In January's issue of Ocean Navigator they ran a story about an New Zealand sailor who clames he made the first solo sail through the North West Passage. He is not the first, mabe the 5-6th. I would think individuals and writers would do their homework. The first person was a Japaneese sailor Kenichi Horie in 1981-1983. The second was an Englishman, David Cowper in 1986-1989. The third was myself in 2005-2007. And David Cowper has done it again.
While I'm on a rant Englishman Adrian Flanagan claimed to be the first to sail single handed through Russia's Northeast Passage. Well I don't think so, he made it half way through to the town of Tiksi where he loaded his sailboat onto a cargo vessel and was taken to Murmansk 1900nm.
Another false claim.
OK, I've had my rant thank you very much.
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Don't forget Norwegian Borge Ousland and his single crew, who sailed the entire "Northern Passage" (NW and NE Passages) last year in an entire season, on a small trimaran. Not a solo passages, but single-season transit of both NE and NW passages.
ReplyDeleteSee: www.ousland.no as well as http://www.helmsyacht.com/storage/The%20North%20Pole%20Passage_Ousland%202.pdf
Yes two boats sailed through both the NW & NE passages. A first.
ReplyDeleteWhat was the other boat that went through both NW and NE Passages last season?
ReplyDeleteMick
It was a Russian sail boat. I.m not sure of the name.
ReplyDeleteThere was a Dutch sailor, Willy de Roos who transited the NW Passage solo in 1977. I think he wrote a book called Ice with Everything. There's a news clip at http://archives.cbc.ca/sports/exploits/clips/13665/
ReplyDeleteI'm still looking for the negatives of Arctic Wanderer under construction in 1983.
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