The One Ocean crew has now been underway for 9 days on what was originally planned to b…
The One Ocean crew has now been underway for 9 days on what was originally planned to be a 1,700-nautical-mile transit from Pond Inlet to St. John’s. However, as Mark described in his most recent blog post, this plan has been interrupted by “a well-organized weather system (actually two of them) looking very much like hurricanes [heading] our way. Predicted winds and wave heights directly on our path are significant for a very broad area — the entire width of the Davis Strait! We have ‘eyes on it’ and are sorting out some options along the Baffin Coast. ETA for colliding with these systems: 24 hours.” ⛵️💨
You can read his latest blog here for more details:
🔗 https://www.oneislandoneocean.com/blog/weather-or-whether
Instead of continuing directly to St. John’s, the crew will divert to Nain, the northernmost settlement in Labrador, to safely wait out the storm systems. The current plan is to remain in Nain until the weather clears and conditions improve. Unfortunately, this detour will likely mean we’ll have to skip our planned stop in St. John’s, Newfoundland, in order to make up time as we continue south.
As Mark said, “Great news we have the option to hide someplace for a few days.”
