In preparation for the transit of the Northwest Passage, I have been in contact with sailors who have accomplished a transit in recent years, have attended several lectures on the subject, have read all relevant material that I could find, and have also consulted people who have worked in that area.
Orkney fishermen waving at us as we pass them, the harbour master of Greenland’s main commercial port is waiting until close to midnight to welcome a yacht? Is the world changing, or is it just that in such remote places people still behave as everyone used to … once upon a time.
Although we were still some distance from the coast, we hoisted the Greenland courtesy flag, whose symbolic sun rising over a white horizon reflects the spectacle I had just witnessed.
Soon we were dodging small bits of ice, then larger ones, and finally mini-icebergs the size of Aventura.
Just before 11 o’clock local time, the sun came out, the mist cleared and almost exactly ten days after our departure from Stromness in the Orkney Islands we caught a glimpse of Greenland.
With the temperature dipping down to 8 degrees heating is switched on for the first time aboard Aventura
Are we getting slower because we are getting older, or are we getting older because we are getting slower? Experience based remarks from Jimmy Cornell.
A trio of wobbly-legged sailors is welcomed in style at the famed international port of call.
Nearing the Azores, the crew of Flyer does its chores.
Eight days into their transatlantic crossing, the crew of Flyer finds wind, dispatches the miles – and a few other items, too.
Looking out of the surrounding windows from his comfortable armchair, it suddenly struck Jimmy Cornell that even in this kind of filthy weather, life at sea can still be enjoyable…. if you have the right boat, and the mindset to go with it.
…and I thought it was just Hollywood celebrities that took them.
In preparation for the transit of the Northwest Passage, I have been in contact with sailors who have accomplished a transit in recent years, have attended several lectures on the subject, have read all relevant material that I could find, and have also consulted people who have worked in that area.
Orkney fishermen waving at us as we pass them, the harbour master of Greenland’s main commercial port is waiting until close to midnight to welcome a yacht? Is the world changing, or is it just that in such remote places people still behave as everyone used to … once upon a time.
Although we were still some distance from the coast, we hoisted the Greenland courtesy flag, whose symbolic sun rising over a white horizon reflects the spectacle I had just witnessed.
Soon we were dodging small bits of ice, then larger ones, and finally mini-icebergs the size of Aventura.
Just before 11 o’clock local time, the sun came out, the mist cleared and almost exactly ten days after our departure from Stromness in the Orkney Islands we caught a glimpse of Greenland.
With the temperature dipping down to 8 degrees heating is switched on for the first time aboard Aventura
Are we getting slower because we are getting older, or are we getting older because we are getting slower? Experience based remarks from Jimmy Cornell.
A trio of wobbly-legged sailors is welcomed in style at the famed international port of call.
Nearing the Azores, the crew of Flyer does its chores.
Eight days into their transatlantic crossing, the crew of Flyer finds wind, dispatches the miles – and a few other items, too.
Looking out of the surrounding windows from his comfortable armchair, it suddenly struck Jimmy Cornell that even in this kind of filthy weather, life at sea can still be enjoyable…. if you have the right boat, and the mindset to go with it.
…and I thought it was just Hollywood celebrities that took them.
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