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Navigating Crowded Greenland Harbours and Fleeing a Gale
July 12, 2025 · 36 min · 291K views
What this video covers
The crew of a Garcia Nouanni 43 navigates coastal Greenland, managing fuel logistics and seeking secure anchorages ahead of an approaching gale. They refuel in a local port, noting the tax-free price of 6 DKK per liter, before departing Sisimiut to track a route through increasingly thick fog. Using radar to verify chart accuracy against island positions, they monitor depths to ensure sufficient swinging room for the vessel. The crew identifies potential anchorages with uniform depths of 20 to 25 meters, favoring mud or clay bottoms for better holding. Onboard, the owner utilizes a Bambu Lab A1 Mini 3D printer to fabricate custom gear, including a drone catch handle designed to simplify launching and retrieving a drone from the boat. The printer also produces dog whistles and a phone case for the crew’s dog, Kutti. The passage planning emphasizes the necessity of finding protected shelter as weather conditions deteriorate.
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