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Claire Cummings

Claire Cummings

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Greater Manchester UK

When my sons flew the nest I boarded my first yacht and was hooked! My other big passion is showing that ‘Deaf Can’ (in all areas of life) and I love sailing both with deaf and hearing sailors and working as a team. Best trip to now was the epic Iceland to Greenland voyage on Global Surveyor - the whales and steering through ice.

1,605

NM

Total Distance

55

Days

Time at Sea

QUALIFICATIONS
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Level 2 Powerboat Handling

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Small Craft Basic Sea Survival

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First Aid Course

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Claire Cummings

Claire Cummings

Yesterday at 12:05

2

Tobermory - Kerrera

24.9

NM

4h 5m

Tobermory to Oban, United Kingdom

Claire Cummings
Tracy Price

Claire Cummings & Tracy Price

Friday at 09:49

Mallaig - Eigg - Tobermory

We started off on sails but at around noon had to switch to the engine. The scenic anchorage at Eigg was a great lunch spot and on the way to Mull we were treated to the sight of porpoises and guillemots whilst steering away from fish farms, lobster and crab nets and pots.

2

Mallaig - Eigg - Tobermory

35.5

NM

9h 29m

Mallaig to Tobermory, United Kingdom

Claire Cummings

Claire Cummings - Thank you! It was very wet today 😬 but fun through the narrow strait. A hop across the strait tomorrow back to Oban xx

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Claire Cummings
Tracy Price

Claire Cummings & Tracy Price

Wednesday at 10:35

Canna to Mallaig

Low winds and ripply sea, a total contrast to yesterday. Relaxing - time to recover from yesterday 😂

2

Canna to Mallaig

23.8

NM

6h 11m

A'Chill to Mallaig, United Kingdom

Claire Cummings
Tracy Price

Claire Cummings & Tracy Price

Tuesday at 09:25

Tobermory to Canna

Left Tobermory in gorgeous fair conditions and a lovely F4 wind. As we got into open water, the wind picked up and the water got choppy - proper sailing. My first time climbing the mast to bring down the mainsail in those conditions! Moored at a buoy in Canna Harbour - beautiful! Saw grey seals, puffins and oyster catchers. Got a tender to the island and enjoyed the local brew in the sun.

7

Tobermory to Canna

33.5

NM

6h 25m

Tobermory to A'Chill, United Kingdom

Claire Cummings
Tracy Price

Claire Cummings & Tracy Price

Monday at 12:54

Oban to Tobermory

Great wind most of the way, though it dropped for the last 5 miles or so. As we rounded towards Tobermory the bright colours leaped out, even brighter than expected. Gorgeous.

4

Oban to Tobermory

24.9

NM

4h 38m

Oban to Tobermory, United Kingdom

Claire Cummings

Claire Cummings - Thank you! Tuesday was the best sailing so far and flat as a pancake today but gorgeous sun and scenery.

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Claire Cummings

Claire Cummings

16 August 2024 at 09:00

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Whales!

On entering the fjord we were very blessed to see beautiful humpback whales. Two came close to the boat and treated us to a wonderful soul-touching show of bubble rings and synchronised diving. Skipper Ales has done this voyage 20 times and this is the first time the whales came close by Global Surveyor.

4

Whales!

34.7

NM

11h 0m

Tasiilaq to Tiniteqilaaq, Greenland

Claire Cummings

Claire Cummings

15 August 2024 at 12:00

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Home stretch

Back to Kulusuk to catch our flight back to Iceland. This time I got to helm through the ice - what a great learning experience. And amazing to reflect that what took us 3 days to sail only took just over an hour by plane!

1

Home stretch

13.8

NM

3h 0m

Tasiilaq to Kulusuk, Greenland

Ian Humphrey

Ian Humphrey - Looks like a good trip. Must put it on my bucket list…

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Claire Cummings

Claire Cummings

13 August 2024 at 08:00

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The power of a breaking iceberg

Dropped two crew members at Kulusuk and as we motored to Tasilaq, saw a good chunk break off an ice berg - such sheer power. And seals were popping their heads up here and there as we crossed the sea.

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The power of a breaking iceberg

35.9

NM

14h 0m

Eqi to Tasiilaq, Greenland

Claire Cummings

Claire Cummings

12 August 2024 at 08:00

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Abandoned base and majestic glacier snout

Made it through! Anchored at the eerily complete abandoned WW2 US air base - even saw a mop. And went on to the breathtaking glacier snout where my much braver crew mate swam in the icy sea. She said it was really invigorating. Then a long steer back through ice for Skipper Ales.

5

Abandoned base and majestic glacier snout

53.5

NM

15h 0m

Claire Cummings

Claire Cummings

11 August 2024 at 12:00

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Forced back by ice

Forced to turn back by ice. One of the crew caught a huge cod and we BBQed it by a trapper’s hut after backtracking to a smaller, relatively ice-free fjord.

3

Forced back by ice

38.1

NM

11h 0m

Kuummiit to Eqi, Greenland