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A winter sail to Bolærne in Norway's Oslofjord region, with air temperatures at minus 8 degrees Celsius and winds around 8 meters per second.0:25 Ice chunks fell out of the mainsail when the crew hoisted it, and the deck steering froze solid on approach to Bolærne, forcing the crew to use a winch to sheet in the foresail instead.1:11 The passage took under four hours, with offshore wind keeping seas flat and allowing fast progress to the leeward side.0:29 AIS showed a large fleet converging on the same destination, with 252 boats registered for the event.1:28 Thomas Nilsson and crew arrived to find the anchorage filling quickly.1:21 The cold was significant enough that crew went below mid-passage to add layers.0:43 Despite the frozen gear, the boat reached Bolærne without serious incident, and the crew looked forward to warming up aboard after arrival.1:37

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