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10 degrees from a DISASTER in the North Sea | Sailing to Norway - Ep 277
June 28, 2026 · 21 min · 15K views · Norwegian Coast & Fjords
Sailboat cutting through blue waves under full sail
What this video covers
Steph and Travis sail their Custom Aluminum boat Jibsea 265 nautical miles from the Orkney Islands to Norway in 36 hours, averaging 7.1 knots — a passage they describe as one of their best.▶ 19:34 Departure timing centers on the Orkney tidal currents, which run hard enough to pull mooring balls underwater; a 3-knot fair current at the start pushes boat speed past 9 knots.▶ 0:11 Overnight, oil rigs in the North Sea require a mandatory 1-nautical-mile berth; the rigs hail on VHF to enforce it.▶ 5:51 The title's near-disaster involves a large tanker on a collision course: Travis radios the vessel, identified on air as "Ottoman Tennessee," and requests a 10-degree port alteration; the tanker complies, passing 0.6 miles off — closer than comfortable.▶ 11:03 Arrival in Norway comes just before dark, which matters because the anchorage is 60 feet deep and surrounded by a narrow cut that would have been dangerous to navigate at the planned 3 a.m. arrival.▶ 17:13 Travis also demonstrates the Orca Core 2 navigation system, plugged into the boat's Raymarine SeaTalk/NMEA 2000 network, highlighting its portable touchscreen, instrument repeaters, and wireless autopilot control as advantages over Navionics on an iPad alone.▶ 13:11 Timing a North Sea passage to arrive before dark is worth building into the plan, especially when Norwegian anchorages are deep and confined.
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