Publié dans : August 2015
By Jimmy Cornell on 30.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
Having arrived safely in Nuuk, Dunbar and I were counting on a relatively uneventful 1800 miles passage to the Azores. To finish our sojourn in Greenland on a high, we decided to make a …
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By Doina Cornell on 30.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
Vanuatu is a perfect cruising ground, with day sailing along the coast of the larger islands, or a short hop from one island to the next, making it easy to explore.
Vanuatu sunset.
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By Doina Cornell on 29.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
The Blue Planet Odyssey fleet of yachts, having spread out to cruise at their own pace through the islands of the South Pacific, finally came together again in a small bay on the island of …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 27.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
After almost two months in the High Arctic, arriving in Nuuk felt almost like coming home. As on Aventura’s two previous visits, we were welcomed warmly on arrival by the harbormaster Johannes Lindemans.
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By Jimmy Cornell on 23.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
Map
Aventura crossed the Arctic Circle at dawn today. In the view of those who only consider a successful transit of the Northwest Passage by having crossed this symbolic gateway both on the way …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 19.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
Fort Ross anchorage
After the excitement of having reached the Eastern Arctic, we were rewarded by a quiet night at anchor. But the euphoria was soon dampened by the prospect of the 1200 miles …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 17.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
Sunset 16 August
In the last two days I have received many messages of congratulations for Aventura and her crew’s successful voyage. I want to thank all of you who have written, as well …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 15.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
Aventura route 2015
Exactly one year ago, on 15 August 2014, I was forced to take the painful decision to abandon my attempt to complete a transit of the Northwest Passage, and turn around. …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 14.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
Aventura at Gjoa Haven
Gjoa Haven is the place no sailor attempting to transit the Northwest Passage will miss as it is here that Roald Amundsen spent the first two winters of his successful …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 10.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
Midnight sunset over Cambridge Bay
Due to the strategic location of this transportation hub in the Central Arctic, Cambridge Bay has been described as the make or break point for anyone attempting a transit …
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By Doina Cornell on 10.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
A few photos from Espirito Santo, the largest island in Vanuatu.
Doina Cornell meets Luc Callebaut for the first time after working together for 15 years on Noonsite and now Blue Planet Odyssey.
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By Doina Cornell on 08.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
Landfall: Island of Aoba (Vanuatu) very different from Tuvalu.
I expect to many people the phrase ‘tropical sailing’ conjures up lolling on the foredeck catching a tan, as balmy trade winds push you across …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 05.08.2015 La traduction française de cette page n'est pas disponible.
Aventura’s route in the Northwest Passage
Having passed through the Western Arctic and its ice fields much earlier in the season than we had hoped or expected, and with the ice situation still unfavourable …
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