And we’re off! After 10months of patiently sitting in the harsh arctic climate, Seabelle is back on the move. With a raw sense of excitement, we wave good bye to Willy one last time as we pull away ...

The last provisioning is completed and we are almost ready to depart! The coast is clear all the way to Hershel island but the north coast of Alaska is still blocked with pack ice. We have set the dep ...

Back onboard for 2 weeks now and we are pleased to report there has been virtually no damaged from the long winterization. We launched back in the water yesterday and the procedure went super smoothly ...

We are back onboard! And what a wonderful feeling to find our Seabelle safe and sound, just as we left her. We meticulously check every inch of the boat for winter damage – we hear the temperatures ...

Coming out of Cambridge Bay, we tacked into 17-22kt of wind. By midday, the wind became light so we continued under motor. We had to keep an average of 5.5kt for this passage in order to make it to ...

After the not so pleasant first evening, our pitstop here was really fun and sociable. A good night sleep brought us back to life, refreshed and energized. We woke up with Sentijn anchored right behin ...

While we seem to have no luck with polar bears, we are much more fortunate with ice. The Victoria straight is normally still pretty packed with ice (and it was 2 weeks ago), compelling a detour of 150 ...

After tacking into 7 to 25 knots, we are the first to arrive at the former trading post of Fort Ross, right at the start of the Bellot strait. One by one, after following and passing each other for 2 ...

The alarm goes off at 4am and peeling myself out the cosy bed is bed is hard. Catching the end of the storm, we face strong headwinds and tack our way up Admiralty. It is about 50 miles on a straigh ...

We ended up spending almost a week in Arctic Bay, much longer than what we had anticipated. The storm in Lancaster Sound has been ferocious and the wind has been blowing consistently here in the bay ...