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Tracking ANT ARCTIC LAB

Safety over Ambition

The second night at sea was already quite intense. Skipper Norbert Sedlacek Koch had to tack against 40 knots of wind through a rocky sea.

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Norbert on IY Open60AAL

First day at sea

I personally want to say THANK YOU so much to all of you πŸ‘±β€β™€οΈπŸ§”πŸ‘¨β€πŸ¦°πŸ‘©πŸ‘±β€β™‚οΈπŸ‘§πŸ‘¦πŸ‘¨β€πŸ¦³, who came at the departure and also who joined online on

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Norbert on IY Open60AAL giving a speech

Norbert crossed the starting line!

Today, at 10 AM UTC+2 Norbert has waved goodbye πŸ‘‹ to all fans, partners, friends, family and the whole Innovation Yachts team πŸ§’πŸ‘©β€πŸ¦°πŸ‘±β€β™€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ‘±πŸ§”πŸ§“πŸ‘§ to fulfill

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Norbert giving a speach on farewell event

Get together…

After all the hectic days, it’s time for us to cool down, relax, and enjoy the time with my family, friends, and colleagues πŸ‘¨πŸ‘©πŸ‘¨β€πŸ¦°πŸ§”πŸ‘±β€ before

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Norbert verifying the standing rigging

Very last crosscheck

D-3 ⏰ The team and I have been busy with all the preparations for my departure this Monday at 10AM!! β›΅πŸŒπŸŒŠ Finally! Now I really

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Norbert checking on the Katadyn PowerSuvivor watermaker on board

Did you know..

D-4 ⏰ Did you know that I need at least 3 L of drinking water per day on board for cooking πŸ‘¨πŸ³, washing, and staying

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Norbert loading his (emergency) water on board

D-5, water storage on board

D-5 ⏰ It’s time to stow on board the β€œmust-have” items!Many thanks to Aboutwater for supporting us with their Kavodrink Premium multiuse bottles for my

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Siegfried in the navigation while verifying the networks

Network verification

Only 6 days left to departure β›΅πŸŒŽβ€¦ time is running ⏰! Today we are doing the last verification πŸ”§πŸ”Œ on the whole networks, including the

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Norbert with nautical chart of Svalbard

Nautical paper charts

Who says paper charts are not necessary anymore? As I will sail up in the Arctic , rounding Svalbard higher than 80Β°N , the digital

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