by Gill Johnson | Aug 31, 2016 | Ben's Blog |
So we’re now in the middle of the Beaufort Sea. Point Barrow came and went, The Mother and Denis got off, Johan and The Father got on and we went on our merry way. Unfortunately though Tuktuyaktuk is only five hundred miles away the wind was right on our nose so we...
by Gill Johnson | Aug 31, 2016 | Latest News |
This Sunday, 4th September, our very own Chief Weather Watcher, Gill Johnson, is running the Chippenham Half Marathon to raise funds for, yes, you guessed it – Wicked Weather Watch! At 13.1 miles, she is running 1 mile for every 1000 that the Polar Ocean...
by Gill Johnson | Aug 28, 2016 | Ben's Blog |
Ben writes from the Chukchi Sea, Aug 27th. Hello. So, the news of the moment is we’ve completed the North East Passage. It’s taken us forty days lots of ice, five thousand two hundred miles, a polar bear, three unsuccessful fishing trips, three birthdays and two...
by Gill Johnson | Aug 28, 2016 | Polar Ocean Challenge News |
It’s been a mixed few days on board Northabout. The crew had not long completed the notorious Northeast Passage and celebrated passing 180 degrees (meaning they were over half way), when they hit more bad weather – another near gale at force 5-6.Ros...
by Gill Johnson | Aug 27, 2016 | Ben's Blog |
Two blogs from Ben this morning celebrating reaching the half way point! 8.30am: Hello, today I would like to start my blog with a quick word expressing my feelings. Ahem, WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! We’re done! We’re done with the North East...
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