Greenpeace film spotlights the 'nightmare' of the Arctic dream
by Michelle PerrettGreenpeace campaign is to Save the ArcticGreenpeace is highlighting the destructive impact that fishing trawlers have on the Arctic Ocean with a film entitled 'The Little...
View ArticleMemo to Global Warming Expeditions: Stay Away From The Antarctica Summer
By Jack Dini - March 9, 2016Jack Dini is author of Challenging Environmental Mythology. He has also written for American Council on Science and Health, Environment & Climate News, and Hawaii...
View ArticleArctic research vessel to spend entire year studying sea ice decline - 500K...
Scientists hope monitoring the ice through winter, as well as summer, will give insight into the effect of winds, clouds, snow and sun on melt rates The Mosaic research project will look at ice...
View ArticleSeeing Double: Two Polar Megayachts in 2018
Crystal EndeavorBy Wendy Laursen 2016-03-16 18:05:12http://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/seeing-double-two-polar-megayacht-in-2018Crystal Cruises has announced what it calls the world’s first...
View ArticleThe story of the USCG Cutter Storis
The story of the USCG Cutter StorisBy Clint J. Farr http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/031616/ae_1267391662.shtmlThe U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis was a military ship that served witness to...
View ArticleAttempting The Northwest Passge in 2014 aboard S/V CATRYN by Taff Roberts
Details"Attempting the Northwest Passage" is a documentary about local Taff Roberts' 2014 attempted voyage of the vessel Catryn through the Northwest Passage from Baffin Island, Canada to Nome, Alaska....
View ArticleDon't Leave Port Without an InReach
Short messaging via spaceFeb 29, 2016Texting while voyaging has become better than ever using satellitesBY WAYNE CANNINGhttp://www.oceannavigator.com/March-April-2016/Short-messaging-via-space/While...
View ArticleChris Bray, photographer, goes into the wild - again
Photographer goes into the wildMarch 19, 2016TIM MARTAIN http://www.themercury.com.au/lifestyle/tasweekend-photographer-goes-into-the-wild/news-story/514a87f00a514be465fe77526ae45806Photographer Chris...
View ArticleRichard Hudson (2011 NWP #157 W5) to speak regarding his Northwest Passage...
Winter Wednesday Talk - The Northwest Passage by Richard HudsonThe Northwest Passage - 23 March 2016the Arctic passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, usually blocked by ice, is sometimes...
View ArticleKon-Tiki2 expedition ends in rescue, crew safe
UPISaturday 19th March, 2016SANTIAGO, Chile -- A freight ship rescued 14 crew members with the Kon-Tiki2 raft expedition after they sent a distress call 114 days into a journey across the Pacific...
View ArticleNew U.S. Customs Procedures for Canadian Boats
Beginning in 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has new procedures in place for for Canadian vessels visiting the United States. Canadian vessels are no longer required to purchase a U.S. Customs...
View ArticleCaptain’s Nautical Supplies Relocates to Historic Ballard Location
Photo credit: Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Timeshttp://waggonerguide.com/captains-nautical-supplies-relocates-to-historic-ballard-location/Our good friends at Captain’s Nautical Supplies have relocated the...
View ArticleNW Explorations Flotilla Adventures to Alaska and Haida Gwaii
NW Explorations flotilla heading through the rapidsOur good friends at NW Explorations offer flotilla cruises with their beautiful charter fleet of Grand Banks and DeFever yachts. This summer, the...
View ArticleBrothers plan Alaska-to-Mexico paddleboard adventure
https://www.adn.com/article/20160320/brothers-plan-alaska-mexico-paddleboard-adventureTwo brothers from California have set off from Ketchikan to paddleboard to the U.S.-Mexico border.Casey and Ryan...
View ArticlePerilous Arctic passage to be opened up to cruise liners - NO LOCAL ARCTIC...
Perilous Arctic passage that foiled centuries of explorers to be opened up to cruise liners... BUT WITHOUT CANADIAN ARCTIC SEARCH AND RESCUE STATION MANNED WITH EMERGENCY ASSETS. THE CLOSEST STATION IS...
View ArticleTime to review weather synoptic chart reading to better prepare for a...
Ever wondered how to read a synoptic chart? In this video forecaster Charlie explains what the symbols and lines mean and how he uses them to forecast the weather.You can see surface pressure charts...
View ArticleCommunities, officials prep for giant cruise ship CRYSTAL SERENITY foray...
Safety measures and community activities planned for 1,070 passengersJANE GEORGEhttp://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674communities_officials_prep_for_cruise_ship_foray_in_nw_passage/Here's...
View ArticleHow much did we pay our Nunavut Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)...
Ex-cabinet minister Jeannie Ugyuk the highest paid MLA in 2014-15JIM BELLhttp://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674how_much_did_we_pay_our_nunavut_mlas_last_year/The ceremonial mace that sits...
View ArticleS/V EAGLES QUEST II (EQ2) looking for NWP crew
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f30/crews-for-northwest-passage-needed-163297.htmlCrews for Northwest Passage NeededA HK registered 58ft cruiser Eagles Quest II (2008 Tayana 58DS) plans to go the...
View ArticleVIDEO - Anchor Test Compilation. Video #56 of an ongoing anchoring series
Compilation of more than 40 Anchor test videos.Video url: https://youtu.be/l59f-OjWoq0Fair warning - starting along this video watching path will melt awayhours of your time.
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