This is the last in this five-part series.

I have been sorting through some archival footage from my 2019 transit of the Northwest Passage aboard Oliver Huin’s Breskell. Maybe this will be fun for the armchair sailors. Maybe it will be helpful for those planning a future trip. Like Jimmy Cornell’s:

The High Latitude Challenge 2026-2027

I’ve heard it said that fewer people have transited the Northwest Passage by boat than have climbed Mount Everest. If true, I suspect that statistic may be challenged soon enough. Presently, only captains and vessels are acknowledged. I was only working crew.

Watering, provisioning, and shelter. For Breskell it was a series of hops across the Canadian Arctic. Slight periods of darkness were beginning to set in as it was mid-to-late August, yet we were not out of ice danger yet. Weather was also beginning to become less summer-like and temperatures were starting to drop. Yet, it wouldn’t be long before we would turn south. Ironically, with a final destination of Port Townsend, Washington, once we were through the Bering Strait, Breskell would only be halfway to her destination.

Tuktoyaktuk also inspired the piece: Tales Of The Northwest Passage – Tuktoyaktuk – What’s In A Fish?

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