Northabout, Author at The Polar Ocean Challenge

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‘Mini Blog’ In the last ten hours though I’ve thrown up six times, personal best!

Ben Edwards, crew, from the North Atlantic 4th October approx 10.00 UTC Yeah, we’ve had fifty knots at times but it’s got better for now. I’m feeling alright at the moment, in the last ten hours though I’ve thrown up…

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As we prepare this evening to depart Greenland I’d like to share with you that I am reminded of the well know poem by Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken, where he describes two paths before him in a forest; I…

Tired today. Short blog. At weather station at end of Prins christian sund. Abandoned

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Ben Edwards, crew whole expedition 2 Oct. At Prins Christian Sund, Greenland Tired today. Short blog. At weather station at end of Prins christian sund. Abandoned. Nice walk around. Good pictures. Sund good. Nice pictures. Good iceberg. Odd shape. Made…

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2nd October Journey to Remote Weather Station at far east of Prins Christian Sund ...our jumping off point for our dash across the Atlantic intended for tomorrow (3 Oct). Passing on the way remote fishing village of Aappilattoq where a family...

We will overnight as close as possible to the eastern entrance of this magnificent Sound in order to make clean and early exit to sea tomorrow morning.

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Prince Christian Sound, abeam SERMIT AKUNERAT no wind, no significant ice, water 4.2, air 5c, overcast. 2nd October Grease ice forming around the hull woke us all as it expanded and formed in the anchorage, early hours, and moved off,…

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1/2 Oct Fjord anchorage by Tuviligssuaq peak Stordalens Havn

On a junction of two fjords we came across the last community that we are likely to see in Southern Greenland. Aappilattoq

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David Wynne Davies 2 October, from the Labrador Sea, Greenland Framed by majestic mountains on either side of the fjord our journey today took us 39nm under motor along Prins Christian Sund to Ikeraassuag where a weather and long range…

If you find yourself sailing down the southwest of Greenland on a yacht with a 14 year old adventurer, do NOT let him teach you to play Irish snap

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Rob Hudson 2 October Labrador Sea, Greenland If you find yourself sailing down the southwest of Greenland on a yacht with a 14 year old adventurer, do NOT let him teach you to play Irish snap. At least, if you do,…

Ice was forming on the water! It stretched out to us from the shore, soon surrounding us, and grating on the anchor chain and the aluminium hull as the slight current swept it past us, leaving a track of broken shards behind us.

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Rob Hudson, crew, Atlantic crossing 2 Oct My ability to form words to describe the splendour of the scenery is woefully inadequate. Suffice it to say that it is ok! “Yesterday afternoon we entered the fjord which cuts inside the…

After that we went and visited the small graveyard on the island. Seven graves, one that looked like it was for a child. Quite a sad little spot in many ways.

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Ben Edwards, crew whole expedition 1st October So this morning Mike and I went ashore to the pool before breakfast. It was very pleasant. About a metre of water, warm sandy bottom and so on. According to Mike in all…

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