New member - Canada to Greenland/Iceland this year

[Northern Brees]

Just saying hi.
We'll share our trip in various places, including here.
At this time, we're looking for insurance for this northern route. Quote requests are out to a couple of companies, but if you have any suggestions, please share,.
Thank you.
Erin

[hpeer]

Following with interest.

[grantmc]

Welcome to the forum Northern_Brees. Very keen to hear of your travels in northern climes.

Hoping that you'll gain help and useful information from joining and posting in the forum. And as to your specific question Pantaenius for me

Always do feel free to post your own thoughts, questions and ideas here on CF. The forum only works when people post so don't be a lurker.

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Erin.

[Que-Sera]

Coming from East, i have the same problem, my european insurance company stop the coverage on Greenland east coast.. i need a coverage (SAR individual too) for my sailing boat for Canada/SouthGreenland/Labrador/Newfoundland..

Do you know some companies ?

Thanks,

Jul

[Adelie]

Welcome.

[OBT]

Erin,

We too are visiting Greenland by sailboat this summer and have a question that you might have already researched.
Like any larger cruise ship, our sailboat has a liquor locker that has a stock of alcohol for the ship's onboard crew during the extended trip from and back to Canada and the USA. This alcohol will remain on the ship during the trip. Will we have any trouble about this issue when clearing into Greenland?
Safe travels and fair winds,
Thom
Crew
sv Polar Sun

[Copernicus1]

GREENLAND from Halifax
Very interested in chatting with sailors who have done or are deeply planning this. This is now on the bucket list and planning for 2024 is underway. Current questions
1. Is May better than September? Yes, more ice in May, more chance of dying hurricane low pressure system in Sept, but likely warmer waters. Anyone have good information on this?
2. What’s it like over there? Are there multiple interesting and good harbors?
3. Should we go and come back, or carry on to Iceland and Ireland?
4. Is this a f’ing stupid idea?

I have 35,000 nm, but mostly in the trades and a few runs up/down through the mid latitudes to NZ. 38 foot sloop.

Love to hear some thoughts!

Fair winds.

[deblen]

Welcome!
This may help:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU1bvv-JN_0

[Copernicus1]

@Deblen - thanks! Great video. Tough sailors.

I wonder if the ice is still so far south or if now nearly a decade later global warming has reduced the range of the bergs materially. I noticed they made the trip in early July.

[Mike OReilly]

Not crazy, but certainly challenging. I’m based in Lewisporte, on the NE side of Newfoundland. There are a number of local boats that have made the trip up to northern Labrador and Greenland. We’ve had our share of NW Passage makers come through as well, mainly because this is probably the last good marina location before heading north.

Most who do the journey try to leave here as early as possible in June, but this varies depending on the iceberg flow. Some years it has been light, but then you get years like this one where I can still see them floating around down here in August (there is one three miles from where I am anchored right now).

You just have to start watching the ice charts, and also the wind patterns, early in the year to assess how dangerous the journey is that year. It’s hard to make predictions from year to year.

[deblen]

Mike is the "onsite" guy! Cheers/Len


https://www.canada.ca/en/environment...onditions.html

[Adelie]

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