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Originally Posted by Palarran
Matt,
I've watched many of your videos during the pandemic and want to thank you. I'll do it proper on Patreon soon :-)
You guys are a true inspiration for me in regards to cruising Norway. It's all I can think about when dreaming about sailing (well, Greece also). How well do you think a 56' catamaran would do there? I'm thinking that we would go up the US coast next spring to Newfoundland and cross over to Ireland. Then overwinter in the British Isles then head up in 2022.
Good luck with your catamaran build.
David - another Michigander from Kalamazoo.
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Thanks David.
Happy to
trade boats to make life easier for you
In theory every marina we saw could accommodate your
boat. The issue is that 90% of the
marinas are not manned by any staff- you pay by credit card on an app- so nobody is there to regulate where
boats berth. It's first come, first served, and everyone takes the easy to access tee docks... and unfortunately space themselves out inefficiently.
But I guess you have a pretty large
tender. Most of the marked
anchorages anywhere close to civilization are filled with moorings, fish farms or other boats. If you're willing to take the
tender a few miles to get into town, you should be able to avoid the
marinas completely.... but the town's marina are a great place to met awesome locals.
My
advice for Norway is to get North as quick as possible and
work your way South over the remaining season. This was what everyone told us to do beforehand, but instead we entered close to Bergen, struggled to
work our way North and then struggled back down again. It's a lot like the Med- either no
wind or too much straight on the nose.
I don't know if you remember way back to 2016, but you gave us an
Icom SSB and a Weatherfax. The
Icom had an issue that I couldn't diagnose so we gave it to a local in the
Bahamas, but the weatherfax has been a great addition. Thanks again for the kindness
Matt