N71 00W 167 57 pressure 2008 water6 air6 inside boat temp14 10.00 UTC 27 Aug A long slog in the Chukchi Sea. Its renown for its wild weather and seas. With rising winds now in the 25/30 knots, we have had a bumpy ride,…
Ben Edwards, crew whole expedition from the Chukchi Sea Hello, today I would like to start my blog with a quick word expressing my feelings. Ahem, WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! We’re done! We’re done with the North East Passage! We’re half the world…
Ben Edwards crew whole expedition from the Chukchi Sea at 180 degrees Longitude! 26 Aug We’re over half way there! six o’clock this morning we passed one hundred and eighty degree mark and are now in the western hemisphere! WHOOOOOOOO!…
N70 16 WEST 176 46 Pressure 1008 Water4.0C Air4.0C Chukchi Sea 26th August 0930 UTC 21.30 local time, 19.30 boat time Well what a great day. We finally passed that elusive line on the charts 180 Longitude. A big milestone, the other side of the…
Ben Edwards, crew East Siberian Sea/ Chukchi Sea UTC 18:30 Aug 25 179 degrees. This is agony. We have less than sixty miles to until we’re half way round so of course everything seems to be going much much slower….
N 70 37 E176 06 Pressure. 993 Air 6 Water 3.5 UTC 09.30 25 August A long slog of a day. Very Choppy seas which makes living onboard difficult, especially sleeping, when you can be fast asleep and suddenly wake up in mid air. The…
Ros Edwards crew NE passage “Twenty four hour sailing, is peculiarly gruelling. We do two, four hour, watches each day. Mine are 0400 to 0800 and 1600 to 2000. Doesn’t sound like a lot does it? Eight hours to sleep…
