Nera crosses the Arctic circle
I knew in the back of my mind that I would get seasick, but the reality is a lot less appetising than the thought. I threw up twice …
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Oddly enough, when you arrive at a harbour, you expect it to be filled with squawking gulls. There really aren’t many: a few gulls and some huge and loud crows. This …
Before leaving Nuuk, I went to the port office to complete departure formalities. I handed the pontoon keys to Johannes Lindenhann, the harbour master who had so warmly welcomed us on …
Three aeroplanes, London to Copenhagen to Kangerlussaq and onwards to Nuuk. It’s fine large airbuses with lots of people, but down to a small 37 person plane I was not particularly comfortable. …
Throughout our stay in Nuuk Aventura has been tied up alongside Kisaq, a 20-metre workboat, strongly built and perfectly suited for these waters. The owner, Anders Pedersen, a former Danish Coast Guard officer, has …
Rochelle and Secchi disk I created the Secchi disk at my school – Rednock School – in their tech department. We used the laser cutter to cut the 30cm white disk with two …
Jimmy Cornell flew back from his yacht in Greenland to meet the European Odyssey fleet on the eve of their departure on the second leg to Cherbourg. A “mutiny” by the German boats in …
Tower Bridge, London’s most iconic landmarks, will open on Saturday 12 July for the European Odyssey boats to start their next leg. They will go through the bridge at 1400 (London time) to pass by …
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Yacht Saphir in Limehouse Marina The swing bridge at Limehouse Marina opens to allow Triton through, the last of the boats to arrive from Hamburg The crews form Triton, Saphir and Anne …
Photo Oceanopolis If you are nearby on 23 July, there is space for interested sailors to attend. 0930-1230 Guided tour (in English) of Oceanopolis 1230-1600 Lunch and free time (local specialities available …
The start of the European Odyssey in Hamburg Klaus Hympendahl (Cornell Sailing) saying goodbye to the Triton crew The start of the very first European Odyssey took place in the City …
My name is Nera Cornell. I am a 15 year old British teenager, and I go to Rednock School in a small town called Dursley in the UK. My hobbies are horse-riding, art, and Explorer …
In preparation for the transit of the Northwest Passage, I have been in contact with sailors who have accomplished a transit in recent years, have attended several lectures on the subject, have …
In spite of a spell of strong contrary winds, we managed to arrive in Nuuk late last night. I had called the harbour …
High Latitude Sailing Explore the cold waters of the world By Jon Amtrup Co-author Bob Shepton $US 9.99 Kindle version available on amazon.com Printed version to be published later this year. As the …
location: 63’30N. 51’34W Last night the sun set at quarter to midnight local time and throughout the period of relative darkness it stayed barely hidden just below the northern horizon fringing it …
After days of fog and poor visibility, the sun came out late yesterday afternoon, the wind …
Just before 11 o’clock local time, the sun came out, the mist cleared and almost exactly ten days after our departure from Stromness in the Orkney Islands we caught a glimpse of Greenland. …
Aventura launches oceanographic drifter buoy from Sail the Odyssey on Vimeo. As part of an agreement between Cornell Sailing and UNESCO to assist scientific research, Aventura’s crew today launched off the …
The winds continue to be favourable, and we are making very good progress. Tomorrow morning we should be close to Cape Farewell, Greenland’s southernmost point, and we shall launch the first …
My last sail on Aventura III Jon Amtrup, a Norwegian journalist, has just emailed me a number of questions on behalf of a Norwegian magazine. I found his first question intriguing enough to …
Day 5 since our departure from Stromness, in the Orkney Islands. We have covered 750 miles and the winds continue to be favourable. Last night we passed the westernmost part of …
Bouregreg Marina Old narrow street in the Kasbah des Oudayas The European Odyssey participants are assured of a warm welcome in Rabat, capital of Morocco. Their place at Bouregreg Marina is …
Yesterday, on the third day of Aventura‘s passage to Greenland, it suddenly felt as if we had been miraculously transposed to the Mediterranean. The sun was shining out of a deep …
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