Adventures of a small yacht

Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Days 59. 9th August 2022 Position: Raufarhofn, North Iceland Weather: Overcast and raining It is our strong intention to sail this evening. We hope to catch the slack water at Langanes at 04:00 on Wednesday morning just before a strong gale is forecast. I’ve had a very helpful phone chat with John who has a plethora of weather apps. It is a fairly close call, but we could be stuck here for a while if we don’t grab the moment – not that there is anything wrong with Raufarhofn. Once we turn the corner around the

Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Days 57. 7th August 2022 Position: Raufarhofn, Iceland Weather: The sun is shining! We left Husavik at 00:22 in the morning which was the moment the strong winds died down and backed to NWbW just enough to give us a cut to clear the headland. Obviously after such prolonged bad weather the sea was still quite rough but once we had cleared the bay there was enough power in the wind to push the boat along nicely at 5 knots. As we turned eastwards rounding the Melrakkasletta peninsular we had a rolly downwind ride eventually gybing

Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Days 54. 3rd August 2022 Position: Still Moored Husavik, Iceland Weather: Overcast, heavy rain, strong winds. 5 degrees Ice: No Danish update but Norwegian Charts say the coast is now clear of ice The weather is now spooking us. The locals are telling us it is the worst weather they have experienced since 1970’s. There has been a weather warning issued today for North East Iceland warning of: “..flooding, falling rocks and landslides. Outdoor activities (such as hiking) are not advised because of cooling due to the combination of wet weather, low temperatures and strong wind”.

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 finding a new way down failed so we climbed back up and then came back down. We quenched our thirst, plus a bit, at the Husavik Micro Brewery and collapsed into our bunks after knocking up a beef madras with brown rice. The harbour is

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 Sumara’s cockpit with a lot of wind noise. Must try harder next time!   The featured image shows just a snap of the weird landscapes to be found all around Iceland.