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Preparing to sail a 65-foot sailboat from Newfoundland to Greenland with @59° North Sailing
1 January 2024 · 21 min · 10K views
What this video covers
A crew prepares for a high-latitude passage from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Greenland and Iceland aboard the Farr 65 Falcon, operated by 59 North Sailing.0:40 The training curriculum focuses on offshore seamanship, including great circle navigation on non-Mercator charts, pressure gradient analysis, and iceberg avoidance strategies near the Strait of Belle Isle.4:31 Instructors demonstrate man-overboard recovery techniques, emphasising the need to manoeuvre the vessel to windward to create a lee for the victim before deploying a rescue swimmer.12:16 The crew practises coordinating line handling to retrieve a person from the water and securing them to the deck.13:58 The passage planning involves monitoring cyclogenesis patterns in the North Atlantic and selecting waypoints to bypass ice concentrations identified in regional charts.7:54 The team concludes the preparation phase by performing sail changes and evaluating anchorage security in response to shifting winds before departing for the Arctic.16:34
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