Saul Mine
4th September 2010, 06:02 PM
(Børge is traveling the Northwest Passage.)
It is actually an old Norwegian tradition to change underwear on special occasions.
Changing underwear in American waters
http://www.ousland.no/2010/09/american-waters/
Position update 20.29 CEST: 69.78807 N, 168.32016 W – North of Point Hope. Water temperature: 9.0°C
Position update 08.01 CEST (4 Sept): 69.66011 N, 166.08485 W – moving steadily east.
Position update 12.01 CEST (4 Sept): 69.7204 N, 164.98604 W
Position update 16.23 CEST (4 Sept): 69.91871 N, 163.91893 W
Position update 20.26 CEST (4 Sept): 70.12795 N, 162.96527 W
Position update 23.59 CEST (4 Sept): 70.3325 N, 162.10086 W
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Expedition Report, 21.16 CEST:
We are still on the way to the Alaskan coast, and are now tacking again. But we will hold this position and go straight east and wait for a new burst of southerly winds that are expected to arrive in a few hours.
The big news today is that we have left Russia and entered US waters! So now we are officially finished with the Northeast Passage, which has been an interesting but demanding exercise. Demanding because we had much more headwind than expected – and headwind is our most vulnerable direction. All other variations are ok, but we loose too much time when tacking. Our boat has performed extremely well in all other conditions, but headwind and tacking are unfortunately not the best conditions for this type of boat, since we are unable to go as high up against the wind as we would like to.
It will be interesting to see what the Northwest Passage can offer with respect to weather. Hopefully we will have better conditions there.
I take this opportunity to change my Devold woollen underwear for the first time on this trip. It is not that I really need to, but it’s nice to celebrate that we are done with the East, and feel fresh and ready for the West. It is actually an old Norwegian tradition to change underwear on special occasions. When Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen overwintered at Frans Josef Land in 1895–96, they celebrated New Year’s eve by turning their underwear inside out.
I am more fortunate since I brought two pairs.
.
Best regards,
Børge
Check out the American attitude. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/44410029@N06/4851825793/)
It is actually an old Norwegian tradition to change underwear on special occasions.
Changing underwear in American waters
http://www.ousland.no/2010/09/american-waters/
Position update 20.29 CEST: 69.78807 N, 168.32016 W – North of Point Hope. Water temperature: 9.0°C
Position update 08.01 CEST (4 Sept): 69.66011 N, 166.08485 W – moving steadily east.
Position update 12.01 CEST (4 Sept): 69.7204 N, 164.98604 W
Position update 16.23 CEST (4 Sept): 69.91871 N, 163.91893 W
Position update 20.26 CEST (4 Sept): 70.12795 N, 162.96527 W
Position update 23.59 CEST (4 Sept): 70.3325 N, 162.10086 W
.
Expedition Report, 21.16 CEST:
We are still on the way to the Alaskan coast, and are now tacking again. But we will hold this position and go straight east and wait for a new burst of southerly winds that are expected to arrive in a few hours.
The big news today is that we have left Russia and entered US waters! So now we are officially finished with the Northeast Passage, which has been an interesting but demanding exercise. Demanding because we had much more headwind than expected – and headwind is our most vulnerable direction. All other variations are ok, but we loose too much time when tacking. Our boat has performed extremely well in all other conditions, but headwind and tacking are unfortunately not the best conditions for this type of boat, since we are unable to go as high up against the wind as we would like to.
It will be interesting to see what the Northwest Passage can offer with respect to weather. Hopefully we will have better conditions there.
I take this opportunity to change my Devold woollen underwear for the first time on this trip. It is not that I really need to, but it’s nice to celebrate that we are done with the East, and feel fresh and ready for the West. It is actually an old Norwegian tradition to change underwear on special occasions. When Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen overwintered at Frans Josef Land in 1895–96, they celebrated New Year’s eve by turning their underwear inside out.
I am more fortunate since I brought two pairs.
.
Best regards,
Børge
Check out the American attitude. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/44410029@N06/4851825793/)