Sybarite
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Yvan Bourgnon, the late Laurent's brother sailed the NW passage on an open sports catamaran.
Apparently one of the worst moments was when a polar bear tried to climb on board.
One of the most enterprising voyages ever undertaken
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Yvan Bourgnon, the late Laurent's brother sailed the NW passage on an open sports catamaran.
Apparently one of the worst moments was when a polar bear tried to climb on board.
rogerthebodger
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Put some skates on it and he could sail it in the winter as well.
And a lot quicker by the looks of it
And a lot quicker by the looks of it
Frogmogman
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Sybarite
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Yeh but he's Swiss....
Frogmogman
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Oh damn. I thought he was half & half
ProDave
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What an adventure, but I can't help thinking that was not the boat for the job, a decent cruiser with a decent cabin would have seemed better?
rogerthebodger
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A friend of mine did it about 8-10 years ago in his steel boat
https://www.sail-world.com/Australi...th-African-sailor/-103713?source=google.co.za
bikedaft
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that's a great wee vid - thanks.
it links to this 2h vid of the same skipper in a bigger boat (what a boat!) going W to E. a really cheery crew, and it kept me going for the 2h...
it links to this 2h vid of the same skipper in a bigger boat (what a boat!) going W to E. a really cheery crew, and it kept me going for the 2h...