoqqortoormiit in Scoresby Sund in glorious sunshine. The journey wasn’t easy and it took three previous attempts over 15 years, but at last here we are! Jacket potatoes are in the oven, the Eberspacher is blasting out heat and there is a…
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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…