Lovely episode and 🙏 for sharing this beautiful trip. I remember Stamsund and the Harbour Rorbuer for a fantastic seafood burger and a nice pint after a long sail from Hanøy along the northern coast of Austvågøya. What a shame to see it destroyed. When we arrived at the portside guest pontoon the famous harbour master greeted us from the top of the stairway in his stoic manner, and climbing the rusty ladders after dark was the challenge of the day. All the best!
Great video! We broke the world record in putting the mast down while sailing in Mazury region in Poland. At the last minute we noticed some low hanging cables in the canal. Luckily we managed to put the mast down in time and continued safely to our destination. I'll never forget that! :) Fair winds!
What lovely people you are. We love your videos. However, as norwegians we must say that we have just watched the worst fish massacre ever 🤣. Keep up the good work and keep those videos coming!
😂😂😂 I knew we shouldn‘t have shown it - trying to save my honour: I was trying to help my son and daugher-in-law preparing their own catch… But we need more practise… stay tuned, we will try to do better. 😉
I agree with my fellow Norwegian. It was charming to see your struggle to make up the fish, and I had to smile. 😂😂 But it is rather easy. First, use a sharp, pointed knife to cut open the belly, and gut the fish. Remove the gills. Then place the fish on a flat surface and, preferably, use a thin, long knife to cut down behind the head and run the knife along the backbone towards the tail. Turn the fish over and repeat on the other side. You may want to cut away the thinnest part with most of the bones. Very easy and quick. If you want to remove the skin, place the fillet skin side down and use the knife between the fillet and the skin, so that you can get hold of the end of the skin. Hold it firmly, press the knife down and guide the knife along the fillet. You need a sharp knife, and it should preferably be thin and a little fleksible. If you are going to be in the area and want to fish more. you should buy a fillet knife. You can buy it everywhere, maybe even in the grocery store. The cod you caught is often just cut into thick slices crosswise and boiled (not actually boiled, but put in hot water with a little salt, close to boiling point). Eat with boiled potatoes, carrots and melted butter. Yummy! 😋😋 It is the traditional way to cook cod, and you do not need to fillet or skin. The pollock is usually filleted and fried. The place you fished - Vestfjorden - is probably one of the best fishing places in the world. The so-called "Lofot fishing" is famous, and was the basis for Norwegian trade with foreign countries for a thousand years. Many hundreds of fishing boats still come there in February/March to fish. A lot of fishermen make their annual salary there. As a dedicated sailor, I enjoy your films and adventures, and look forward to new episodes. 👍👍😃😃
Aagh I love it -following in your wake - how is the new heating system going? Where are you wintering - are you ashore ? Love your work - you have to climb the rock..
Thanks for watching - all issues good, we are wintering on board at 69°N in a place called Finnsnes, near Tromsø. We are waiting for the snow to come. The sun will disappear for 2 months at the end of November…
@@sailingpolaris aah wonderful - I had never heard of those places - so I learn as you sail North - enjoy the dark - will you put a bubbler under your boat to stop the ice forming around the hull? - I still see Bear Island and Svalbard in your future - well done guys thanks for doing the pathfinding for us
Haha, the heater is working great - power wise. But there are some random leaks in the plumbing that keep me on my toes… the real first test is next week when temperatures below -10°C are forecast… Due to the Gulf Stream the water remains ice free up here, so no bubbler needed. We still have about 4h of daylight, but by the end of the month we will be in darkness. Your crystal ball might be a bit cloudy 😂 as is ours at the moment 😎
Wow you have to trust the chart but even with a gap of 1m at hat I would be going the other way. Here the cables over the Tamar have a safe pilotage height of 20m at HAT but there is clearance of a further 15m to allow for moist air conduction.
Yeah, seeing is believing - I had heard about some possible errors and disclaimers all over, so not to trust the charts. But I had to see it first to realise…
Interesting thought by the way, the additional clearance to allow for moist air conduction. I need to do some research on this. Makes me think… most power lines here have a clearance of 20-30m at hat…
I didn’t say it’s 23m, in the video I say it’s 22m. 22m from the waterline with the VHF antenna. Mast 18.8m, distance from mast foot to water line 2m, VHF antenna 1m = 21.8m (22m), I measured it…
That was a close call with that cable! Good you turned around on time. Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventures with us
Thanks for watching! Yep, glad we noticed it…
Lovely episode and 🙏 for sharing this beautiful trip. I remember Stamsund and the Harbour Rorbuer for a fantastic seafood burger and a nice pint after a long sail from Hanøy along the northern coast of Austvågøya. What a shame to see it destroyed. When we arrived at the portside guest pontoon the famous harbour master greeted us from the top of the stairway in his stoic manner, and climbing the rusty ladders after dark was the challenge of the day. All the best!
It‘s a pretty sad place now. I imagine the pub will have been quite a central spot. The harbour felt quite deserted, but still a very safe place.
Nice one. Northern Norway ❤ Nothing like it
Thanks for sharing. Always a good watch!!
Thanks for watching! Much appreciated.
Great video! We broke the world record in putting the mast down while sailing in Mazury region in Poland. At the last minute we noticed some low hanging cables in the canal. Luckily we managed to put the mast down in time and continued safely to our destination. I'll never forget that! :) Fair winds!
Always be on your toes…
Hello my dear friends. Amazing adventures with family in an incredible place. Thanks so much for sharing with us. Cheers from Canary Islands.
Thanks for watching Carlos and for your kind words!
@ Really enjoy your journey. I hope everything is going well. I can’t wait for your winter videos.
Everything is fine - but new to us. We‘re not used to going out and working in the dark…
@ It looks like an
incredible experience. Can’t wait to watch your video. Stay safe
What lovely people you are. We love your videos. However, as norwegians we must say that we have just watched the worst fish massacre ever 🤣. Keep up the good work and keep those videos coming!
😂😂😂 I knew we shouldn‘t have shown it - trying to save my honour: I was trying to help my son and daugher-in-law preparing their own catch…
But we need more practise… stay tuned, we will try to do better. 😉
I agree with my fellow Norwegian. It was charming to see your struggle to make up the fish, and I had to smile. 😂😂 But it is rather easy.
First, use a sharp, pointed knife to cut open the belly, and gut the fish. Remove the gills. Then place the fish on a flat surface and, preferably, use a thin, long knife to cut down behind the head and run the knife along the backbone towards the tail. Turn the fish over and repeat on the other side. You may want to cut away the thinnest part with most of the bones. Very easy and quick. If you want to remove the skin, place the fillet skin side down and use the knife between the fillet and the skin, so that you can get hold of the end of the skin. Hold it firmly, press the knife down and guide the knife along the fillet. You need a sharp knife, and it should preferably be thin and a little fleksible.
If you are going to be in the area and want to fish more. you should buy a fillet knife. You can buy it everywhere, maybe even in the grocery store.
The cod you caught is often just cut into thick slices crosswise and boiled (not actually boiled, but put in hot water with a little salt, close to boiling point). Eat with boiled potatoes, carrots and melted butter. Yummy! 😋😋 It is the traditional way to cook cod, and you do not need to fillet or skin. The pollock is usually filleted and fried.
The place you fished - Vestfjorden - is probably one of the best fishing places in the world. The so-called "Lofot fishing" is famous, and was the basis for Norwegian trade with foreign countries for a thousand years. Many hundreds of fishing boats still come there in February/March to fish. A lot of fishermen make their annual salary there.
As a dedicated sailor, I enjoy your films and adventures, and look forward to new episodes. 👍👍😃😃
@radar335 thanks for watching and for your fish cleaning tips. I will get better, promised! We love it up here and are looking forward to the winter.
Wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing your journey together.
Thanks for watching!!
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Aagh I love it -following in your wake - how is the new heating system going? Where are you wintering - are you ashore ? Love your work - you have to climb the rock..
Thanks for watching - all issues good, we are wintering on board at 69°N in a place called Finnsnes, near Tromsø. We are waiting for the snow to come. The sun will disappear for 2 months at the end of November…
@@sailingpolaris aah wonderful - I had never heard of those places - so I learn as you sail North - enjoy the dark - will you put a bubbler under your boat to stop the ice forming around the hull? - I still see Bear Island and Svalbard in your future - well done guys thanks for doing the pathfinding for us
Haha, the heater is working great - power wise. But there are some random leaks in the plumbing that keep me on my toes… the real first test is next week when temperatures below -10°C are forecast…
Due to the Gulf Stream the water remains ice free up here, so no bubbler needed.
We still have about 4h of daylight, but by the end of the month we will be in darkness.
Your crystal ball might be a bit cloudy 😂 as is ours at the moment 😎
@ Have a good winter
🙏🏻
Wow you have to trust the chart but even with a gap of 1m at hat I would be going the other way. Here the cables over the Tamar have a safe pilotage height of 20m at HAT but there is clearance of a further 15m to allow for moist air conduction.
Yeah, seeing is believing - I had heard about some possible errors and disclaimers all over, so not to trust the charts. But I had to see it first to realise…
Interesting thought by the way, the additional clearance to allow for moist air conduction. I need to do some research on this. Makes me think… most power lines here have a clearance of 20-30m at hat…
Are you planning on visiting Kollhellaren (home of 3000 year old cave paintings that dance in flickering candlelight)?
Found it. We weren‘t there on the way up - but we‘ll go down south one day…
I doubt ure mast is 23 Mtr's.
I didn’t say it’s 23m, in the video I say it’s 22m. 22m from the waterline with the VHF antenna. Mast 18.8m, distance from mast foot to water line 2m, VHF antenna 1m = 21.8m (22m), I measured it…