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Heavy Weather on our North Atlantic crossing from Azores to Newfoundland

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 2K views

What this video covers

A Swan 47 S&S named Saga crosses the North Atlantic from the Azores to Newfoundland and encounters 35-knot winds roughly four days out from landfall — well above the forecast 22 knots. The crew runs downwind in heavy air and building seas. Despite the conditions, the crew cooks a full dinner with garlic bread aboard. The video covers only this brief check-in from skipper Chris, with crew members Ali and David named; no navigation instruments, sail configuration, or routing details are described in the available material.

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