Late evening wednesday 27 July writing this log late. n 77 09 e073 22 beaufort force 6/7 main 3 reefs, stay sail furled 50% couple people off weather again, sailing thrilling, choppy seas, but dangerous to do anything on deck or…
Ben Edwards 26 July-27 July on watch, nightime, Barents Sea For any of you who are watching us on the AIS I wish to reassure you that we have not gone insane, or least not by that much…. Yes, we…
Ben Edwards crew whole expedition, middle of Barents Sea Update 26 July UTC 19.00 Local time 22.00 Hello. Onboard we have two rotas, one for cooking and one for washing up. Each person does one day of each every week….
0800 Tues 26th Day 7 N77 24 E064 33 Pressure 1004 Wind NE 20 knots cloud 8/8 full Genoa out, and one reef in main. Choppy sea, taking four hour tacks. These sea conditions make it hard to sleep, cook or relax. We are considering many elements…
Ben Edwards, crew whole expedition Hello. Yesterday The Mother promised me that today there would be wind and that we’d be sailing again. Fat chance. By the time I was on my morning watch we were still motoring and by…
Constance Difede, Crew, from the Barents Sea Waypoint 458 – Life by the numbers After nearly 5 days, we are located approximately at 72N 62E within 93NM of our waypoint. It is an odd sensation to realise over these days our course will…
0700 UTC 25th JULY, 2016 N76 24, E059 40 pressure 1011 water temp 6.1 air temp 7 Sky 7/8th Grey and dull, Batt 13.9 , bearning 026 distance since yesterday, 140nm Going slowly under sail deliberately 2/3 knots. And doing some maintenance today. Weather charts show…
David Hempleman Adams, expedition leader, 24 July, middle of the Barents Sea So you need some imagination for todays blog. I have spent hundreds of days skiing to different parts of the World, with Rune Gjeldnes, my Norwegian partner in…
Ben Edwards July 25 from the Barents Sea East of Novaya Zemlya, crewmember for whole expedition, aged 14 Hello. Yesterday The Mother promised me that today there would be wind and that we’d be sailing again. Fat chance. By the time…
