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Sailing the Northwest Passage - Summer 2009
Just ran into this interesting account of a fellow who took his
Westsail from NY to San Francisco the hard way last summer: http://www.yachtfiona.com/northwestpassage2009/newsletter1.html |
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Sailing the Northwest Passage - Summer 2009
On Dec 10, 2:41*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
Just ran into this interesting account of a fellow who took his Westsail from NY to San Francisco the hard way last summer: http://www.yachtfiona.com/northwestpassage2009/newsletter1.html Did you note that the fellow was born in 1932. He single handed the last leg from Dutch Harbor and this trip was just last summer. There's hope for us old folks yet. -- Roger Long |
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Sailing the Northwest Passage - Summer 2009
On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:08:21 -0800 (PST), Roger Long
wrote: On Dec 10, 2:41*pm, Wayne.B wrote: Just ran into this interesting account of a fellow who took his Westsail from NY to San Francisco the hard way last summer: http://www.yachtfiona.com/northwestpassage2009/newsletter1.html Did you note that the fellow was born in 1932. He single handed the last leg from Dutch Harbor and this trip was just last summer. There's hope for us old folks yet. Yes, he must be a tough old guy, apparently tough on his crew also. :-) Dutch Harbor is not a great place to abandon ship unless you want to be a crab fisherman. It was a heck of a trip though, one that I have often dreamed of but will probably never attempt. It's fun to follow his route on Google earth as you read his description. My desire to sail in the high latitudes has been severely tempered by 6 years here in the near tropics of south Florida. |
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Sailing the Northwest Passage - Summer 2009
"Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:08:21 -0800 (PST), Roger Long wrote: On Dec 10, 2:41 pm, Wayne.B wrote: Just ran into this interesting account of a fellow who took his Westsail from NY to San Francisco the hard way last summer: http://www.yachtfiona.com/northwestpassage2009/newsletter1.html Did you note that the fellow was born in 1932. He single handed the last leg from Dutch Harbor and this trip was just last summer. There's hope for us old folks yet. Yes, he must be a tough old guy, apparently tough on his crew also. :-) Dutch Harbor is not a great place to abandon ship unless you want to be a crab fisherman. It was a heck of a trip though, one that I have often dreamed of but will probably never attempt. It's fun to follow his route on Google earth as you read his description. My desire to sail in the high latitudes has been severely tempered by 6 years here in the near tropics of south Florida. It seems to me that the key to making the trip is to have someone ashore monitoring where the ice is and advising you where to go, otherwise you might end up stuck for a very long time. I was surprised that fuel and stores seem to be available along the way and also at the number of other yachts encountered. How did that Swede get the necessary permits to go the other way across the top of Russia, I wonder? Must have taken longer than the voyage itself. |
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Sailing the Northwest Passage - Summer 2009
Edgar wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:08:21 -0800 (PST), Roger Long wrote: On Dec 10, 2:41 pm, Wayne.B wrote: Just ran into this interesting account of a fellow who took his Westsail from NY to San Francisco the hard way last summer: http://www.yachtfiona.com/northwestpassage2009/newsletter1.html Did you note that the fellow was born in 1932. He single handed the last leg from Dutch Harbor and this trip was just last summer. There's hope for us old folks yet. Yes, he must be a tough old guy, apparently tough on his crew also. :-) Dutch Harbor is not a great place to abandon ship unless you want to be a crab fisherman. It was a heck of a trip though, one that I have often dreamed of but will probably never attempt. It's fun to follow his route on Google earth as you read his description. My desire to sail in the high latitudes has been severely tempered by 6 years here in the near tropics of south Florida. It seems to me that the key to making the trip is to have someone ashore monitoring where the ice is and advising you where to go, otherwise you might end up stuck for a very long time. I was surprised that fuel and stores seem to be available along the way and also at the number of other yachts encountered. How did that Swede get the necessary permits to go the other way across the top of Russia, I wonder? Must have taken longer than the voyage itself. Any of youse guys follow that fellow that did it last summer in a wood Bristol Channel Cutter? 30 feet With wife And two (early) teenage daughters? It's getting to be a veritable cruise destination. Can't recall the name right now. He was on the SSCA site. |
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Sailing the Northwest Passage - Summer 2009
On Dec 15 2009, 1:23*pm, hpeer wrote:
Edgar wrote: "Wayne.B" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:08:21 -0800 (PST), Roger Long wrote: On Dec 10, 2:41 pm, Wayne.B wrote: Just ran into this interesting account of a fellow who took his Westsail from NY to San Francisco the hard way last summer: http://www.yachtfiona.com/northwestpassage2009/newsletter1.html Did you note that the fellow was born in 1932. *He single handed the last leg from Dutch Harbor and this trip was just last summer. There's hope for us old folks yet. Yes, he must be a tough old guy, apparently tough on his crew also. :-) *Dutch Harbor is not a great place to abandon ship unless you want to be a crab fisherman. It was a heck of a trip though, one that I have often dreamed of but will probably never attempt. * It's fun to follow his route on Google earth as you read his description. *My desire to sail in the high latitudes has been severely tempered by 6 years here in the near tropics of south Florida. It seems to me that the key to making the trip is to have someone ashore monitoring where the ice is and advising you where to go, otherwise you might end up stuck for a very long time. I was surprised that fuel and stores seem to be available along the way and also at the number of other yachts encountered. How did that Swede get the necessary permits to go the other way across the top of Russia, I wonder? Must have taken longer than the voyage itself. Any of youse guys follow that fellow that did it last summer in a wood Bristol Channel Cutter? 30 feet With wife And two (early) teenage daughters? It's getting to be a veritable cruise destination. Can't recall the name right now. *He was on the SSCA site. I met them in Nuuk Greenland last summer. Very Nice family.I told them they should try sailing the NW Passage as the ice has been good the last couple of years. I'm trying to sail around the north pole single handed. My web site is www.arcticwandering.com . |
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