Solo Sailing Westsail 32 Mighty Sparrow from Beaufort to Maine 2021 Part Three
8 July 2021 · 5 min · 1K views · Gulf of Maine
What this video covers
Jerome Rand sails the Westsail 32 Mighty Sparrow from Beaufort toward Rockland, Maine, navigating through the North Atlantic. Approaching Georges Bank, he prepares for forecasted winds in the mid-20s with gusts reaching the high 30s.0:23 He rigs a storm jib to manage potential heavy weather and dangerous currents associated with the bank.1:00 During the transit, he monitors VHF, AIS, and GPS while navigating through a dense concentration of fishing vessels and scallopers.2:03 After passing the east side of Georges Bank, he encounters heavy wind and fog, observing an 18-foot basking shark.2:35 Exhaustion forces him to manage short sleep intervals until he clears the bank’s currents.3:17 He eventually secures five hours of sleep while entering the Gulf of Maine.4:10 With approximately 50 miles remaining to the outer islands of Matinicus and a final 15 to 17 miles to reach Rockland, he anticipates a successful landfall.4:31
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