My favorite crew 😊! When I see all the Computerstuff I always wonder what you would do without it, even if you have hourly logbook entries. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to sail when it‘s pitch black. I hope that there is always a guardian angel watching over you. Thank you for all the amazing work and for taking us with you
Thank you Regi! The electronics are wonderful marvels of technology and great helpers. But, it is safe to have paper charts and manual records ready in case… I do admit, a reliable autopilot steadily steering through a rough night is a gift from heaven…
Thank you for an enjoyable video of your crossing. It is good to see the maintenance of the old ways - you are quite right since electronic system can fail just when you don;t want them to!
Another great video. Very informative. I am planning the same trip next year so looking forward to hear your experiences and learn from your adventures. Safe sailing!.
I love these videos Daniel and Kathrin, thank you for sharing them. We live near the Moray Firth and swithered about buying an Oyster yacht years ago but I am now pleased we did not. But I do get to enjoy all your fabulous adventures vicariously, which is good enough for me 😊
Hello Daniel, congratulations for making a very domanding passage. I am looking forward to your navigations in Norway. How far North will you go? And where do you plan to spend the winter?
Hi Maurizio, thanks for watching the video. We are currently on Lofoten and plan to go up as far as Tromsø, perhaps further. The winter we plan to spend in a place 35nm SW of Tromsø at 69°N…
Gee - i love your videos and your work -your planning thought and preparation for sea are standards i hope to achieve - and we want to follow in your wake. Thank you again... your weather routing program ... is that Predict wind? What a wonderful chef..congratulations Kathrin..
Hi Dirk Thanks, I will pass your compliment on to the chef… if you follow our wake and are fast enough you might get a taster… 😂 The weather routing software I use is LuckGrib (for iOS and Mac). It is much cheaper than PredictWind as it is just a one off purchase, unfortunately for each device, if you have several. But it‘s quite reasonably priced. It has pretty much the same functionality as PredictWind which I have tried but didn‘t see much additional benefit. LuckGrib requires a bit more hands on work, particularly to import the Grib Files and creating a route, but once that‘s done it‘s easy. There is a great manual on www.luckgrib.com so you can read everything before jumping in. Happy planning!! And don‘t wait too long!
@@sailingpolaris Once again you are a SUPERSTAR and a fountain of great information and advice - many many thanks - I will delve into it. Safe sailing and good wind..
LOL! As soon as I saw the Termomix I thought - HOW ARE THEY USING THAT!! Ours forces wifi - and I was wondering about the measurements until I saw it jumping all over. How does it work for you onboard? We have kept ours at home but am wondering. Have fun out there!
Haha! It works great for us! So, when we changed Polaris over to an electric galley from gas we faced a problem: our electric cooker / oven only runs on shore power or with the generator. The solar charged battery (LiFePo4) run inverter cannot cope with that beast full on. So, we wanted redundancy and a possibility to cook with the inverter. And here the Thermomix works just fine, as does the electric kettle and the single ring induction plate. As we now have Starlink and before a SIM card router with an unlimited data contract, linking the Thermomix with Wifi is not a problem. So, when we‘re under way it‘s simple meals like Kathrin‘s curry, and when we have enough power she bakes delicious breads and the like (using the Thermomix for the hard and quick kneading). Thanks for watching!
It‘s called LuckGrib (www.luckgrib.com). Exists only for iOS and MacOS but if you have one of these it‘s great. You can define and import GRIB files. One off purchase fee, quite reasonable and no further cost.
@@sailingpolaris Thanks. I actually have LuckGrib, but I had no idea you could overlay forecasted ships position on it :) I will investigate that immediately
