N69 02 W 101 30 pressure 1006, water1.7C, Air 2C 0500 UTC 9 Sept local time 22.00 8 Sept, Queen Maud Gulf A winters start. Low cloud base and dark skies. We slowly edged our way past Cambridge Bay into Queen Maud Gulf, surely named by…
N68 52 W 105 01 pressure 1002, water 5.8C, Air 3C 15.15 UTC 8 Sept Still punching against the wind, and still choppy seas. Hoping the wind will turn in next couple of hours. Heading down the coast, Cambridge bay behind now. Into Queen Mauld…
Steve Edwards, crew, from Coronation Gulf 7 Sept Johan has written a book on knots, sadly in Norwegian. It looks very good and we are pressing him to have it translated into English. Knowing about the book several crew members…
Steve Edwards, crew, Coronation Gulf 0300 UTC 8 Sept This sunrise was some 40 minutes after the last of the island pictures and in the end the sun never did appear in the sky and was always hidden behind the…
Steve Edwards, crew Coronation Gulf, 03.00 UTC 8 Sept As a young boy scout I was told to always trust my compass when navigating. That advice is good as long as you are in the UK, however in the North…
Ben Edwards, crew from the Coronation Gulf You remember how earlier on this leg we were consistently doing over eight knots? Well that situation has changed somewhat. The wind came round onto our bow a while ago and we started…
N68 44 W108 15 pressure 105 water temp 7.1C air 3C 03.30 UTC 8th Sept, local time 20.30 7th Sept A mixed day, my first watch this morning at 8 am was delightful, no wind, so sails down and calm waters. Progressing past various islands…
Ben Edwards, UTC 16.30 7 Sept Coronation Gulf We’ve slowed down a little, that’s about it.
N68 24 w 111 54 Pressure 1009 water 7.8C, Air 0C 14:00 UTC 7th Sept Coronation Gulf No wind, took the main down and trying to get some help from a flapping genoa. Slowly making our way down Coronation Gulf. A few patches of blue sky,…
