How do we get to Europe with September/October weather on the North Sea? Carefully. Ep 16
25 marzo 2024 · 16 min · 4K visualizzazioni · Rona
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The crew of Northern Brees plans a late-season transit from the northern UK to Norway, requiring 33-hour weather windows to cross the North Sea during September.0:33 To reach the staging point at Loch Inchard for the challenging Cape Wrath passage, the crew navigates the Scottish coast while managing tidal currents and wind-against-tide conditions.1:13 During a coastal leg from Mallaig toward Rona, the crew decides to bypass a planned anchorage and continue to Tobermory to reach a protected harbor before an incoming storm.5:37 This decision adds eight hours to the passage, resulting in an 11 p.m. arrival, but allows the vessel to avoid heavy weather at anchor.6:00 While waiting for the storm to pass in Tobermory, the crew tours the Isle of Harris, visiting a historic croft and a Neolithic Henge.13:58 Successful passage planning in late-season conditions requires balancing fatigue, daylight arrival times, and the flexibility to adjust routes to avoid forecasted storms.
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