{"id":51894,"date":"2017-11-12T18:09:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T18:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/2017\/11\/northwest-passage-the-good-times-seem-to-be-over\/"},"modified":"2017-11-12T23:48:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T23:48:21","slug":"northwest-passage-the-good-times-seem-to-be-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2017\/11\/northwest-passage-the-good-times-seem-to-be-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwest Passage: The good times seem to be over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have just been informed that from now on transits of the Northwest Passage will be much more difficult.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NWP-Cuming-Glacier-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sailing past Cuming glacier<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Because of the irresponsible behaviour of a sailor who transited the Northwest Passage in 2017 on a small racing catamaran entirely unsuited for Arctic conditions, the Canadian Government plans to impose drastic measures for anyone planning to transit this challenging waterway in future.<\/p>\n<p>Among the new regulations, there will be compulsory registration of any vessel planning a transit, a thorough technical and safety survey, and specific insurance requirements.<\/p>\n<p>My latest book <strong><em>200,000 Miles: A Life of Adventure<\/em><\/strong>, describing my own transit of the Northwest Passage, is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/200-000-Miles-Life-Adventure\/dp\/095726268X\/\" target=\"_blank\">for sale on amazon.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/200-000-Miles-Life-Adventure\/dp\/095726268X\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1504267333&#038;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">amazon.co.uk<\/a>. Here is a\u00a0selection of photos of my voyage.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Aventura-friends-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">60+ knot storm in Dundas Harbour<\/p><\/div> <div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/aventura-arctic-landfall-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sailing past the Alaskan coast lit up by the midnight sun<\/p><\/div> <div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NWP5-Jimmy-Cornell-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dodging icebergs in Disko Bay, Greenland<\/p><\/div> <div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NWP5-No-way-through.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">No way through<\/p><\/div> <div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/aventura-arctic-landfall-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pushing a large block ice out of our way to reach a free lead<\/p><\/div> <div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NWP6-No-way-to-go.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">No way to go<\/p><\/div> <div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NWP7-Trapped-in-ice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trapped in ice<\/p><\/div> <div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/aventura-arctic-landfall-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our route is barred again<\/p><\/div> <div style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NWP10-Searching-for-a-lead.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Searching for a lead<\/p><\/div> <div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NWP12-Looking-for-a-lead.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking for a lead<\/p><\/div> <div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NWP13-No-place-to-hide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">No place to hide<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have just been informed that from now on transits of the Northwest Passage will be much more difficult.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sailing past Cuming glacier<\/p>\n<p>Because of the irresponsible behaviour of a sailor who transited the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2017\/11\/northwest-passage-the-good-times-seem-to-be-over\/\">Read 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