The Polar Ocean Challenge Gallery

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Dingle here we come – 15th Oct

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Smiles that Dingle is in sight! 15th Oct.

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Coming into Dingle, Ireland – 15th Oct

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Approaching Ireland – 15th Oct

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Cramped living conditions – 12th Oct

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A nice clean bathroom! – 12th Oct

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10,000 nautical miles! 11th Oct

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Ben in his new bunk – 11th Oct

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Weather Station at Hell’s Corner – 2nd Oct

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View of Hell’s Corner Weather Station – 2nd Oct

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Ben aboard Northabout

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Sailing the narrow channel to Anchorage – 28th Sept

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In the channel approaching Anchorage – 28th Sept

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Ben sailing the narrow channel towards Anchorage – 28th Sept

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A long night – 25th Sept

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Leaving Nuuk – 25th Sept

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Eagles Quest anchored next to Northabout – 25th Sept

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David Wyn Davis joins the boat – 25th Sept

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New crew member Rob – 25th Sept

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Changing of the guard – Skipper Nikolai hands over to new skipper Mike – 25th Sept

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Approaching Nuuk – 25th Sept

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Aurora Borealis – 23rd Sept

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Swirling Aurora Borealis – 23rd Sept

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Ice in the distance – 23rd Sept

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Ben in the galley – 23rd Sept

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Skipper Nikolai wears his WWW t-shirt! – 23rd Sept

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Ben hangs his washing out – 21st Sept

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Geese fly along the Greenland coast – 21st Sept

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Working in the snow leaving Ilulissat – 21st Sept

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Leaving Ilulissat – 19th Sept

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Puppies outside the museum – 19th Sept

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Crew at the glacier farm in Jacobshaven – 19th Sept 16

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A glacier farm – 19th Sept 16

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Ice on its way to Baffin Bay – just after we made it through the channel – 19th Sept 16

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Aurora over the harbour – 18th Sept 16

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Harbour at night – greasy ice is developing – 19th Sept 16

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View from Upernavik airport – 18th Sept 16

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the NW Passage Crew reach Upernavik! 18th Sept 16

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Sunrise near Upanavik – 18th Sept 16

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Icebergs on the approach to Upernavik – 18th Sept 16

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Passing the icebergs – 18th Sept 16

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Johan pulls ice from the sea to keep the celebration beer cold! 18th Sept 16

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Johan on the lookout in the Bellot Strait – 11th Sept 16

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Ben in the Bellot Strait – 11th Sept 16

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Just inside the Bellot Strait – 11th Sept 16

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The Mascots in the Bellot Strait – 11th Sept 16

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Steve in the Bellot Strait – 11th Sept 16

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Barbara and Constance join the Explorers Club – 11th Sept 16

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Benji in the morning light – 11th Sept 16

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In Tuk! – 3rd Sept 16

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David sails at sunset – 2nd Sept

Beaufort Sea – Looks darker than it really was 02.09

Sunset on the Beaufort Sea – 2nd Sept 16

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Evening sky – 2nd Sept 16

Johan Peterson is the new crew member. He is the one peering round the chart plotter. I’ll try to get a portrait that the fans will like! (I’ve read David’s blog.)

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Sail repairs 02.09 – Barbara and Johan with the spare sliders (not suspenders) after the successful mission to fix the sail, and Barbara emptying the other bits of the repair kit onto the

Barbara and Johan mend the sails – 2nd Sept 2016

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Repairing the sails – 2nd Sept 16

Beaufort Sea Johan – 02-09

Johan smiles on the Beaufort Sea – 2nd Sept 16

Johan sewing up the leather wheel cover which has finally started to break the old threads 02.09

Johan sews the leather wheel cover – 2nd Sept 16

Still at sea so Barbara helming as Johan sews the wheel cover 02-09

Barbara helms while Johan makes repairs – 2nd Sept

Constance helming nearly dark 02-09

Constance takes the wheel – 2nd Sept 16

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Ben on duty – 2nd Sept

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David takes the helm – 1st Sept

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Misty Beaufort Sea – 1st Sept 16

Including one of David scheming for another expedition… 01-09

Hmmm, where shall we go next? – 1st Sept 16

Ben helming as the crew leave Barrow – 1st Sept

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Ros on board – she’s usually behind the camera! 28th Aug

Ben CS6. Decided to clip in to make lunch. Several of us had unplanned trips straight across the saloon when we momentarily let go while preparing food. 28-08

Ben having to clip in to make food it was so rough – 28th Aug

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Force 5-6 gales in the Chukchi Sea – 28th Aug

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Rough Sailing in the Chukchi Sea – 28th Aug

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Denis and David at 180 Degrees – 28th Aug.

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Celebrating 180 degrees – 26th Aug

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The toy from Whitness crosses 180 degrees! 26th Aug.

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Crossing 180 Degrees! 26th Aug

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Barbara on watch – 26th Aug

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Ben on watch – 24th Aug

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Sea Ice Tongue – 24th Aug.

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Ros looking at the sea ice tongue – 24th Aug

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Final ice tongue – 24th Aug

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Ros on watch – 24th Aug

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Babara on watch – 24th Aug

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Sunrise – 23rd Aug

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Ben in the cabin – 19th Aug

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Barbara and Constance

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At the stamukha – 14th Aug

Stamukha – Denis 14_08

Anchored on a stamukha – 14th Aug

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Greenland coastal community – 21st Sept

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We made it past the ice – 14th Aug

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Passing an iceberg – 12th Aug

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More and more ice – 12th Aug

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First proper iceberg – 11th Aug

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Bringing the dinghy back on board – 7th Aug

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The dinghy from Northabout – 7th Aug

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Northabout from the dinghy – 7th Aug

Dinghy adventures

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Exploring the island – 7th Aug

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Isolated on the island – 7th Aug

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David on Northabout – 7th Aug

Preparing to go out in the dinghy

David helps Ben aboard – 7th Aug

David passes ropes to Ben

David catches the ropes – 7th Aug

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Ben – 7th Aug

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Ben and Nikolay return – 7th Aug

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Going out in the dinghy – 7th Aug

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Special Birthday dinner for Denis – 6th Aug

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Denis celebrates his birthday – 6th Aug

Ben doing his diary for ITN_5.8.15

Ben does is video diary for ITN – 5th Aug

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Northabout anchored in the bay, from the drone – 4th Aug

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Denis goes fishing – 1st Aug

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Boring grown-ups?

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Even exciting adventures still have chores!

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Popping up to say hello!

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A friendly visitor

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Calm seas at last in a sheltered bay – 2nd Aug 2016

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The sheltered bay – 2nd Aug 2016

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Anchoring up…2nd Aug 2016

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Ben on the look out

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David grapples at the helm in a force 5/6 gale

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Nikolay and Dennis celebrate Russia Day

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Denis Davydov shakes out the reef – 29th July 16

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No ice yet, but on the look out for it – 29th July 16

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Nikolay at the Helm in the Kara Sea – 29th July 16

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Tacking before taking on the ice…

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Nikolay enjoys a hot meal

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Food glorious food!

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David and Constance do Ben’s homework!

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Barbara passing Novoya Zemlya – 25.7.16

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Ben on watch – 22nd July 2016

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Ben on watch, it’s getting colder… – 22nd July 2016

Ben just after Tromso

Life on the open ocean

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Nikolay checks the wind speed – 22nd July 2016

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Constance at the helm in the Barents Sea – 22nd July 2016

Cleaning up spillages caused by bad weather

Mopping up after rough waters cause spillages on board! – 21st July 2016

Last land at end Murmansk Channel 750nm to next waypoint

Passing the last bit of land before the open ocean. 750 nautical miles to the next land – 20th July 2016

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Barbara leaving Murmansk – 20.7.16

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Leaving Murmansk – 20th July 2016

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Leg 2 begins – the crew leave Murmansk, July 20th 2016

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David gives the safety briefing before departing Murmansk, July 20th 2016

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Nikolay and Dennis make final engine checks – 19th July 2016

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Captain Nikolay makes sure everyone knows what they are doing…

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So if anyone goes overboard…David briefs the crew

Ros Edwards aboard Northabout

Ros on board Northabout, July 16

Stocking up on fresh goods in Murmansk

Ice ahead of Murmansk

Too much ice. What to do? – July 18

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Murmansk – July 17

Northabout docked in Murmansk

Docked next to the big ships. Murmansk, Russia – July 16

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Vardo Port, Russia

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Docked in Vardo, Russia, 11th July 16

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Fancy sleeping here? A bed on Northabout

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Calm Norwegian Waters, July 16

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Annie looks for provisions

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Stocking up in Tromso, Norway

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Mustard anyone?

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John cooks up a storm

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Arriving in Tromso, Norway, 7th July 2016

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Celebrating crossing the Arctic Circle in style

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Crossing the Arctic Circle, 6th July 2016

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View of the Arctic Ocean from Northabout

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Hazel Richards

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Ros sets course for Norway

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Leaving Lerwick, Shetlands, 2nd July 2016

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Ben being interviewed in Lerwick, Scotland.

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John blogging on board

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Ben on watch off the Scottish Coast

Supper-time!

Supper time!

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Leaving Bristol, 19th June 16

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Hurray for WWW!

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Northabout being blessed – 16 June

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Floating again, June 16

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Northabout stripped bare

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Being put back together again

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In dry dock – May 16

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Sailing the Arctic

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Shakedown voyage, Svalbaard, 2015

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Shakedown voyage, Svalbaard, 2015