The John Deere Instrument Cluster Scott’s Log – August 6th, 2025 Mario called me out and I have been pressed into service to write a short technical piece about what happened when Sarah Sarah’s John Deere SFM50 6068 (hopefully that’s technical enough) quit 7 miles from our destination. Mario shared how it played out, so I won’t cover that again. I think...
The 52-foot commercial fishing vessel Jamie K sits aground near Cape Blanco, Ore., July 21, 2015. Petty Officer 2nd Class Darren Harrity, a rescue swimmer and member of the responding MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend, Ore., pulled all four fishermen to safety through 5-foot seas and 30-mph winds. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air...
Scott sleeps soundly, confident his crew will be safe while he naps. Scott’s Log – July 30th – somewhere out in Baffin Bay I woke the crew by firing up the engine at 4:30 AM. There was this perfect weather window that I wanted to take advantage of that required an early start. As we navigated the dense fog out of our anchorage it felt like this trip...
Sandersons Hope – a Mountain just South of Upernavik. Mario’s Log – July 29th Tomorrow morning, we leave Greenland and head across Baffin Bay for Lancaster Sound; the start – if there is one – to the Northwest Passage. I’m making up my bed on the settee. Unrolling the ragged sleeping bag I was assigned; I shove a sheet into the corner of the two-foot-wide...
All pictures in this post are of things we would not have seen if everything went to plan. A flat calm Labrador Sea. Scott’s Log: July 28th, 2025 If you read some of the early posts about this trip, I am sure you could sense the excitement from some of the crew members. Everyone I talked to was excited for me about the “adventure” and there was a healthy...
Sam’s Log – 23 July 2025: Greenland is a land of extremes. Just today, it is just barely noon, and I have gone through several examples of Greenland’s ability to go from one extreme to another. I volunteered this morning to go into the town of Sisimiut and do some grocery shopping with Skipper Scott, and his best friend Jon. Jon has just joined the crew...
An appreciation for resilience at sea Sarah-Sarah arrived in Nuuk, Greenland yesterday at 5 pm and last night I slept on terra firma for the first time in eleven days. I feel incredibly lucky to have made this sea voyage with such experienced and affable crew aboard such a remarkable boat. The expedition’s Facebook and Instagram pages give some sense of the...
Thinking about taking a boat trip, especially one as long as the Northwest Passage, can be daunting. As you have read in some of the crew’s other posts, the planning is extensive. There are so many details that must be considered and contingencies that must be planned for. Interestingly, all the questions to me or the crew are about those obvious things to plan for...
Sam’s Log – July 18th, 2pm (Greenland time zone) Mario transforms into his alter-ego to slave away in the galley to meet Sam’s daily need for bread. My Friend Action Jackson asks ‘you know what I’d like to see in you blog or Facebook thing, I’m going to tell you anyway, the mileage log and watch list. How many miles you guys travel in a day, how...
Sarah-Sarah’s helm station includes three Multi-Function Displays (MFDs) I must admit, I am fully entertained by the antics and interactions of this crew. It’s a relaxed atmosphere aboard with everyone willing to help. There has been no stress involved, even during the Engine Control Unit failure where we replaced our ECU at Sam’s suggestion in minutes...