Racing the weather in the North Atlantic: Iceland to Scotland [EP 213]
13 November 2023 · 22 min · 53K views
What this video covers
The crew of the *Millennial Falcon* transits from Reykjavik, Iceland, to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, to clear out of the Schengen Area before the onset of autumn gales.12:48 After a brief stop in the Westman Islands, the crew initially plans to sail to the Faroe Islands but diverts southeast toward Scotland to outrun a severe weather system identified via PredictWind.12:53 During the four-and-a-half-day passage, the crew encounters 3-meter seas and 20-to-26-knot winds, which cause UV-degraded stitching to fail along a sail seam.13:57 They perform a temporary repair using sticky Dacron.14:36 Upon arrival in Stornoway, the crew finds the charted anchorage depths inaccurate due to recent dredging for cruise ships, forcing them to dock at a marina instead.20:45 The final approach requires maneuvering through a narrow channel in 20 knots of wind, necessitating high-RPM reverse thrust to maintain control.21:14
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