2014 Taloyoak

08/21/2014 2350 Were ready; Wood stowed, bilges dry, deck secure, woodstove pipe modified with reflector behind pipe, Scarlet clean and ready to load, deck secured, floor mopped. A TV crew will be meeting us on the beach at 0800 for an interview and we are not in a hurry. So we will meet them and […]

Captains log. 08/21/2014 A quick note before departure.

08/21/2014 1621 hrs. This morning we woke to the site of an icebreaker moored at the mouth of Gjoa Haven Harbor. I hailed them on the radio, and true to excellent Canadian Coast Guard standards, they had already anticipated the contact. A couple of hours later, the 3rd Mate Brian delivered us (Altan Girl and […]

Captains Log 08/20/2014 Farewell Gjoa Haven and friends.

08/19/2014 1746 hrs. Well the gales subsided enough to row into town. But the only rowing needed was to slow us as we beached. Our anchor held strong, but the nights are getting darker and the ice was gnawing at my gut. So I was pleasantly surprised to view the Ice chart today! That warm […]

Captains Log 08/19/2014 Gjoa Haven

08/18/2014 1354 hrs I think we finally got the weather we’ve been hoping for. Yesterday marked one week, on anchor in Gjoa Haven. It has been cold and windy. Mostly blowing steady from the NW. Friday the 15th, brought snow that stuck to the ground and although it melted later in the day, a furrow […]

Cambridge Bay to Gjoa Haven

Originally posted on Samantha Sails:
August 6, at 6:30 p.m. we motored off the dock at Cambridge Bay and made our way to Gjoa Haven. The weather was perfect for our shakedown sail – clear skies with winds at about 15 knots on our tail, and forecast to remain so for 36 hours. The ice…

Thoughts from Jenny Lind Island

I have time to write while we are here on anchor In Jenny Lind Bay, which is amazing. One of the problems with being on the go is that after awhile, you forget how to stop. That’s a good description of me for the past three years. Since setting out for the Northwest Passage, literally […]

Captains Log

Captains log. Friday. 08/08/2014 0018 hrs. We have been underway continually since departing Cambridge Bay, Wednesday evening. The weather has been stable, cold and blowing from the NW 10-20 mph the entire time, besides a temporary SW shift on Thursday. It is near or below freezing outside right now and I’ve just come off shift. […]

Eastbound From Cambridge Bay, following 2 weeks of preparation.

Its 0200 hours on 08/05/2014 in Cambridge Bay. I feel thrashed. But my checklist says “Blog Post,” so here we go. Since Samantha and I got here, we have gone flat out. Fixing, repairing, cleaning and walking back and forth to town for cell service. EMPIRICUS sat just as I left her, perched perfectly on […]

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Month: August 2014