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Author: Northabout

Home Author is Northabout (Page 7)
321 posts, 27 Comments

There were some very quiet moments on board, as we as a crew took in the majesty of the mountain formations around us. Mind numbing precipices and sheer, 1000 meter walls of ice shrouded wall

NorthaboutShips log2 Comments01/10/2016

1 October Wind North west 15KT,996 hpa and falling, air temp is …c, water temp is  5.4c. Large grounded Iceberg on our track south. no other ice. Some coastal traders heading north laden and south unladen. position 59,58.7N,44,47.8W We departed our top…

NorthaboutLEG 4No Comments01/10/2016
1 Oct Uunartoq to Tuviligssuaq, Stordalens Havn

We chased after Eagles Quest in an unofficial race. We managed to overtake them…..

NorthaboutCrew(b)log2 Comments30/09/2016

Ben Edwards, crew while expedition, from southern Greenland 30th September So today was fairly short.  I woke up at about twelve to a slightly burnt egg and bacon sandwich.  We were already under way as Mike and co had cruelly denied…

After a day’s lay over in Qaqortoq (Julianehab) where we replenished and undertook minor repairs, we motor-sailed towards the Southern tip – Cape Farewell

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments30/09/2016

David Wynne Davies, crew 4th leg, Atlantic Crossing, from Southern Greenland 30 Sept After a day’s lay over in Qaqortoq (Julianehab) where we replenished and undertook minor repairs, we motor-sailed towards the Southern tip – Cape Farewell.  En route we…

NorthaboutLEG 4No Comments30/09/2016
30 Sept QAQORTOQ to Uunartoq Incredible Iceberg with blue lines through it. It cracked sounding like a pistol shot; made us all jump! Majestic towering steep mountains rising up out of the sea. Speechless. And as if we're not international enough an expedition...

When I first heard about Northabout back in the spring, I knew I wanted to play a part in the expedition

NorthaboutCrew(b)log1 Comment30/09/2016

Rob, crew 4th Leg Atlantic Crossing, from Qaqortoq (Julianehavn), Greenland Sitting here in Qaqortoq (Julianehavn), I’ve been reflecting on the first week of this trip. It has been a wonderful experience so far, easily exceeding my expectations, and although I…

The iceberg was grounded in more than 70ft of water, and we motored all round it admiring the colours underwater, and strange vertical dark blue lines through the ice. It made us jump when it cracked like a pistolshot….

NorthaboutCrew(b)log1 Comment30/09/2016

Rob Hudson, crew 4th leg, Atlantic crossing In Qaqortaq last night I was able to get wifi connection in a bar, so saw for the first time the blogs and photos on the expedition website from the last week. Fran…

The strategy is to reach our departure point on the eastern entrance to PRINCE CHRISTIAN SOUND, which has a conveniently manned weather station and pier, in about two days sailing

NorthaboutShips logNo Comments30/09/2016

Position 60,23N   45,43W under way eastwards CSE 084T. Wind west 10KT,1004 hpa and falling, air temp is 12.5c, water temp is  5.2 c. Large grounded Iceberg on our track east. no other ice. After departing QAQORTOQ around 8 am, we…

I am told by the Inuit lady in the local chandlery that its going to blow hard tomorrow. We should have the wind behind us for our transit to the east, and then if all is ok run in to shelter mid afternoon.

NorthaboutShips logNo Comments29/09/2016

Wind North 1KT,1009 hpa and rising, air temp is 12.7c, water temp is 7c, EAGLES QUEST II is now alongside us. We have successfully disembarked Steve and continued our preparation of Northabout for crossing the Atlantic. We have also re-fueled…

NorthaboutLEG 4No Comments28/09/2016
28 Sept Davis Strait/ Labrador Sea arriving into QAQORTOQ Anchorage this morning at 60d 48.6N 047d09.7W IVNARSSUÁNGÛP NUNÀ We flew the drone as you can see :-) Arrived into QAQORTOQ in the evening in order to allow Steve, Ben’s father to depart...

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  • We arrived in Bristol!! 22/10/2016
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  • My court martial was finally held in Northabout’s saloon Wednesday night….. 21/10/2016
  • See picture above is us in Portishead ‘up the road’ It’s lovely to see her! 20/10/2016
  • Well, this is my final Captains Log. Tomorrow I hand over to David Hempleman-Adams the expedition leader to bring the boat home its final final leg into Bristol harbour. 19/10/2016
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  • With the wind and swell behind us we were doing twelve knots at times with an average of about seven. Amazingly that continued and continues to continue as we continue to head east. Thence to Bristol, see you there! 18/10/2016
  • We are now well into the Celtic Sea, past Cork in the north, and enjoying the run home. We saw a dolphin last night, and four this morning so far. Skipper Mike is keeping us on our toes, with no relaxing – constant looking out for boats without AIS on the radar 17/10/2016
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  • 45 minutes – The time to takes for the average crew member to dress and equip for watch and get to the cockpit. 35 seconds -The time it takes for the same crew to get to his bunk, get his kit off and get in bed with eyes closed….. 17/10/2016

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