"Don White" wrote in message
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"John" wrote in message
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On Jan 28, 9:29 am, RichH wrote:
A boat for 'high latitudes' needs to be STRONG to be able to survive
the routine heavy weather that is characteristic of the high
latitudes.

Also, for the high Canadian Maritimes (northern Nwfld and Labrador +
Nunavik, etc.) and similar areas the boat should probably have high
freeboard to lessen the chance of a polar bear from easily 'hopping
aboard' when you are anchored ... especially in summer when there is
no ice, the bears are concentrated on the beaches/shorelines and the
bears are 'hungry' and havent eaten much for several months (STRONG
companionway/hatches, etc). :-O

Polar Bears??? seriously?


The only live polar bears I've seen were in the Toronto zoos.

There's an excerpt in Good Old Boat Jan/Feb 2008 from the Martins' book
"Into The LIght" about a bear chasing their boat and appearing quite capable
of getting aboard. I think I read somewhere (as always!) that Polar Bears
actually see humans as prey and that they are the only mammal that does. I
think the definition had somethig to do with other mamals seeing us only as
second-rate when the opportunity presents.
Hoges in WA