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The Open60AAL sailing in Les Sables bay at sunrise. - ANT ARCTIC LAB

Fast night!

Powerful sailing night! ⛵🌀So, finally, I will be in Les Sables, at Port Olona tomorrow morning! 🙂

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A blue sky with lines of white clouds over a flat sea. - ANT ARCTIC LAB

Patience.

Nothing changed since yesterday, only around 4 knots of wind from W and flat sea, so I sail very slowly towards Les Sables and hope

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A very calm and flat sea seen from the stern of the Open60AAL. - ANT ARCTIC LAB

Calm…

Very silent day on the ocean, heading with between 4 and 5 knots towards the French coast. ⛵🌞

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Calmer weather in the Celtic sea seen from starboard stern of the Open60AAL. - ANT ARCTIC LAB

From time to time…

Against all expectations the AIS comes to life now and again and gives me at least 3 hours of sleep with many interruptions.⏰ Other instruments

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Vue from the steering area, the bow of the Open60AAL diving into a wave, the deck is covered with water. - ANT ARCTIC LAB

On the way back

Close to the British Islands, Neptune decided to present Norbert with another challenge: the weather conditions, first a depression and now some strong wind cells

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Bow of the Open60AAL at sea in a cloudy weather. - ANT ARCTIC LAB

Latest news

Norbert is right now on his way back to Les Sables, in position 61°18’ N and 012° 04’ W. After serious problems with all the

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It was great until now, a really good and impressive start… But you have to accept that you don’t control everything. Leaving the sailor and

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