North West Passage
The NW passage was first successfully crossed in 1903-06 by Norwegian; Roald Amundsen. The route between the Atlantic and Pacific has long held commercial trading route opportunities however today remains a barren wilderness that remains little explored. There have been numerous stories of failure. In recent decades the effects of global warming and the melting of the ice has enabled more transits to be successful, but in the main these have been in commercial craft or custom steel or aluminum yachts.
In summer 2013 I joined the skipper and crew on board Dodo's Delight, a 33 foot sailing boat, part way through completing a lifelong ambition to sail across the infamous North West passage West to East through the ice-laden Arctic Ocean.
Look at my blog for the full story.
More people have been to the moon than navigated these waters. It was a record breaking feat when we completed the journey.
The Arctic seabed has had little research. This expedition included surveying and videoing the seabed, especially around glacier outfalls, to determine the effect of the ice on the seabed and investigate what marine plants and sea life exist. The expedition was a team of five people, and was entirely self reliant and self-funding. I was very grateful for the support of my sponsors; Datasharp, SLAM, and Dubarry.
I'm also extremely proud to to have raised funds for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust which takes young people aged between 8-24 sailing to help them regain their confidence, on their way to recovery from cancer, leukaemia and other serious illness.
In summer 2013 I joined the skipper and crew on board Dodo's Delight, a 33 foot sailing boat, part way through completing a lifelong ambition to sail across the infamous North West passage West to East through the ice-laden Arctic Ocean.
Look at my blog for the full story.
More people have been to the moon than navigated these waters. It was a record breaking feat when we completed the journey.
The Arctic seabed has had little research. This expedition included surveying and videoing the seabed, especially around glacier outfalls, to determine the effect of the ice on the seabed and investigate what marine plants and sea life exist. The expedition was a team of five people, and was entirely self reliant and self-funding. I was very grateful for the support of my sponsors; Datasharp, SLAM, and Dubarry.
I'm also extremely proud to to have raised funds for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust which takes young people aged between 8-24 sailing to help them regain their confidence, on their way to recovery from cancer, leukaemia and other serious illness.
