https://empiricusembarks.com/sponsors/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn1157.jpgDSCN1157Our Sailrite built main, driving the hull through pins Christian Sound. Southern Greenland 2015https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-03-13-at-12-16-31-pm.pngTestingThe harbor testhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0057.jpgWrist sealsThe wrist seals are comfortable and effective.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0056.jpgStryker JaketThe Stryker Jackethttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0053.jpgStryker BibsThe Stormr Stryker bibs https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf1070.jpgDSCF10702016-06-28T03:39:30+00:00weekly0.6https://empiricusembarks.com/2016/03/14/a-change-in-the-wind/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/screen-shot-2016-03-14-at-12-23-45-am.jpgScreen Shot 2016-03-14 at 12.23.45 AMSalty has a crows nest!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/screen-shot-2016-03-14-at-12-20-48-am.jpgScreen Shot 2016-03-14 at 12.20.48 AMSV Salty, operating in Alaska. www.sailwith7.comhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0862.jpgIMG_0862Empirical at anchor amongst the bergs of Southern Greenlandhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0998.jpgIMG_0998Samantha and I in Prins Christian Sound Greenland 20142016-04-13T16:51:30+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2015/07/16/mountain-top-views/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0358.jpgIMG_0358https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0347.jpgIMG_0347https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0615.jpgIMG_0615Mountaintops in Greenland, Gazing Southwest.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0607.jpgIMG_0607https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dscf0344.jpgDSCF03442015-07-16T21:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2015/06/04/help-this-bright-young-man-come-sailing-with-us-in-greenland/2015-06-08T18:35:39+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2015/06/03/if-you-dont-want-something-you-may-settle-for-anything-but-anything-could-be-nothing-at-all/2015-06-04T06:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2015/03/11/ice-tactics-by-capt-jesse-osborn-published-in-ocean-navigator-magazine/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_0112.jpgIMG_01122015-03-29T16:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2015/03/02/an-amazing-year-of-our-lives/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3800.jpgIMG_3800Theres nothing cooler then crashing timber for a purpose.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3799.jpgIMG_3799Samantha Felling a tree.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3792.jpgIMG_3792Climbing trees with a chainsaw has served me well over the years. Its good fast money.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscf0176.jpgDSCF0176https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jesseandsam-147.jpgjesseandsam 147Center pieces were dried flowers in jars. The fabric came from an open market in Indonesia.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jesseandsam-148.jpgjesseandsam 148Dried flowers in Blue Jars. Perfect.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jesseandsam-138.jpgjesseandsam 138Thanks Wilson that was really special!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jesseandsam-112.jpgjesseandsam 112It was such a great wedding!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fullsizerender_4.jpgFullSizeRender_4Samanthas bird in Indonesia was a Dornier 228https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderCaptain Samantha calling the shots.2016-02-11T20:32:12+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/12/30/a-gimbaled-astrocompass-experiment/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-26-at-2-21-29-pm-e1419931572729.pngScreen shot 2014-12-26 at 2.21.29 PMTesting begins in the freezing sunlight.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-30-at-3-47-55-am.pngScreen shot 2014-12-30 at 3.47.55 AMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-30-at-3-47-32-am.pngScreen shot 2014-12-30 at 3.47.32 AMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_9632.jpgIMG_9632GPS track showing 39 True degreeshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_9631.jpgIMG_9631GPS track showing 38 True degrees as the unit refresheshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_96291.jpgIMG_9629Note the heading in True Degreeshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_9627.jpgIMG_9627https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_9625.jpgIMG_9625The Astrocompass, complete with Gimbal, mounted to scrap wood plank.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-29-at-9-07-06-am.pngScreen shot 2014-12-29 at 9.07.06 AMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_9622.jpgIMG_96222014-12-30T09:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/12/26/merry-christmas/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_9740.jpgIMG_97402014-12-26T01:23:12+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/12/24/2-seasons-in-the-arctic-with-stormr-an-equipment-review-by-the-crew-of-empiricus/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2013-10-01-at-1-56-31-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-10-01 at 1.56.31 PMDan working in Stormr Typhoon 2013https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0016.jpgIMG_0016https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf0044.jpgDSCF0044Day after day. Ice Wind and Stormr.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf0067.jpgDSCF0067https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-25-at-1-40-10-am1.pngScreen shot 2014-12-25 at 1.40.10 AMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-25-at-1-40-10-am.pngScreen shot 2014-12-25 at 1.40.10 AMGill Ocean Racer Smock.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscn0192.jpgDSCN0192Jason in a Typhoon Jackethttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscn0386.jpgDSCN0386https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/g0014935.jpgDCIM100GOPROWalking on Ice flows was much safer in Stormr.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/screen-shot-2013-10-01-at-1-51-58-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-10-01 at 1.51.58 PMCrew at work in the gear. as we sailed East, into the Northwest Passage2014-12-24T19:43:51+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/sail-with-us/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0218.jpgIMG_0218A romp across the North Atlantic ocean, to beautiful Iceland!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0216.jpgIMG_0216Disko Island, an explorers dream!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3195.jpgIMG_3195Join us for a once in a lifetime opportunity!2014-12-18T16:49:51+00:00weekly0.6https://empiricusembarks.com/2014/12/17/join-us-in-greenland-july-2015/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0021.jpgIMG_00212014-12-25T23:40:22+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013-sailing-route/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0217.jpgIMG_0217The southern west coast of Greenlandhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-21-at-8-08-21-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-06-21 at 8.08.21 PMOverview of the ocean sailing, and final leg for 2014https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-21-at-8-08-12-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-06-21 at 8.08.12 PMOverview of the Greenland Approachhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-21-at-8-07-29-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-06-21 at 8.07.29 PMThe final 2014 Stretch https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-21-at-8-07-08-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-06-21 at 8.07.08 PMCrossing Baffin Bay to Greenlandhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-21-at-8-06-57-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-06-21 at 8.06.57 PMBellot Straight to Pond Inlethttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-21-at-8-06-42-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-06-21 at 8.06.42 PMCam Bay Northward, Via Gjoa Havenhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-25-at-10-41-13-pm.pngNorthern edge of Banks Islandhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-25-at-10-39-48-pm.pngNorthern Route and Southern Routehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-25-at-10-37-35-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-04-25 at 10.37.35 PM2014-12-17T16:49:22+00:00weekly0.6https://empiricusembarks.com/2014/11/11/2141/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1645.jpgIMG_16452014-12-16T23:43:49+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/11/29/big-bad-bellot-straight-part-2-what-we-learned/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bellot_final.jpgBellot_FinalA breadcrumb trail of both our attempts using "Delorme in reach"https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscn1014.jpgDSCN1014https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscn1019.jpgDSCN1019A straight prop!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscn1021.jpgDSCN1021Scrapes on the keel but no gouges.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_2962.jpgIMG_2962The bow after our voyage. Note the jammed shackle. But no ice damage.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-30-at-1-50-23-am.pngScreen shot 2014-11-30 at 1.50.23 AMShooting a gap with a tangled mitt.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-30-at-1-49-48-am.pngScreen shot 2014-11-30 at 1.49.48 AMMeeting the icehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-30-at-1-49-34-am.pngScreen shot 2014-11-30 at 1.49.34 AMWeaving the open water near the south shorehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-30-at-1-49-10-am.pngScreen shot 2014-11-30 at 1.49.10 AMSamantha going for a damage reporthttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-30-at-1-48-26-am.pngScreen shot 2014-11-30 at 1.48.26 AMThrottling out of the squeeze2014-12-07T22:12:02+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/11/11/liebster-award-nominee/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-12-at-6-06-28-am.pngScreen shot 2014-11-12 at 6.06.28 AM2014-11-12T08:52:25+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/09/08/clearing-pond-inlet-greenland-here-we-come/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_98761.jpgIMG_98762015-07-16T00:21:23+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/11/10/big-bad-bellot-straight-part-1/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1002edt-31aug.jpg1002EDT-31Aughttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-10-at-3-04-00-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-11-10 at 3.04.00 PMAll hands on deck for Bellot Strait!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscn0725.jpgDSCN0725A beautiful, cold sunset at the mouth of Bellot.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4104.jpgIMG_4104Empiricushttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-10-at-2-33-01-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-11-10 at 2.33.01 PMOld School Frogger Gamehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-10-at-10-36-08-am.pngScreen shot 2014-11-10 at 10.36.08 AMInspecting the rudder from a large berg, near the mouth of Bellot Strait. No damage. All is well.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-10-at-10-34-38-am.pngScreen shot 2014-11-10 at 10.34.38 AMClear of the ice and glad for it.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-10-at-10-32-56-am.pngScreen shot 2014-11-10 at 10.32.56 AMSliding off the ice.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-10-at-10-32-53-am.pngScreen shot 2014-11-10 at 10.32.53 AMTime to back down and make maneuvers. https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-10-at-10-32-49-am.pngScreen shot 2014-11-10 at 10.32.49 AMRiding to high for comfort.2014-11-11T05:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/10/09/bellot-straight-to-pond-inlet/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_9876.jpgIMG_9876Gearing up in Pond Inlethttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_9828.jpgIMG_9828Monster bergshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_9836.jpgIMG_9836The scale is difficult to grasp. But huge is not a big enough word.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_9833.jpgIMG_9833https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_9863.jpgIMG_9863Canadian Warship in the channel https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-09-at-1-28-44-am.pngScreen shot 2014-10-09 at 1.28.44 AMRefreeze becomes a major concernhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-09-at-1-27-48-am.pngScreen shot 2014-10-09 at 1.27.48 AMStruggling Northhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-09-at-1-29-02-am.pngScreen shot 2014-10-09 at 1.29.02 AMIce and Foghttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_9740.jpgIMG_9740Deadly beautyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_9715.jpgIMG_9715The old trading post2014-11-10T12:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/10/15/pond-inlet-nunavut-to-aasiaat-greenland/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn0986.jpgDSCN0986Samantha gladly passes the last large burg of the year.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-15-at-12-57-28-am.pngScreen shot 2014-10-15 at 12.57.28 AMSamantha points to the holes where our Jib winch was mounted, just moments before.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-15-at-12-58-52-am.pngScreen shot 2014-10-15 at 12.58.52 AMSamantha taking the Gale in stride, is rather amused at the winch loss, and made quick work of a solution to re rig the sheet.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn0999.jpgDSCN0999In time for our wedding arrangements! Happier then ever! What a team we are!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn0993.jpgDSCN0993https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn0957.jpgDSCN0957Enjoying our final sail of 2014 aboard Empiricus.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn0969.jpgDSCN0969Sailing for Aasiaathttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0058.jpgIMG_0058Our masts at the cannery dock the following dayshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0061.jpgIMG_0061Samantha at the museumhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0038.jpgIMG_0038The harbor approach to Godhaven2014-11-10T12:10:45+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/10/21/northwest-passage-2014-the-official-list-of-passage-makers/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf00641.jpgDSCF0064Nearly touching the West Coast of Greenland and the completion of our 2013-2014 Northwest Passage transit.2014-10-21T10:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/10/20/what-is-the-northwest-passage/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_3193.jpgIMG_31932014-10-20T10:04:33+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/crew-profiles/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_2139.jpgIMG_2139Samantha and Jesse. Exploring the wilderness of Southeast Alaskahttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_2149.jpgIMG_2149Working in Juneau Alaska as a mechanic. Spring 2014https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1964.jpgIMG_1964Jesse and his younger son Steven. Packrafting in Alaskahttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1233.jpgIMG_1233Samantha and Jesse on Mendenhall lake in Juneau Alaska. Awaiting the 2014 thaw https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1219.jpgIMG_1219https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0120.jpgIMG_0120Samantha with the Turbine powered De-Haveland Beaver, she flies in the Arctichttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0081.jpgIMG_0081https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image-4.jpegRachel JamesRachel in sunny Hawaiihttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscn4742.jpgRachel and SafiyyahRachel and her daughter Safiyyah.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf1155.jpgRachel Paddleboarding2014-10-20T08:37:32+00:00weekly0.6https://empiricusembarks.com/2014/10/18/ice-tactics-part-1-negotiating-a-brash-ice-barrier-by-captain-jesse-osborn/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-16-at-8-59-29-pm-11.pngScreen shot 2014-10-16 at 8.59.29 PM 1Were out! https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-16-at-8-59-37-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-16 at 8.59.37 PMHappyness is NOT being stuck in the ice. Being thankful for basic things leads to a rewarding life.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-16-at-8-59-29-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-16 at 8.59.29 PMWere out!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-16-at-8-58-50-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-16 at 8.58.50 PMStage 3 for the exit. Momentum is your friend.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-16-at-8-58-46-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-16 at 8.58.46 PMRamming stage 2. Keep that ice moving.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-16-at-8-58-39-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-16 at 8.58.39 PMRamming this large piece, then spinning it for our exit. Stage 1https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-16-at-8-58-24-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-16 at 8.58.24 PMDeep in the barrier of ice. https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-16-at-8-58-02-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-16 at 8.58.02 PMCommunication and trust.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-16-at-8-57-32-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-16 at 8.57.32 PMWorking the pond behind you takes concentration. https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-16-at-8-57-00-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-16 at 8.57.00 PMSamantha at the bow with tools.2014-10-21T22:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/content-sharing-rules/2014-10-09T10:09:41+00:00weekly0.6https://empiricusembarks.com/2014/05/24/blades-of-the-northwest-passage/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn0293.jpgDSCN0293Hand folding on the anvil.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn0295.jpgDSCN0295The raw billet.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn0292.jpgDSCN0292The billet ready to fold.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn0288.jpgDSCN0288Hot and noisy. But lots of fun!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn0286.jpgDSCN0286Ready for heathttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn0284.jpgDSCN0284Welding the mass together.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn0280.jpgDSCN0280Adding some steelhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn0279.jpgDSCN0279The IRBI forgehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn0277.jpgDSCN0277Looking over the nailshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/199606_4565475748804_455047694_n1.jpg199606_4565475748804_455047694_n2014-10-09T08:31:42+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/07/30/shaking-loose-of-the-grid/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-15-at-11-44-03-am.pngFloating over the good stuff2014-10-09T08:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/08/20/captains-log-08192014-gjoa-haven/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0024.jpgDSC_0024https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf3057.jpgDSCF3057Samantha Cozy by the fire. While the wind howls around us.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_2896.jpgIMG_2896Samantha shows Erkan the latest Ice report as we discuss tactics.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf3082.jpgDSCF3082Snow sticks to the ground in Gjoa Havenhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_2895.jpgIMG_2895Samantha playing guitar with our new friends in Gjoa Haven. They are a fantastic RCMP family, living an interesting life in the Canadian Arctic.2014-10-09T08:27:19+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/07/31/trading-fire-for-ice/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/o-nwt-fire-photos-570.jpgo-NWT-FIRE-PHOTOS-570Holy Smokes...https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9592.jpgIMG_9592Breakfast with the Gitana crew.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9591.jpgIMG_9591https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9589.jpgIMG_9589Food overhaul in progress.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9590.jpgIMG_9590Samantha discovering our stores and cleaning cans.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9587.jpgIMG_9587Modifying the stove with a grinder. Im so glad we have tools.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9578.jpgIMG_9578Seal complete as planned!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9572.jpgIMG_9572Trimming the boothttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9568.jpgIMG_9568Trimming the plughttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_9565.jpgIMG_95652014-10-09T08:26:33+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/08/06/eastbound-from-cambridge-bay-following-2-weeks-of-preparation/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4121.jpgIMG_4121Samantha likes to be warm.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4127.jpgIMG_4127Le Manguier departing Cam Bayhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4128.pngIMG_4128Plenty of ice... https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4118.jpgIMG_4118Resting on our bench after dropping off the Maude Mast.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4115.jpgIMG_4115What a beast. It was all we could do to tip it in the truck.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4100.jpgIMG_4100Empi. Ready for a bath.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf2882.jpgDSCF2882Making a hole.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscn0438.jpgDSCN0438Gitana going in.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscn0456.jpgDSCN0456Our firewood pile before stowagehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf2878.jpgDSCF2878Steven's drawing from last year lives on.2014-10-09T08:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/08/14/captains-log/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf3041.jpgDSCF3041Inverted floating island in the distance.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf3037.jpgDSCF3037Samantha enjoying our beautiful sunrise.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf2996.jpgDSCF2996Sailing into the pack... With a lump in my throat...https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf3026.jpgDSCF3026Simpson Straight sunrise. Perfect...https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf29691.jpgDSCF2969A fat lazy Seal, sleeping on the ice flows.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscn0541.jpgDSCN0541Empiricus on Anchor in Gjoa Havenhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf2988.jpgDSCF2988The Ice pack edgehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf2974.jpgDSCF2974https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf2965.jpgDSCF2965Requisite Channel Icehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf2941.jpgDSCF2941A nice sized cake2014-10-09T08:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/08/14/thoughts-from-jenny-lind-island/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf2997.jpgDSCF2997A cold view from within our warm cabin.2014-10-09T08:18:33+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/08/15/cambridge-bay-to-gjoa-haven/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/icenearhatisland.jpgPicking our way through the ice.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sunsetsimpsonstr.jpgSunrise in Simpson Str.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ourwakesimpsonstr.jpgOur Wake in Simpson Straithttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/firsticesouthofjennylind.jpgThe first ice we see just south of Jenny Lind2014-10-09T08:15:49+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/08/21/captains-log-08202014-farewell-gjoa-haven-and-friends/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screen-shot-2014-08-20-at-7-13-21-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-08-20 at 7.13.21 PMGiving the "IM OK" to Samantha before descending.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf3079.jpgDSCF3079The Coote family aboard Empiricushttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screen-shot-2014-08-20-at-6-12-01-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-08-20 at 6.12.01 PM8/20 Ice. We will be sailing north up the West Channel2014-10-09T08:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/08/22/captains-log-08212014-a-quick-note-before-departure/2014-10-09T08:13:59+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/08/26/captains-log-08262014-taloyoak/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4194.jpgIMG_4194https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf3146.jpgDSCF3146Our first presentation of the day.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf3142.jpgDSCF3142Our Muskox hide blanket.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf3136.jpgDSCF3136On anchor in the little visited community of Taloyoakhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf3130.jpgDSCF3130Samantha making the deal on a beautiful Muskox hide. Our new blanket.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf3113.jpgDSCF3113A view from the rigging.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf3105.jpgDSCF3105Arctic Sunsets...2014-10-09T08:13:26+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/10/08/captains-log-taloyoak-to-bellot-straight/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-08-at-2-32-29-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-08 at 2.32.29 PMNo time to visit, but great to cross paths.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_9652.jpgIMG_9652SV Drina off in the distancehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_9900.jpgIMG_9900Samantha setting up the bread maker under way.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-08-at-2-24-07-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-08 at 2.24.07 PMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-08-at-2-23-53-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-08 at 2.23.53 PMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_4207.jpgIMG_4207Hang on!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_2901.jpgIMG_2901Samantha sewing with our friends.2014-10-09T08:10:47+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/09/27/to-my-boys-isaac-and-steven/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_9738.jpgIMG_9738Effort and reward in the Northwest Passage.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscn0737.jpgDSCN0737https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/208264_1016343302711_7633_n.jpg208264_1016343302711_7633_n that magical place.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/199872_1016343262710_7434_n.jpg199872_1016343262710_7434_nSteven spying the horizon. Age 6https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/256747_1928798513521_2799437_o.jpg256747_1928798513521_2799437_oSewing the mainsail that would carry us to Greenlandhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/194205_1781895201030_3894381_o.jpg194205_1781895201030_3894381_oIsaac at the helm of on a delivery.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1935111_1170429194762_2673285_n.jpg1935111_1170429194762_2673285_nOne of our survival outingshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/36311_1406965108012_6433264_n.jpg36311_1406965108012_6433264_nIsaac in the rigging at 12https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/462826_3255515920627_385931207_o.jpg462826_3255515920627_385931207_oJust after we crossed the Gulf of Alaska for the first time.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/207720_1016343582718_8827_n.jpg207720_1016343582718_8827_nOne of our first trips aboard Empiricus.2020-09-17T07:27:55+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/track-us/2014-09-04T02:50:01+00:00weekly0.6https://empiricusembarks.com/2014/06/23/a-loaded-boat-a-leaky-rudderpost-and-a-weary-bilge-pump/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0234.jpgIMG_0234Empiricus tied to the sheet pile dock in Cam Bayhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0233.jpgIMG_0233Empiricus leaving Nome Harbor for the Northwest Passage. Photo courtesy of SV Dodo's delighthttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1954.jpgIMG_1954Clear view of cone in place. Temporarily held with spring clipshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1955.jpgIMG_1955A look at the cone, over assembled plug and cage.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1949.jpgIMG_1949Tracing from a paper template.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1936.jpgIMG_1936Using paper to make a template.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1934.jpgIMG_1934Drilling cone for set screwhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1930.jpgIMG_1930Fitting to the mock up.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1929.jpgIMG_1929Simulated rudder shaft and stern tubehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1925.jpgIMG_1925Slicing the plug2014-06-23T09:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/06/22/if-it-cannot-be-bought-it-must-be-built/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-22-at-3-43-22-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-06-22 at 3.43.22 PMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-22-at-3-42-34-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-06-22 at 3.42.34 PMAstrocompasshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0662.jpgIMG_0662Easy removalhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0656.jpgIMG_0656https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0649.jpgIMG_0649Leveling with epoxyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0644.jpgIMG_0644Completed unithttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0639.jpgIMG_0639The mount in placehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0638.jpgIMG_0638Mounting socket and spindle from gear box parts.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0636.jpgIMG_0636Disassembly https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0635.jpgIMG_06352014-06-22T22:58:51+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2014/03/24/rolling-with-the-seas/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-23-at-1-03-08-pm-e1395630981918.pngScreen shot 2014-03-23 at 1.03.08 PMLoading till midnighthttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-23-at-1-05-07-pm1-e1395631132260.pngScreen shot 2014-03-23 at 1.05.07 PMIsaac and Bruce on the road.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-23-at-1-13-55-pm-e1395631506617.pngScreen shot 2014-03-23 at 1.13.55 PMBorder City Lodgehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-23-at-1-14-03-pm-e1395631658503.pngScreen shot 2014-03-23 at 1.14.03 PMLoaded downhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-23-at-1-13-41-pm-e1395631855648.pngScreen shot 2014-03-23 at 1.13.41 PMBruces perchhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1332.jpgIMG_1332At work in Juneauhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1221.jpgIMG_1221Samantha at Mendenhall Glacierhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1026.jpgIMG_1026Steven on a beach swinghttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1020.jpgIMG_1020Empiricus, left awaiting rescue from her icy blanket.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1004.jpgIMG_1004Arriving in Juneau2014-03-24T18:42:33+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/12/11/goodbye-prudhoe-bay-hello-nunavut/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_0543.jpgIMG_0543This is not a B train its a 12 k. Meaning it holds 12000 gallons of fuel. A B-train has 2 trailers and carries 16000 gallons.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_0450.jpgSea life centerSamantha and Steve at the Sea Life Center in Seward.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_0518.jpgSam and I in big hatsWhen I met Samantha. I just knew she was the one.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_0239.jpgColville shopSaying goodbye to the Colville Shop2013-12-20T17:12:11+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/12/11/point-hope-alaska-traditional-inupiat-dancing-and-drumming/2013-12-11T18:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/12/05/safe-home/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-04-at-4-27-03-pm-e1386209938958.pngScreen shot 2013-12-04 at 4.27.03 PMHiking over the island after my boathttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-04-at-4-26-22-pm-e1386210007206.pngScreen shot 2013-12-04 at 4.26.22 PMAnother barefoot crossing. Using what my father taught me.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-04-at-4-25-11-pm-e1386210072720.pngScreen shot 2013-12-04 at 4.25.11 PMRe crossing a main channel after Jason spotted my boat.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-04-at-4-24-30-pm-e1386210159217.pngScreen shot 2013-12-04 at 4.24.30 PMBeautiful, clean, deadly waterhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-04-at-4-23-47-pm-e1386210243175.pngScreen shot 2013-12-04 at 4.23.47 PMWalking the shallows behind Jason. Broken helmet in hand.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-04-at-4-32-05-pm-e1386210397452.pngScreen shot 2013-12-04 at 4.32.05 PMFinal lacing of the Hat Foot shoes.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-04-at-4-31-40-pm-e1386210466486.pngScreen shot 2013-12-04 at 4.31.40 PMShoes taking shapehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-04-at-4-31-30-pm-e1386210504686.pngScreen shot 2013-12-04 at 4.31.30 PMLacing beginshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-04-at-4-31-09-pm-e1386210585690.pngScreen shot 2013-12-04 at 4.31.09 PMCutting eyeletshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-04-at-4-30-20-pm-e1386210713992.pngScreen shot 2013-12-04 at 4.30.20 PMStormer Hat prepped for use as footwear.2013-12-10T19:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/11/10/bloody-falls-and-battered-fools/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-04-at-12-02-58-am-e1384071702845.pngScreen shot 2013-11-04 at 12.02.58 AMEntering the backeddyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-04-at-12-03-01-am-e1384071554560.pngScreen shot 2013-11-04 at 12.03.01 AMpaddling the confused currenthttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-04-at-12-03-03-am.pngScreen shot 2013-11-04 at 12.03.03 AMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-04-at-12-03-19-am-e1384071375184.pngScreen shot 2013-11-04 at 12.03.19 AMJust pulling out of the currenthttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-04-at-12-03-25-am-e1384071267804.pngScreen shot 2013-11-04 at 12.03.25 AMPaddling hard just above the fallshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-10-31-at-8-32-18-am.pngScreen shot 2013-10-31 at 8.32.18 AMCollecting my thoughtshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-10-31-at-8-31-01-am.pngScreen shot 2013-10-31 at 8.31.01 AMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-10-31-at-8-29-33-am.pngScreen shot 2013-10-31 at 8.29.33 AMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-10-31-at-8-28-16-am.pngScreen shot 2013-10-31 at 8.28.16 AMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-10-31-at-8-11-00-am.pngScreen shot 2013-10-31 at 8.11.00 AM2013-12-05T02:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/10/03/resonate-on-the-bright-side/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscf2544.jpgDSCF2544Samantha touches a Mandolin for the first time. And begins to resonate.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-02-at-2-54-55-am.pngScreen shot 2013-10-02 at 2.54.55 AMSailing the Arctic. Because I just kept stepping forward.2013-10-15T19:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/10/15/sharing-with-young-people-about-the-northwest-passage/2013-10-15T18:50:27+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/09/30/patience-and-cranes/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-29-at-10-29-34-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-29 at 10.29.34 PMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-29-at-10-32-45-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-29 at 10.32.45 PMHauling timbers and blocking.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-29-at-10-31-31-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-29 at 10.31.31 PMBack on the ground to block her up.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-29-at-10-31-15-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-29 at 10.31.15 PMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-29-at-10-30-15-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-29 at 10.30.15 PMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-29-at-10-29-54-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-29 at 10.29.54 PMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-29-at-10-30-29-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-29 at 10.30.29 PMhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-29-at-10-28-03-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-29 at 10.28.03 PMTaking a beatinghttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-29-at-10-20-39-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-29 at 10.20.39 PMEmpi propped up by drums and timbershttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/gopr1932.jpgDCIM100GOPRO2013-10-02T10:41:30+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/09/14/the-crown-jewel-of-the-northwest-passage/2013-09-29T10:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/09/08/enjoying-the-process-works-on-land-as-well/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscn0203.jpgDSCN0203https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf2460.jpgDSCF2460We did it! The heavyest boat ever slung in Cambridge Bay!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf2459.jpgDSCF2459The crane site.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf2453.jpgDSCF24532013-09-09T19:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/09/05/tuktoyuktuk-to-cambridge-bay/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf2425.jpgDSCF2425After the Galehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf2419.jpgDSCF2419https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf2409.jpgDSCF2409Will at the helm while we approach Cambridge Bayhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf2406.jpgDSCF2406Forming the Hamdo, bodyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf2404.jpgDSCF2404Ham. Dolinhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf2388.jpgDSCF2388Sailing Hard over Cape Bathurst2013-09-09T19:29:08+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/08/15/with-determina/2013-08-15T20:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/08/14/exploring-hershel-island/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2353.jpgDSCF2353Jason and Scarlet as we depart the friendly shores of Hershel Island.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2345.jpgDSCF2345Empiricus, on anchor in Pauline Cove, Hershel Island. Where 120 year old shipwreck pieces still wash up on shore.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2342.jpgDSCF2342Isaac stands on a mound of rapidly melting permafrost, overlooking Herhsel.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2340.jpgDSCF2340A river of melting permafrost, sends lava like mud into the sea near Hershel.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2339.jpgDSCF2339Isaac and Scarlet in Pauline Cove.2013-08-14T15:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/08/13/a-surreal-passage-to-a-melting-island/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2316.jpgDSCF2316Flying the drifter in light air. Headed East from Prudhoe Bayhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2314.jpgDSCF2314Jesse with his older son Isaac. On an offshore ice flow in the Arctic. 2013 https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2312.jpgDSCF2312Explorer pose, with; gun, ship, campfire and sunset. 40 miles offshore on a 10 acre ice flow. Note the kite camera floating behind Empiricus.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2296.jpgDSCF2296Jason warming up by the fire after a plunge into the icy ocean.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2301.jpgDSCF2301Time to leave. This platform is breaking up quickly.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2300.jpgDSCF2300Tucked into a harbor of floating Ice. We ran ice screws into the flow and tied off to the drifting pack.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2298.jpgDSCF2298https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2294.jpgDSCF2294https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2288.jpgDSCF2288Will sets up his video equipment for some documentary footage.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2285.jpgDSCF22852013-08-19T03:02:39+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/08/11/the-view-from-out-in-space/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscn6936.jpgDSCN69362013-08-12T09:59:09+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/08/02/projects-and-prep-for-the-next-leg/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_7293.jpgIMG_7293The closest thing we get to sunset in the Arctic Summer. Photo by Will Watson while ferrying drums of fuel aboard, in the Scarlet Letter.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscn0426.jpgDSCN0426Up and running!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscn0424.jpgDSCN0424The Ham Radio went on the fritz, sop out came the soldering Iron as I slowly learn the ways of HF radio repair.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscn0422.jpgDSCN0422Well Marine heads are problematic. So ours was replaced with a composting head. This proved smelly and ineffective. The Composter was removed and replaced with this simple system. Once again, Will Watson's carpentry skil;ls are put to good use. This is the finest honey bucket afloat.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_7280.jpgIMG_7280The gift of etch a scetch is silly, but entertaining none the less. Pictured here is a scene of our anchorage on the slope.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscn0394.jpgDSCN0394These wool mitts are awesome. I call them turbothumbs.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_7250.jpgIMG_7250Jason Re works the galley plumbing, to maximize our fresh and salt water efficiency under way.2013-08-02T21:29:11+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/08/02/a-gift-of-time/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscn0386.jpgDSCN0386Isaac at the helm with tunes in surround sound.2013-08-02T03:20:04+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/08/02/morale-afloat/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2240.jpgDSCF22402014-06-12T08:05:15+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/07/31/parting-nome-an-800-mile-run-ice-wind-fog-and-a-boat-load-of-luck/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130729000000_modiscom-t_0007186238.jpg20130729000000_MODISCOM-T_0007186238Todays sat image. Talk about a narrow lead. This years big ice has dictated a plan change. https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sc_a01_20120730_wis40ct.gifLast years Ice report https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2263.jpgDSCF2263And so it begins. Shortly after this, the fog set in, with 30 knot southwest tail winds, driving us into the pack. We were going to fast to sail and had to strike all sail down, so we could slowly motor through the pack. ready to reverse and protect the rudder. Even with no sail, and motoring slow for steerage, we made 5-6 knots all the way to prudhoe Bay. Weaving ice flows in shallow water. https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2260.jpgDSCF2260https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2251.jpgDSCF2251Here we are approaching our first ice flows, East of Point Barrow. The radar shows most of the ice, but not all. The low lying ice, mixed in waves will sneak up quick. Electronics help, but do not replace seamanship and good watch keeping.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2240.jpgDSCF2240Sailing nicely with a reef in. A full main in the arctic is a rare thing to carry. Cold wind is powerful. We had plenty and of wind for the passage. with only one day of contrary wind the entire trip.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2227.jpgDSCF2227Here we are sailing wing and wing. Gathering all the wind we can for the hard charge North.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2223.jpgDSCF2223After final preparation, we cast off from Nome. we sailed hard, non stop to ward our Arctic fuel depot on the North Slope. Over 850 Nautical Miles away.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2219.jpgDSCF2219One day after Stevo said bye to me, I said bye to my father. We then parted ways. He to the hills, and me to the sea. VChasing our dreams in the Arctic.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2214.jpgDSCF2214Well my dad made it in from his Nome mining claim and was able to stay on the boat with us overnight. It was great to see him and share a little time in the midst of our big adventures! 2013-08-02T00:56:02+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/08/02/snapshots-of-nome/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2169.jpgDSCF2169I had a root break on my gold crowned tooth, on the way to Nome. So I had it pulled. I did some bartering for the crown at the Gold Buyers. We settled on $58.00 and a $5.00 drink token at the "breakers Bar"https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2172.jpgDSCF2172Amundsens display at the Nome Museum. His crew had similar clothing tastes!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2178.jpgDSCF2178Stevo and Bruce. A true joining of spirits. I've never seen anything like it.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscf2176.jpgDSCF2176Stevo, Bruce and I in front of the Dexter site (Wyatt Erp's Saloon from 1903) Behind us is Roald Amundsen's bust. He was the man, who dominated polar exploration. Humble, calculating and prepared like no other. His methods have inspired my preparation immensely. https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_7238.jpgIMG_7238Pat Hahn and Sue Greely were the most gracious hosts, any sailors could met by. A million thank yous' from the crew of Empiricus!2013-08-02T00:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/07/28/7123%e2%80%b220%e2%80%b3n-15628%e2%80%b245%e2%80%b3w-coincidence/2013-07-29T00:30:15+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/07/24/calm-in-kotzebue/2013-07-25T17:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/07/21/were-outa-here/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0321.jpgDSCN0321https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/barrow-ice-july-20.gifBarrow Ice July 202013-07-21T20:07:19+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/07/19/changing-seas-changes-what-you-see/2013-07-21T05:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/07/20/empiricus-is-in-the-news/2013-07-20T23:27:21+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/07/15/today-is-indepe/2013-07-17T18:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/07/10/and-we-sailed-the-bering-sea/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2087.jpgDSCF2087https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2091.jpgDSCF2091https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2114.jpgDSCF2114North! North! North!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2073.jpgDSCF2073Approaching the shallows under a reefed main and power.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2071.jpgDSCF2071Falls Pass Cast Offhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2081.jpgDSCF2081We have a passenger!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2082.jpgDSCF2082https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2137.jpgDSCF2137https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf2101.jpgDSCF21012013-07-16T03:19:34+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/07/01/how-to-track-the-progress-of-the-empiricus/2013-07-01T21:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/06/30/weve-made-it-to-the-bering-sea/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf2041.jpgTriple reef run into King Cove3 reefs. Gusting 60 according to locals. King Cove is a blowhole of wind but we were glad to get there and take a break.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf2010.jpgBruce is lazyBruce is a good boat dog. He eats and watches movies with Stevo mostlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf2002.jpgGlassy seaIn the Aleautians it either blows like mad or not at all. Here is a rare smooth sea just out of Chignik Lagoon.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf2003.jpgLearning to navigateRachel takes to the charts and weather with Zeal as her sailing skills improve daily.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf2006.jpgStevo Taking a turn at the helm.Steve snickers as he sports my jacket without my knowledge. https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscn0298.jpgHelming in the sunEnjoying some nicer weather during a passage through the Aleutians2013-06-30T19:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/06/20/position-as-of-yesterday-at-1900-via-sat-phone/2013-06-20T00:08:10+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/06/18/weve-departed-kodiak/2013-06-18T06:04:14+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/06/14/running-backstays-replaced-just-in-time/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1892.jpgThe failing strands of wire rope.The old backstays were near failure. Only close inspection brought this to my attention, as the fray was buried behind the shackle.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1890.jpgThe finished workThe stitching tension should always match the tension of the line. Tight stitches in loose line will break or cause damage when placed under strain.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1889.jpgStitching the spliceI took six passes (3 recommended) down the running part, burying the tapered end. Then began stitching the splice in place.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1888.jpgDSCF1888https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1886.jpgDive inI held the line onto the thimble with a constrictor knot, while splicing.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1885.jpgThe eye, ready for splicingLay the served line into the Thimble.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1884.jpgServing the eyeServing the eye section prevents Chafe from eating the strands of fiber.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf18831.jpgMeasuringI used a fore Arm length of splice length.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1881.jpgTaper the endA slight taper to the bitter end.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1880.jpgAmsteel Splicing?This is a new one on me. 2013-06-15T00:16:37+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/06/15/empiricus-embarks/2013-06-16T12:41:18+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/06/10/rigging-dinghy-swamping-coastal-exploring-and-lots-of-work/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1839.jpgAlcohol stove lessonA lesson in stove construction for Steve, ended in roasting marshmallows. In 20 minutes with a needle, knife and a sharpie, a nice stove can be built.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1791.jpgDSCF1791https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1792.jpgGetting comfortable up therehttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1783.jpgNests in the rocksCool bird nests in the rocks.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1778.jpgDSCF1778https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1779.jpgStevo can flyNice pose Stevohttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1777.jpgNestWe saw some cool nests and picked up some nice shells.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1773.jpgGlidingThere was no flapping. Only gliding... And pooping....https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1769.jpgLooks like nesting seasonhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1767.jpgEvening explorationSteve and I see lots of birds. Were gonna check it out.2013-06-11T22:27:16+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/06/11/this-for-that-a-quid-pro-quo-of-finances/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1875.jpgItems sold are items boughtSteven sold some power tools we no longer need. He bout an Air Hogs Helicopter. I bought 20 fathoms of Amsteel, to replace the running backstays.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscf1873.jpgDock saleSteven has a 20 percent commission on all sales he generates.2013-06-11T22:26:21+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/06/01/2-days-in-kodiak/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1611.jpgThanks Marty!Mary Owen helps splash Scarlet, and her hull is wet for the first time.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1638.jpgAn old roadSteve and I pick through a rusty recent past, buried just under the moss.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1639.jpgCreepy Cabin Fun!An old abandoned home we discovered, just inside the woodshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1642.jpgIn her berthScarlet and Empi meet for the first time.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1641.jpgCrusty old cabinSteve sits at the fireplace of an old Island home that rots beneath our feet. Steve and I agreed it was spooky.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1637.jpgExploring ruins with StevenStevo had his eye on a small Island, where a rusty junk heap lay on shore. We sailed Scarlet to the beach and took a look see.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1636.jpgDoes it get any better?The face says it allhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1631.jpgHot rodScarlet seems to move faster than the wind! What a quick sexy craft.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1627.jpgScarlet glidesThe Scarlet Letter glides in a mere breath of wind, with a responsive helm. 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A barter between sailors.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-12_00-56-14_3162.jpgSailmaking for carpentry. A barter between sailors.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-24_16-15-59_2242.jpgSailmaking for carpentry. A barter between sailors.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-24_16-10-31_6472.jpgSailmaking for carpentry. A barter between sailors.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-24_12-43-15_3752.jpgSailmaking for carpentry. 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Our fuel will be waiting when we need it.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1438.jpgIce road FuelHauling the fuel down the Ice Road before it melts. The river could flood the road any day and the road is slimy slick from the sun.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1436.jpgFilling Drumshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1430.jpgFuel TruckI got a great deal on the fuel. As long as I did all the work and staged it on my own time. Thanks to Colville Inc. My employer!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1428.jpgLabeling the DrumsThe drums had fuel treatment residual in them. Perfect for staging near the water. They were inspected, labeled and banded with steel strap.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1427.jpgLabeling sides2013-05-28T15:31:24+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/05/07/sailing-dinghy-gets-paint-and-ice-charts-are-compiled/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf14011.jpgIce chartsThe 2012 ice charts will be compiled into a book, for study aboard.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-201.jpgFloor gripDan has painted a grey bilge with adhesive additives. These are nice final touches.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-211.jpgStern PaintHere is a view of the stern area.2013-05-28T07:22:28+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/05/15/presenting-sv-scarlet-letter-built-by-dan-duame/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-22.jpgScarlet Letter Starboard BowShe has beautiful lines.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-24.jpgPort BeamShe looks fast!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-27.jpgCenterboard upHere is a shot with the centerboard up.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-28.jpgRudderThe rudder folds up for shoal water and beaching.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-29.jpgBilge treadThe bilge and acces ports turned out great!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-30.jpgWaiting for the sailThe lug rig will be laced on soon.2013-05-28T07:21:36+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/05/28/mashed-potato-takes-to-the-road/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1563.jpgArrived in Kenai!Arrived in Kenai with no mechanical problems!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1562.jpg35 still aliveLeaving Wild Mans. Still rolling smooth at 35 mph!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1558.jpgSailors on the highwayAs it turned out, this rig belongs to a former sailing student. No big surprise!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1552.jpgReady as well ever be.The time has come to leave. Only a hot cup of Coffee from Natures Nectars remains on the checklist!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1550.jpgMark Nelson and the Scarlet LetterMark takes pictures of the Scarlet Letter. Shame we did not have time to splash her. Thank you Mark for all your hard work these past few days! https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1544.jpgJason drillsJason Wilson marks and drills for the lifting harness just before departure.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1560.jpgJermai and his ladyFormer student Jermai and his 2 loves.https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1540.jpgMark Laces the lug rigGlobal Sailor Mark Nelson lends a hand and beautifully laces the lug sail to the spars.2013-05-28T07:20:18+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/2013/05/27/5-day-scramble/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1534.jpgLoading the truckHere the stores are loaded into the "Potato"https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1530.jpgStores on wheelshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1526.jpgInventoryhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1522.jpgDSCF1522https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1521.jpgIHO JasonJason at International house of hot dogshttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1519.jpgIHOHhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1517.jpgLoad her up!https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1515.jpgCostco cruiseJason and I had 30 minutes to complete our Costco Check listhttps://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf1514.jpgSherry AllenFellow sailor Sherry Allen donated a box of solid chocolate bunnies for reserve sweets onboard.2013-05-28T07:20:06+00:00monthlyhttps://empiricusembarks.com/sv-empiricus/https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/c44c6-2012-07-17_05-18-47_994.jpgc44c6-2012-07-17_05-18-47_994https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2012-07-17_05-18-47_994.jpg2012-07-17_05-18-47_994https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2012-07-18_13-47-25_531.jpg2012-07-18_13-47-25_531https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2012-06-19_19-41-13_269.jpg2012-06-19_19-41-13_269https://empiricusembarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1_20120622_185902.jpg1_20120622_1859022015-07-29T20:56:22+00:00weekly0.6https://empiricusembarks.com/contact/2016-02-11T20:29:32+00:00weekly0.6https://empiricusembarks.comdaily1.02020-09-17T07:27:55+00:00