Sailing through an Atlantic Cold Front from the Azores to Galicia
9 de setembro de 2025 · 11 min · 10K visualizações · North Atlantic Ocean
O que este vídeo aborda
Leon Schulz and his crew navigated a five-day passage from the Azores to Galicia, tracking a cold front using PredictWind and Starlink.▶ 0:09 The crew maintained a three-hour on, six-hour off watch rotation while monitoring wave height and frequency.▶ 2:13 As the front approached, the crew prepared the boat by removing flags and setting a preventer to manage increased rolling.▶ 2:55 During the transition, the wind veered 90 degrees within minutes, forcing a jibe in the middle of the night to improve the boat's angle against conflicting primary and secondary swells.▶ 4:25 The vessel encountered confused seas with waves reaching nearly three meters, though the boat remained comfortable under a single genoa.▶ 4:33 Post-front conditions brought clearing skies and a return to long, 10-to-12-second wave intervals.▶ 4:47 The crew emphasized the importance of maintaining a consistent watch schedule, staying hydrated, and preparing meals in advance to manage life aboard during heavy rolling.▶ 7:58 Real-time weather data access significantly altered the passage, allowing for continuous route adjustments while increasing external visibility of the boat's position.▶ 9:37 Wave frequency, rather than absolute height, determines the comfort of the motion.▶ 6:16
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