Category: Arctic
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Crossing the Greenland Sea
Day 145 – Day 148. Thursday 13th – Sunday 16th August 2026. Reading time: 5 minutes We had already pretty much ruled out getting around the Langanes Peninsula on the north east corner of Iceland because the weather would probably turn against us becore reaching Vopnafjordur. Our next best option would be Raufarhofn, Iceland’s most…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – The eclipse and then towards home
Day 143 – Wednesday 12th August 2026 Reading time: 7 minutes It is the day of the eclipse. Yesterday it was calm during the day and so we managed to get ashore in our little dinghy. We went to see the weather ballon being launched but got our local time and GMT muddled. We asked…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Circumnavigation of Milneland
Reading time: It’s a long one! Day 130 – Thursday 30th July 2026 We decided that we would like to sail up into the massive fjord later in the day, in the mean time we would plan the passage and go ashore for a final visit to the settlement. By 12:50 we were ready to…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Ittoqqortoormiit and onwards
Day 130. Thursday 30th July 2026 Confidence rating: We got here! But getting back 8/10 When we arrived there were no other boats, not even fishing boats. Then a fast fishing boat arrived and was immediately hauled out. It reminded me of the ferry to Fair Isle which hauls out on arrival due to the…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – We have made it here!
Day 128. 28th July 2026 Confidenence Level: 10/10 At 16:52 we anchored off Ittoqqortoormiit in Scoresby Sund in glorious sunshine. The journey wasn’t easy and it took three previous attempts over 15 years, but at last here we are! Jacket potatoes are in the oven, the Eberspacher is blasting out heat and there is a…
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I’ve had a very nasty thought
Sunday 11th January 2026 Reading Time: 5 Minutes I’m not liking this thought that is rising inside my head. I need someone to bash some sense into me. This is what is happening. I have been thinking about setting up my satellite phone ready for my expedition to Greenland. To make it work as a…
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Scoresby Sund 2026
2nd January 2026 Reading Time: 6 minutes Most of my sailing voyages are just for fun and perhaps a lust for a little bit of adventure. Some sections of my trips haven’t ended up being fun, but they have certainly always been an adventure. This year will be my forth, and indeed my last, attempt…
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…and may I have a look in your bag Sir?
17th November 2025 Reading time: 10 Minutes I like making lists. If I can’t be bothered to do something at least I can make a list of all the things that I can’t be bothered to do. And there’s nothing more annoying than doing a job and discovering that it never even hit the job…
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Scoresby Sund 2026 – it’s on!
30th January 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes I am going to have just one more attempt to get to Scoresby Sund in my little 26 foot wooden yacht. This time will be my 4th try and it will definitely my last attempt! Before committing to the expedition I needed to secure a seafaring crew for…
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The Humble Tin Can
9th March 2024 Here is a little piece based on an article I wrote for the Arctic Club Spring Newsletter I was reading Fergus Fleming’s excellent book “Barrow’s Boys” and my ears pricked up when I learnt than the very first tin cans were made just a short stroll from where I live in Rotherhithe.…