Episode 14 - Heading north, to begin our trip around the tip of the UK, and on to the Continent.
January 11, 2024 · 16 min · 2K views · Ardfern
What this video covers
The crew of the Baltic 42DP Northern Brees sails 32 miles from the Isle of Giga to Ardfern, Scotland, navigating with a single reef and wing-on-wing configuration in following winds.0:51 Ardfern Marina provides fuel and chandlery services, which the crew identifies as the best-stocked and most competitively priced on the west coast of Scotland.4:37 After departing Ardfern, the vessel motors to the Inner Hebrides, securing a mooring ball at Kerrera Marina across from Oban.10:14 The crew provisions in Oban and hikes to the 13th-century Dunstaffnage Castle, a historic site featuring 10-foot-thick stone walls and a former Viking longship haul-out site.14:24 The passage highlights the prevalence of Nordic-built vessels, including Hallberg-Rassy and Malö yachts, in Scottish waters.0:39 The journey concludes with plans to sail toward Tobermory on the Isle of Mull.16:13
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