GODTHUL

54^o17'S 36^o17'W                                                                                       Chart 3589, Godthul

  

Godthul was another harbour used by the whalers, but here there was a factory ship and the whales were flensed, while they were still floating, from Jolle boats.  Artifacts from these days can still be seen ashore; there are, for example, a couple of tanks, the remains of a shed, a heap of oak and steel barrels, three Jolle boats and several dinghies.  The beach is strewn with whale bones. 

The ruins are in the SE corner of the bay and, tucked in here, there is complete protection from the sea.  However, there is a 1 mile fetch with winds from the N or NW.  Anchor in a patch clear of kelp, off the shed, in about 6.5m.

GODTHUL, LOOKING NW