Squalls and Sunsets Offshore Atlantic Sailing
27 July 2024 · 4 min · 632 views · Kelp Bank
What this video covers
A Westsail 32 completes a multi-week offshore Atlantic passage, hove-to near Kelp Bank during a night of squalls before pressing on.Watch Jerome Rand narrates the final stretch, tracking the boat's position at 40°47.95′ as Into Oblivion clears the Gulf Stream after roughly three weeks of exposure to its current.0:15 The passage ends with Nantucket astern and an anchorage stop ahead.3:55 Conditions included overnight squall battles and sustained Gulf Stream influence described as "tugging at the tiger's tail."3:49 The crew escapes with minor damage — "an area of scratch" — and considers the passage closed.3:54 Sunsets and squall sequences mark the offshore leg visually. The next planned voyage is a Lake Michigan crossing and return, framed as a training sail roughly one week out.4:12 Hove-to strategy in squalls and managing a prolonged Gulf Stream crossing on a heavy-displacement 32-footer are the core seamanship elements covered.
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