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What this video covers

A 46-foot sailboat transits from Hamm to Andenes and then to Stø along the coast of Senja and Vesterålen, Norway, to reset the vessel’s two-year customs clock.▶ 0:00 The crew crosses the 12-nautical-mile territorial limit to officially exit and re-enter Norwegian waters, documenting their position with screenshots from MarineTraffic for customs evidence.▶ 15:50 During the passage, they use the PredictWind app to monitor wind and wave models, identifying a 30-knot gale forecast for the following day.▶ 11:14 The crew navigates shallow, intricate channels to reach the fishing harbor of Andenes and later the port of Stø.▶ 3:30 Upon arrival in Stø, they prepare for the incoming gale by deploying extra fenders to protect the hull, as the wind direction is expected to push the boat against the pontoon.▶ 21:28 The transit includes whale sightings near the continental shelf drop-off, where depths plunge from 100 to 1,000 meters.▶ 9:10

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