24 September 21.30 UTC long 63 69 lat 51 54, sea temp 4.9C air temp Safely at anchor in 8m. 40m of chain out, a tad on the safe side. With the departure of the very able and experienced Arctic Skipper…
SHIPSLOG 21 Sept 19:00 UTC Baffin Sea 65, 02N 52, 58W, 5.6 water temp, 7.8 air temp Pretty much all the crew are on deck and I have steeled myself away below from the sunshine and chatter above deck in order…
Position: N66d 44 W054d 53 Pressure: 1017 Water Temp: 4.6 Outside Temp: 2.6 Wind: No wind 21st Sep 00:30 UTC Last night the aurora appeared again and this time there is some video to show what it is like. An amazing sight again…
69, 07 N 52, 40W air -1C water 4C Disco Bay, Near Ilulissat, in Baffin Bay, pressure 1010mb wind 140degrees at 10kn. 19th Sep 16:30 UTC A busy day and a half in Ilulissat tidying the boat etc. Wonderfully there is…
79D 13.2N 051D 05.6 Air 5.4C water 1.4C written from Ilulissat, Greenland Arrived into Ilulissat 2 hours ago. Lovely sunny blue sky day, in a harbour full of ice and fishing boats, and moored along side a larger yacht that…
N 70 11 W053 00 Pressure 997 Water temp 4.1 Outside temp 2.5 Wind 320 25 kts Steve, 17th Sept 22:00 UTC David is now happily in his way home so I’ve taken over blogging occasionally as we head down the coast of Greenland….
Ben, crew 15 September 2015 10:34 UTC It’s over! We’re in Upernavik! A total of ninety days, eight thousand and forty one miles and we are now the first British boat to have done the North West and East Passages in one…
N 72 55 W 057 51, Pressure 999, Water Temp 5.4, Outside Temp 4 Th Thurs 15th Sept. Day 57. Boat time 00:07 A slog of a day across choppy seas of Baffin Bay. Not as bad as other rough seas we have had, but we are…
N 73 27 W065 28 Pressure 992 water temp 5.6c air temp 4c Wednesday 14 September 16.30 UTC An enjoyable day, no ice or icebergs. Sun out and blue skies, the sea was calmer than forecast, so a very relaxed day….
N 73 51 W 074 24 Pressure 996 Air1 water 3.4 UTC 0530 13 Sept Well after a horrid night of avoiding ice, this mornings watch was a delight. The mountains either side of Lancaster sound were so clear. Covered in new snow. Glaciers…
