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The sail home was straightforward. We went non stop from Reykjavik to Clifden. A few days of tail winds, straight towards Clifden - for this Teddy must zigzag downwind. Then towards the end a couple days headwinds.  I decided to skip St Kilda. It was late August, and in the fall the dominant winds in these latitudes are W & SW. St Kilda lies NNE of Clifden. Stopping there was to take the risk of waiting out days or weeks of headwinds. It was a real luxury to have 5 of us for the watches. With one person on deck at night the other four could sleep, and everyone was sharp in the morning. You don't get this when there are 3 crew. I started flipping through photos of the trip. All of the following are from Greenland. At random, a few memorable moments.                                                         Hue photo       ...

Teddy prepares for her final leg of the 2026 Greenland adventure back to Clifden. Bad weather set in for a few days delaying our departure from Reykjavik so the crew spent their time visiting local sights including the tall ship Gloria from Columbia and victualling Teddy. On the 17th Aug the winds finally died and we departed Reykjavik harbour with an excited crew ready for the adventure ahead. On entering Reykjavik bay we were greeted by minke and humpback whales - a true delight. Off Keflavik we stopped to catch some fresh cod, sufficient for a few dinners. The winds were Northerly force 3-4 so gave us a lively few days with the boat rolling, this is when Nick showed his legendary ability to set the sails for self steering. Reefing the mainsail and backing the jib did the trick. It was a true delight to watch Nick so in tune with his boat, the rest of the crew are Bermuda sloop sailors so this was a rare treat.  The crew settled into the daily routine of watches, starting with 3 ...