Arctic sailing YouTube Videos
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What does an iceberg look like underwater? | #75 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
We've got company at the weather station in Greenland, and it's not just another boat. The grounded iceberg is breaking apart and starting to cause concern in the tiny harbour. Where is our weather window? If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs ...
Stopped by a Baby Orca
This time I'm first sailing solo to Vesterålen, where Sohvi, Kuutti and Viiri join me for the passage to Lofoten islands. We're greeted by an orca calf.
We Lost Our Steering Off The Coast of Greenland | #72 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
What do you do when the worst happens on a boat at sea? Are you prepared or do you panic? The crew aboard Paragon is tested when she loses her steerage in the middle of an iceberg field sailing off the coast of Greenland. If you enjoyed this video, then g...
Pushing off from Greenland. | #71 | DrakeParagon Season 5
We're pushing off from Greenland aboard our 42 foot sailboat bound for Ireland...or are we? The boat is stowed and the crew is rested, but even the best laid plans cannot compete with the raw nature in this harsh land. A few icebergs and gale force winds m...
Safe Weather Window to Ireland? | #69 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
We've checked and downloaded the latest weather report, said our goodbyes to the men at the weather station, and given the dogs one last belly rub. The time has finally come to push off from Greenland and sail to Ireland. The weather isn't ideal, but at th...
The Weather Station in Greenland | #67 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
The weather station on the southern tip of Greenland is the last stop for us, but also an incredibly important place for many reasons including...PUPPIES! We meet up with old friends, are attacked by an unlikely source, and encounter some of the cutest Pol...
Safe Harbor At Last | #66 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
Greenland makes its own rules. Any port in a storm doesn't quite work if there is a glacier calving icebergs in 30+ knots of wind. Forced to leave our anchorage we set our sights on a tiny weather station where we hope to find refuge and perhaps even a fri...![Escaping a winter storm [ep14]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/pGiLw5DO3Bk/maxresdefault.webp)
Escaping a winter storm [ep14]
This time we're setting off for some winter sailing (& skiing), but end up escaping a storm to a more suitable anchorage.
A Very Dangerous Anchorage | #65 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
What to do when it becomes too dangerous to stay in an anchorage? Should we head for the unknown option or backtrack to a possibility? With limited daylight we have to make some tough decisions...and quickly! If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thu...
Postcard of the Most Majestic Fjord in Greenland – Tiny Living, BIG View! | DrakeParagon Sailing
Some places stop us in our tracks and leave us speechless. Ikerasasuaq, or Prince Christian Sound, on the southern tip of Greenland is such a place. This is a postcard video of our sail through this magnificent fjord. To see the full episode click on the l...
Sailing Through Prince Christian Sound – The Most Majestic Fjord in Greenland, S05E61
There are times that we encounter such magnificent places that words simply cannot describe the experience. This is such a place. If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, share it, or support this documentary on Patreon or via ...
Sail to Iceland or Ireland? | #60 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
Sailing to unknown places is always made easier with one precious, but hard to come by, thing...local knowledge. Some Faroese mariners take the time to talk with us, and we start voyage planning for our departure from Greenland.Which way should we sail and...
Real Time Update • Covid-19 + More | DrakeParagon Sailing
Where are we? What are we doing? What are our plans for the future...and the channel? If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, share it, or support this documentary on Patreon or via Paypal with the links below. Patreon: Chec...![Sailing to Svalbard across the Barents Sea – my first ocean passage [ep8]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/ci6xWTKkhRo/maxresdefault.webp)
Sailing to Svalbard across the Barents Sea – my first ocean passage [ep8]
We sail to Svalbard, a 4-day ocean crossing, dodging some drift ice and bad weather. My first real ocean sailing outside of the Baltic Sea.