24 September Leaving Nuuk and anchoring for the night at abandoned port of FAERINGEHAVN/Kangerluarsoruseq
We Pulled into Nuuk
CREW BLOG: Ben, 23 September 2016 at 20:43 UTC Okay, sorry I haven’t written for a while, I’ve been very tired. So, yesterday morning we pulled into Nuuk and were met on the dock by our new Skipper, Mike. Mike quickly…
22 & 23 Nuuk
22/23 September Nikolai hands over in Nuuk to new skipper Mike and 3 new crew
No winds provided an Opportunity to Service the Engine
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…
No Longer In The Land Of The Midnight Sun
Ben, 21st September 2016 at UTC 19:36 We’ve crossed the Arctic Circle! For the first time in months I am no longer in the land of the midnight sun. Naturally though we still have Northern Lights. Over the past two nights…
Calm Weather Flat Sea Steady Progress
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…
An increased rate of glacier calving because summer temperatures are higher.
Ros, Crew Blog Tues 20th September Well what a completely awe-inspiring and joyous few days back on Northabout to sail down the coast of Greenland. After the expedition feel of the Northeast Passage (a few hairy moments and the constant…
Perhaps no other place the changes of the climate strikes the eye as much as here.
Johan Petersen, crew North West Passage, Norwegien To sail with Northabout through through the Northwest passage has been a good adventure. Good boat, great international crew, experienced skipper, a happy ship! Thank you! We were also quite fortunate with the…
It’s nice to see that we’re successfully attracting attention to the trip and the climate change problem that is only too evident.
Ben, crew We’ve left Illulisat and are now heading south. This morning we left the boat and walked into town to find the Illulisat Museum that according to the lord high Nikolai is good. We went in two groups and…