Ben Edwards, crew member, whole expedition, 24 July from the Barents Sea Hi again. So, I have no idea how long it is science we left Murmansk. I think I had a bit of an idea yesterday, if so I’ve forgotten…
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…
