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Small Craft Advisor has continued to support The Resourceful Sailor with the publishing of Tales from the Northwest Passage: The Resourceful Sailor and Arctic Bricolage, Part One on Jun 25, 2025. This installment first appeared in ‘Lectronic Latitude. It discusses a few resourceful antics applied during Breskell‘s 2019 transit of the Northwest Passage Click HERE to be routed to the article. Thanks for stopping by.
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… Read More
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… Read More
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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… Read More
There is no wrong answer! Give a shout out to your favorite tool and why. It could be years in the defining or a ‘what have you done for me lately’ answer. A special thanks to Monica, Olivier, and the staff at Latitude 38 and ‘Lectronic Latitude for supporting us in this fun game. Click Latitude 38 link below to read the full article and participate in the discussion. https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/2023/08/18/#resourceful-sailor-favorite-tool
The flattering folks at Latitude 38 and ‘Lectronic Latitude have done it again! They’ve published another Resourceful Sailor piece and I am grateful for it. This one is about the resourcefulness of the people who live and travel in the Arctic, a place I hope to visit again this summer. We are on our way and with all the challenges such a trip encounters. A special thanks to Monica and the staff… Read More
I will be attempting a west-to-east transit of the Northwest Passage in the summer of 2022 as crew aboard a French-owned and built Boréal 47 sailboat. This trip begins in Anacortes, ends in Brittany, France, and starts in early May. I previously transited the NW Passage in 2019 from east to west, crewing aboard Breskell, a 50-foot cold-molded sailboat. That trip began in Newfoundland and ended in Port Townsend. So you could say… Read More
Photo: Eric Maffre Breskell stopped in Tuk for provisions and repairs and left with a story of human connection. Tales From The Northwest Passage – Tuktoyakyuk – What’s In A Fish? has been published in the June issue of 48 North Magazine. It’s an honor to be published alongside Andy Cross and Karl Krueger, two inspiring local adventurer’s. A special thank you to editor Joe Cline for his support, Eric Maffre for… Read More
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