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Back from Gothenburg with food.
June 9, 2026 · 4 min · 3K views · Gothenburg
What this video covers
Sven Yrvind visits Göteborg to collect provisions and supplies for a planned voyage to Cape Horn. At one stop, Morgan Ompak demonstrates vacuum-sealing equipment — polyamide and polyethylene bags measuring 200×300 mm, rated for two liters of food each — showing how air is evacuated before the seal is set.0:23 A second supplier, Mattias from Bara bra mat, provides 10 kilograms of almond flour.1:34 A third stop at Ängelhart yields hull and milk paper, delivered by staff there.2:04 Yrvind also meets captain Gron, who has agreed to transport him to France, and Gron's partner Malin.2:31 The final scene, aboard Idun, shows the collected gear and provisions laid out in heavy rain.3:01 The focus throughout is long-duration food storage: vacuum-packed provisions are presented as the method for keeping food viable for the full length of a Cape Horn passage.
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