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Author: Northabout

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321 posts, 27 Comments

The team were great… Genoa in and out, engine off and on, rain off and on, reflex on and off. Fog, rain and blue skies.

NorthaboutShips logNo Comments11/08/2016

Thurs 11th August. Day 23 20:00 UTC N76 43 . 2 E 109 50.6 pressure 988 wind from the south 10/15 knots sea temp -0.3 outside temp 7 Depth 8 m Well what a day, still only sailed 12 hours but a real tonic for everyone ….

10-11th Aug OUR ANCHORAGE

NorthaboutExpedition Log11/08/2016

Sea state Laptev Sea 10 Aug UTC 17:00

NorthaboutSea state1 Comment11/08/2016

10 Aug 2016 approx 1800 BST 17:00 UTC 77deg 35min N 107deg 28min E

Sea atate Laptev Sea 10 Aug 15.30 UTC

NorthaboutSea stateNo Comments11/08/2016

10 Aug 2016 1630 77deg 32min N 107deg 41min E water temp 2.04 C

A very mixed day of ups and downs, probably better described as down, ups and down !

NorthaboutShips log3 Comments10/08/2016

Anchored at Volodarskiy Island. N77 18 .062 E107 07 .574 8/8. raining. Getting darker each night water temp 1.27 outside temp 2 A very mixed day of ups and downs,  probably better described as down, ups and down ! First off, our make shift mooring…

Этот маршрут я уже прошел в 1998 1999 годах. Яхта Апостол Андрей и я первыми кто это сделал в истории яхтинга

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments10/08/2016

Nikolay Litau from the NE passage Этот маршрут я уже прошел в 1998 1999 годах. Яхта Апостол Андрей и я первыми кто это сделал в истории яхтинга   I’ve already done this route back in 1998-1999. Apostle Andrei and me…

Like snowflakes, each drift carries its own signature. No two are alike. We are comforted by its presence. It stamps our place and time. We are in the Arctic

NorthaboutCrew(b)log1 Comment10/08/2016

Constance Difede from dodging ice in the laptev sea “Pantone Palette” Fog and Ice.  Without wind, the sea and the sky are the same hue as the fog. The fog has added another dimension to Arctic helming.  Hide and Seek….

10 AUG 04:15-05:44 UTC FREEING OURSELVES FROM THE ICE Vilkitsky Strait

NorthaboutExpedition Log10/08/2016

Sea state Laptev sea 10 Aug 2016 13.30 UTC

NorthaboutSea stateNo Comments10/08/2016

10 Aug 2016 1430 BST 13.30 UTC 77deg 36min N 106deg 47min E water temp 1.3C heading SE No ice to post and ahead, completely clear water to port, ice to starboard Looking ahead and to port…  Looking ahead Looking ahead and to starboard Constance…

Sea State 1 Laptev Sea 10 Aug 2016 10:50 UTC

NorthaboutSea stateNo Comments10/08/2016

10 Aug 2016 1150 BST 10:50 UTC 77deg 42min N 105deg 47min E Heading East Tried to get down the coast – this is where the ice charts say there is least ice – but we couldn’t pass through so…

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