We Finally Called It | Looking Back Before Sailing Again 2026 Ep 55
June 28, 2026 · 25 min · 442 views · Breskens
What this video covers
Erin and Marie wrap up Season 4 of Sailing Northern Brees aboard their Baltic Yachts 42 DP, covering the 2025 summer season from Belgium through the English Channel, Normandy, Brittany, the Channel Islands, and the Atlantic coast of France as far as La Rochelle and Pornichet.0:56 A six-week delay at the start — caused by rod rigging replacement and turnbuckle work ordered through Breskens Rigging in Belgium — forced a rethink of their Schengen 90-day clock, pushing them to explore the Normandy coast rather than wait in Europe.1:21 A refrigerator that failed intermittently through the season, throwing out freezer food three times, was finally replaced.15:45 Atlantic weather then pinned them in port for 17–18 days near the end of the season.0:19 Near-misses included a close-quarters encounter with the dredger City of Chichester within 100 yards, and repeated radio non-responses from vessels with no one at the helm.12:43 A mayday near Brighton resulted in two people pulled from the water after a boat sank.11:59 Unplanned stops yielded the Cannes Yacht Festival and the La Rochelle Boat Show.20:44 The season's lesson: weather and mechanical delays opened access to Mont Saint-Michel, Saint-Malo, and the Normandy coast that tight Schengen scheduling would have foreclosed.21:21
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