Posted on 08/25/2014 4:55:04 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
Today Ive taken the decision to head for Greenland then Newfoundland. Weve simply run out of time. There is still no sign of any significant breakup of the ice in Larsen/Franklin which will allow us to get clear of Barrow Point (Alaska) before the refreeze sets in. Given that the air temperatures in the Canadian Arctic are colder than average this summer I believe its likely that the refreeze will be early. Im not prepared to overwinter in the Canadian Arctic so the decision was easy to make. This will simply be a pause in out attempt to sail through the Northwest Passage as I plan to continue next summer if conditions allow.
Weve had a great time up here in Canada and Greenland and met some wonderful people. I hope we all stay in touch.
Good Sailing, Happy Days a hwyl am y tro! Dai
S/V CATRYN
Port Leopold
Seeing the LILLIAN B depart for Maine today must be pulling hard on home strings...
Remaining vessels attempting a 2014 NW Passage:
ALTAN LADY last in Gjoa Haven
ARCTIC TERN approaching Fort Ross
DRINA at Port Leopold - says they will winter over?
EMPIRICUS departed Gjoa Haven - 69°31.8972'N, 93°31.6146'W
GITANA departed Cambridge Bay - current location unknown
GJOA at Port Leopold - says they will winter over?
LADY DANA 44 in Cambridge Bay
MANGO in Peel Sound
NOVARA at Fort Ross
PHILOS last in Nome - current location unknown
ROWING ICE last report from Cambridge Bay
TRIDENT last in Nome - current location unknown
Will 2014 go down in the record books without a single vessel making a Northwest Passage? I believe that speaks louder than all the media rhetoric that the Arctic ice is melting.... holy mackerel!
Is the fat lady taking the stage to sing her final act?
A month remains if you have the patience... facing freeze up all alone in the cold Arctic...
Stand by....
No way, AlGore said the world is warming, and we all know, AlGore would never lie. < /sarcasm>
Shove all yer climate statistics. This says it all.
Yep. At least from this blog that it looks like people are getting more cautious, rather than just sailing up there assuming that there isn’t any ice anymore because because they heard it on the radio.
Sue the Algore!!!!
He and his “Global Warming” cutting back on the carbon emissions caused cooling and is causing economic hardship on whole Earth.
Sue the bastRAT!!!
Global Warming
No, it’s GORE-BULL Warming.
bunch of idiots
How do you “over winter” in a yacht up there? Won’t the ice crush the boat like a potato chip?
Remember all those ships that were caught in the Antarctic ice last January? First the ship with the eco-nuts, then the ship sent to rescue them. Then the ship sent to rescue the rescue ship. The other ships wisely stayed out at sea.
Don’t be silly. Potato chips can’t crush a yacht.
Based upon low sun spot count, the solar output has decreased. This heralds a solar minimum period. If they don’t get out now they may not get out for ten to twenty years. See Cold Sun by John L. Casey.
Al Gore in speech 2009; Some of the models suggest that there is a 75 percent chance that the entire north polar ice cap, during some of the summer months, could be completely ice-free within the next five to seven years. Still have 2 years to go on this one.
A Greenpeace spokesperson said [2012]: "The disappearing Arctic still serves as a stark warning to us all. Data shows us that the frozen north is teetering on the brink. The level of ice 'has remained far below average' and appears to be getting thinner, leaving it more vulnerable to future melting. The consequences of further rapid ice loss at the top of the world are of profound importance to the whole planet. This is not a warning we can afford to ignore."
bunch of idiots
No, Ivy league grads. Ok, sorry same thing.
Most of the earlier warming was at the high northern latitudes in the winter. Makes little difference since it was still way below freezing.
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