Category: SAILING
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Expedition Report: East of Cape Barrow, Fog, Shallows & Ice
Dario reports on the 8.8.2016 @ N71.27 W154.36: We are just E of Cape Barrow. It snows and there is fog and there are shallows and ice. Attached ice chart from NOAA shows the limits of the pack ice. Luckily we made a bow protection in Nome in case we…
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Expedition Report: August 7, 2016
7th August, 2016 Noé and Alegra report: We are going really slow because the wind is coming from the north. We even had take in the fishing line so we are faster. A tug boat went by fast and it told us the weather. We were both topless in the…
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Expedition report 7.8.2016
Seas building. Sailing into these steep swell slows us down. E winds did not establish yesterday. At the moment NE 26 kn. – Dario
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Expedition Report: Bering Sea, Wild Winds, Snow, & WW2 Ruins
Just passed the Bering Strait last night. Wind was wild: we got 45kn at Cape Prince of Wales. Pachamama was running 10.5 kn just with 2nd reef in the main and staysail half out. Soon after we were nearly calmed out in a steep unpleased swell. Because of N winds we…
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COURSE TO STEER: NORTH TO NOME
After the 17 day passage across the North Pacific, we were warmly welcomed in Dutch Harbor on the 15th of July. Thank you to Cory, Anna, Elijah, Sofia and Carlin for welcoming us into your home for a few days! Since we knew we would have to keep heading north…