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Day 067: New York City, USA
“The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.” – Rudyard Kipling Moving west across the Atlantic Ocean, the prevailing westerlies blowing off North America bring you land smells a full day before the watch above calls “land ho!” We have been underway for over two months and the sounds and smells of the … Continue reading
Day 066: Atlantic Ocean
Day 066: Atlantic Ocean Position: N 40º 35’ 24” W 068º 55’ 31” Weather: 22ºC wind 15kts, waves 3m Last Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator We will continue on a west south westerly course throughout today through the North Atlantic as we start making our … Continue reading
Day 065: Atlantic Ocean
Day 065: The Atlantic Ocean Weather: 20ºC wind 15kts, waves 3-4m Last Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator Throughout today we will maintain a west south westerly course as we continue our passage to New York and proceed down the coast of Newfoundland and Nova … Continue reading
Day 064: Atlantic Ocean
Day 064: The Atlantic Ocean Weather: 17ºC wind 15kts, waves 4-5m Last Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator Throughout the morning we will continue on our south westerly course across the North Atlantic and later we will alter our course to the west south west … Continue reading
Day 063: Atlantic Ocean
Day 063: The Atlantic Ocean Weather: 15ºC wind 20kts, waves 4m Last Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator We will continue on our transatlantic crossing throughout today maintaining a south westerly course. Transatlantic travel played a major role in the expansion of western civilization into … Continue reading
Day 062: Atlantic Ocean
Day 062: The Atlantic Ocean Weather: 14ºC wind 25kts, waves 2m Last Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator We will continue on a south westerly course throughout today as we continue across the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is named after the Greek mythical god … Continue reading
Day 061: Atlantic Ocean
Day 061: The Atlantic Ocean Position: N 57º 08′ 26″ W 019º 25′ 17″ Weather: 12ºC wind southwest 35kts, waves 8m Last Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator Throughout today we will maintain a south south westerly course out into the North Atlantic Ocean. This … Continue reading
Day 060: Faroe Islands, Denmark
Day 060: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Position: N 61º 58′ 00″ W 006º 50′ 00″ Weather: 15ºC wind southwest 35kts, waves 3m Last Port: Oslo, Norway Next Port: New York City, USA Status: At Sea From the Navigator This morning just before 0700 we will pass between the islands of Nolsoy and Streymoy as we make … Continue reading
Day 059: North Sea
Day 059: The Norwegian Sea Position: N 59º 26′ 12″ W 000º 23′ 10″ Weather: 15ºC wind north 15kts, waves 5-6m Last Port: Oslo, Norway Next Port: Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Status: At Sea From the Navigator Early this morning we will round the southern tip of Norway and alter our course to the west north … Continue reading
Day 058: Oslo, Norway
Day 058: Oslo, Norway Position: N 59º 52′ 20″ E 010º 43′ 06″ Weather: 22ºC wind north 8kts, waves 1m Last Port: Copenhagen, Denmark Next Port: Torshavn, Faroe Islands Status: In Port From the Navigator This morning at 0515 we will make our final approach to Olsofjorden and shortly after we will embark our local … Continue reading
Day 057: Copenhagen, Denmark
Day 057: Copenhagen, Denmark Position: N 55º 40′ 24″ E 012º 34′ 08″ Weather: 22ºC wind north 15kts, waves 1-2m Last Port: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Next Port: Oslo, Norway Status: In Port From the Navigator This morning we will board our local pilot at 0545 before transitting the narrow strait between Denmark on our starboard … Continue reading
Day 056: North Sea
Day 056: The North Sea Position: N 57º 51′ 11″ E 10º 15′ 43″ Weather: 14ºC wind 35kts, waves 4m Last Port: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Next Port: Copenhagen, Denmark Status: Underway From the Navigator Throughout this morning we will continue to set various north north easterly course up through the North Sea. Later today will … Continue reading
Day 055: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Day 055: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Position: N 52º 21′ 38″ E 004º 53′ 12″ Weather: ºC wind kts, waves m Last Port: Dover, United Kingdom Next Port: Copenhagen, Denmark Status: In Port From the Navigator We will make our final approach to the pilot boarding ground at 0300 and plan to board our pilot at 0315. Once the … Continue reading
Day 054: Dover, England
Day 054: Dover, United Kingdom Position: N 51º 06′ 44″ E 001º 19′ 21″ Weather: ºC wind kts, waves m Last Port: Le Havre, France Next Port: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Status: In Port From the Navigator Once everyone is back onboard we will let go our mooring lines and thrust off our berth and move ahead exiting the harbor through … Continue reading
