Solo Sailing Westsail 32 Mighty Sparrow from Beaufort to Maine 2021 Part Three
8 de julio de 2021 · 5 min · 1K visitas · Gulf of Maine
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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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