#54 | North Sea Adventure: Sailing from Scotland to Norway

[@fionnaheller1873]

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!

[@sailingpolaris]

Thanks for your comment! Yes, redundancy is nit a bad thing…

[@sailing_Noomi-II]

Thanks for your input inspiring videos 😊

[@sailingpolaris]

Thanks for watching!!

[@jonnykjrland725]

Velkommen til Norge , dette der den beste KZbin kanal. God tur videre..😊😊😊😊

[@sailingpolaris]

Oh, thank you! That‘s a very nice compliment ☺️! I hope our Norwegian will build up over time. Thank you for watching!

[@AdventureNow]

Fantastic crossing episode and what an excellent sea chef you are Katherin! ❤

[@sailingpolaris]

Thank you guys!

[@rebie63]

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

[@sailingpolaris]

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…

[@gaelhillyardcreative]

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 😊

[@sailingpolaris]

Thanks for watching and glad you like our work. We’ll keep them coming.

[@dfindla]

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!.

[@sailingpolaris]

Thanks, we‘ll keep more coming…

[@douglasreid243]

Great video as usual.

[@sailingpolaris]

Thanks Douglas!

[@ElsaPlanBe]

Hat mir sehr gefallen. Wir planen nächstes Jahr von Lübeck nach Bergen zu segeln, dort zu überwintern und dann 2026 nach Schottland und durch den Caledonian Canal zu fahren.

[@sailingpolaris]

Danke für’s Zuschauen und viel Spass und Glück bei Eurem Plan! Schottland ist wunderschön - wir verbrachten 1 1/2 Segelsaisons und 2 Winter da…

[@ElsaPlanBe]

@ ich muss jetzt mal nach einem Liegeplatz in Bergen für den nächsten Winter schauen 🙈

[@sailingpolaris]

@ElsaPlanBe Bergen selbst dürfte schwierig und sehr teuer sein. Schau Dir mal Nordheimsund Gjestehavn (60°22.340'N 6°8.867'E) an. Oder lade Dir www.norwegiancruisingguide.com/ Volume 0 als E-Book herunter (gratis). Im Anhang gibt‘s ‘ne Liste mit vielen Winterquartieren in Norwegen.

[@Pippinstravels]

Three cheers for the wonderful chef.

[@sailingpolaris]

Thanks Keith! We are really spoilt…

[@maurizioferrario1949]

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?

[@sailingpolaris]

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…

[@junk_rig_81]

A Thermomix on board! 🙂

[@thesophiagibson]

what app/ program do ypu guys use for planning.... it looks great.

[@DirkJacobsz]

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..

[@sailingpolaris]

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!

[@DirkJacobsz]

@@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..

[@TheMarlai]

❤

[@sailingpolaris]

Thanks!

[@TheMarlai]

@@sailingpolaris but hey, the interview was you ! Right ?

[@sailingpolaris]

No. I didn’t give an interview at all. Must be my Doppelgänger…

[@TheMarlai]

@@sailingpolaris 😂😂😂ok dann let ma that so stehe 😂

[@TheMarlai]

@@sailingpolaris you where the reporter ! Der englische Akzent und die Stimme

[@DriftWorn]

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!

[@sailingpolaris]

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!

[@tomcrean8481]

What a great adventure! Well done Team Polaris! P.S. How did the Naans turn out..? right amount of yoghurt? don't leave us hanging ;o)

[@sailingpolaris]

The Naan‘s were perfect, of course. What else with such a precise scale…. 🤪

[@tristanheal]

What is that amazing app you use on your app to track weather with passage progress?

[@sailingpolaris]

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.

[@tristanheal]

@@sailingpolaris Thanks. I actually have LuckGrib, but I had no idea you could overlay forecasted ships position on it :) I will investigate that immediately

[@sailingpolaris]

@tristanheal you need to buy the weather routing module…