Jade Couturier, Author at Sailing Caprivi

Kodiak, last minute crew and a homebound crossing

The weather was remarkable, at least from what I had assumed late September would be. The sunshine abundant and the seas glistened. We untied.

We didn’t mean to only spend two days in Nome but it happened quickly and precisely. Celebrations were minimal with a round of drinks.

A quick turn around in Tuktoyaktuk was both surprising and necessary. The Arctic weather bombs didn’t muck around, each giving us a few days.

It seems that months have gone by in a blur without a word from this blog and that Caprivi is still somewhere in the.

Little did we know that we would be in Arctic Bay waiting out a gale for six days, the weather event not so unusual.

I thought it wise to take a group selfie at 0130 hrs before we embarked across Baffin Bay – one for the road and.

Getting to Upernavik was our final goal in Greenland and one where we could begin to relax while we waited for the weather and.

Once settled and cleared into the country – which included few personal details scribbled on a piece of paper using the dock for backing.

We departed St Anthonys, Newfoundland at 0500 hrs heading northeast to position our next tack away from land and the bergs that gathered near.

A Sail Past is an English tradition of the Royal Navy where vessels are ceremonially inspected for readiness at sea, as well as signifying.