If you are a Small Craft Advisor fan, you’ll be excited to know The Resourceful Sailor now publishes a column with them. Thanks to Josh and SCA for bringing me into the fold. It is very kind of them. So whether you are a ‘Lectronic Latitude fan or a Small Craft Advisor fan, or a Sailing With Josh fan, you won’t have to look far for The Resourceful Sailor.
Thanks to Josh and Small Craft Advisor for picking up The Resourceful Sailor. They republished “Is it Varnish or Vanish?” on Feb. 27, 2025. Do you varnish, paint, oil, or leave it alone? Special thanks to local legend David White for the inspiration.
Resourceful Sailor: “Is it Varnish or Vanish?”
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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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| Subscribe here for more The Resourceful Sailor Asks “Does Size Matter?” Thank you to Josh Colvin and Small Craft Advisor for publishing a Resourceful Sailor piece about considerations of choosing what boat fits your heart and soul, published on Feb. 5, 2025. Small is relative, though a Flicka 20 has always fit the bill. Follow the link above for the full article and thanks for stopping by. |
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.
These show the Royal Newfoundland Yacht Club of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, where Breskell wintered over and refit for her 2019 passage. The RNYC is on the Conception Bay side of the peninsula. There are excerpts from Breskell‘s voyage from Newfoundland to Greenland, which was a staging area for awaiting the clearing of ice from Baffin Bay and The Northwest Passage. Our crossing of Baffin Bay was entirely under power with nearly no wind at all.
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A Flicka 20’s Pacific Odyssey
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
5:30pm – FOOD/SNACKS 6:00pm – SHOW 7:30pm – RECEPTION
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1. literary: a long journey full of adventures.
2. a series of experiences that give knowledge or understanding to someone.
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| Vancouver In-Person Club Night – Sailing With Josh: A Flicka 20’s Pacific Odyssey When: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 1900h Where: Scottish Cultural Centre 8886 Hudson St Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Contact: Heather Marshall vanspeakers@bluewatercruising.org Sailing With Josh: A Flicka 20’s Pacific Odyssey Wednesday February 12, 2025   Britannica defines an odyssey as – 1. literary: a long journey full of adventures. 2. : a series of experiences that give knowledge or understanding to someone.In August 2023, Sampaguita, a Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20, and Joshua Wheeler embarked on an epic Pacific Ocean odyssey. Beginning and ending in Port Townsend, WA, they journeyed down the North American West Coast to Baja, Mexico, followed the trade winds to the Marquesas, and returned via Hawaii (sort of). Josh will share some of the lessons and experiences imparted by the sea, the land, and the people in this single-handed voyage of a tiny boat on a big ocean. Bio: Joshua Wheeler has lived and sailed on small craft for over 15 years and 25,000 nautical miles. Credits include a 2019 transit of the Northwest Passage, two solo circumnavigations of Vancouver Island in 2018 and 2023, the Inside Passage to Alaska in 2022, and a Pacific tour in 2023-24. He’s held a USCG Master license, has a recurring column in Latitude 38’s ‘Lectronic Latitude called The Resourceful Sailor Series, and enjoys local small boat racing. https://www.youtube.com/@sailingwithjosh https://sailingwithjosh.com/ Meeting Format: Doors open at 7:00 and meeting starts at 7:30. Cost: $5/Members, $10/Non-Members, payable at the door only. Note: This Club Night Is An In-Person Event Only |
This was pretty sweet of Monica, Latitude 38, and ‘Lectronic Latitude to post:
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Please consider a donation to Sailing With Josh if you find any value in this website and its coinciding YouTube page. I assure you that they come nowhere near the required thresholds for monetization. I attempt to provide free and equitable access to this site and YouTube page for all races, and economic and social classes. A DONATE button is on this site’s home page. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.
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.
Sisimiut, with a population of about 5,500 people, is the second-largest city in all of Greenland. You will see it is quite small. I liked Greenland very much. The crew of Breskell was invited to a humble apartment in a humble apartment building by a three-generation Greenlandic Inuit household we had befriended. They wanted to share some of their heritage with us. For dinner, we had boiled seal meat, prepared as their ancestors had. I recall it tasting like beef, smelling like fish, with a propensity to get caught in my teeth. They performed a traditional song and showed us traditional dress. We talked politics. I treasure that experience.
All of Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland (Disko Island) – Population – 1,100
All of Bylot Island, Canada – Population – 0
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.
These are of Greenland and Pond Inlet. They are observational and educational videos. Entertainment, heavy editing, talking, and music are not Sailing With Josh’s thing. More to come. Meanwhile, check out some of my other videos on Youtube.
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