24 July 0700 UTC Barents Sea 75 23 . 4N , 053 25 .3 E pressure 1017 steady water temp 8.1c, air temp 11c Blue skies,3/8 Batt 13.9 speed 6 k Main and genoa furled Distance in last 24 hrs. 144 NM Distance since…
Ben Edwards Sunday 23 July 14 year old crew member for whole expedition We have a system which says: if someone is feeling sick they can stay down and rest for their shift. So I did. I don’t like doing that. I makes…
Ros Edwards 23 July Crew 2nd and 3rd Legs Middle of the Barents Sea, Russia. I am sitting in the hatch between the cockpit (outside) and the saloon (inside). This is as far as we are allowed outside without wearing…
07.10 Sat 23rd July 73 48 . 4 N 046 26 .2 E PRESSURE STEADY AT 1019 water temp 10.5c 9c air temp sky 8/8 Batt 14.0 bearing 022 SOG 5k distance last 24 hours 145nm Crew good, a little sea sickness. Woke up to being…
0800 UTC 22 July N72 00, E040 35, pressure 1020mb and steady, sky 4/8, BATT 12.4, bearing 019, 7.9 SOG furled genoa, full main, distance last 24 hours 146 nm Yesterday we had glorious weather again, turquoise seas, a good swell going….
0700 UTC 21st JULY N69 57 E 035 37, PRESSURE 1019mb, water temp 14c, sky 4/8, batt 13.7, bearing 019, speed over ground 6.1k Well after a hive of activity left Murmansk. We were all ready to leave Murmansk. We have all have had…
Ros Edwards 20th July in Murmansk. Just before we leave…. I am sitting in the reception of the Azimuth hotel in Murmansk making use of the free wifi to do some last minute emails. We have a safety briefing at…
20 July in Murmansk Morning! So the plan is to leave today… the weather is lovely and everything is stowed. Last night I went to a small да́ча dacha (Russian second home), outside Murmansk and met friends of Nikolay. They worked on…
19th July in Murmansk Day before departure towards North East passage I always know when people are getting close to port or near the last few days to an expedition. You can feel the excitement of the first beer. Shower…
Ben Edwards, 18th July in Murmansk Hi. It’s ten pm on Sunday right now and we’re still in Murmansk. I got up at about lunchtime again and The Mother and I went out to get out of Nikolai and Dennis’s…
