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Sailing to Greenland 2022. Chapter 2 I Shetland to Faroe Islands. 4K
14 de octubre de 2022 · 23 min · 151K visitas · Mid Yell, Shetland Islands
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Erik Aanderaa sails his 46-year-old Contessa 35, *Tessie*, from Lerwick, Shetland, to the Faroe Islands, covering 182 nautical miles across the North Atlantic.1:43 After a brief stop in Mid-Yell, Shetland, where he accidentally strikes a cardinal buoy, he departs for Skålavik on the island of Sandoy.2:49 During the passage, he manages fresh, downwind conditions by taking a third reef in the mainsail and engaging a Hydrovane self-steering system.11:45 The wind eventually dies, forcing a transition to engine power for the final approach.12:19 Upon arrival in Skålavik, he delivers merchandise to a local contact before sailing to Tórshavn to await a favorable weather window for a subsequent passage to Iceland.17:18 The transit involves navigating tidal currents through sounds and managing significant boat motion in straight downwind conditions.14:43 The journey highlights the necessity of reefing to balance the helm in fresh winds and the utility of a Hydrovane for efficient, long-distance self-steering.11:57
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