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Ice Charts | #4 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 4
24. desember 2017 · 21 min · 12K visninger · St. John's, Newfoundland
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Cruisers preparing for a 1,150-nautical-mile passage from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Nuuk, Greenland, analyze Danish Ice Service charts to navigate around heavy ice concentrations.21:13 The charts use egg codes to detail ice coverage in tenths, thickness, stage of development, and flow size.1:33 Current data indicates nine-tenths ice concentration near the exit of Prince Christian Sound, prompting the crew to plot a route that heads northeast for several hundred miles before turning north to avoid an ice field containing approximately 50 icebergs in a 60-by-60-mile area.6:33 While docked in St. John's, the crew relies on a fuel truck for diesel delivery, as the harbor lacks a dedicated fuel dock for small vessels.10:04 They also attempt to receive weather and ice information via single-sideband radio, though signal propagation remains inconsistent.7:46 The crew plans to depart for Greenland after a week of final preparations and local provisioning.18:56
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