Saturday, September 17, 2011

Warmists go home after completing only part of the Northwest Passage; "often" have to fend off icebergs; pronounce the route "amazingly ice-free"

Australian explorers attempting to sail the Northwest Passage
Australian couple Chris Bray and Jess Taunton sailed, with their 29-foot yacht Teleport, the perilous journey from Halifax to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, through the fabled Northwest Passage. The two encountered massive glaciers and dangerous icebergs along the route, which they often had to fend off with an ice pole.
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Although this year has seen near record-setting low levels of ice formation in the Northwest Passage, Teleport encountered many icebergs along the way, especially along the coast of Greenland.
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After more than two months at sea, Bray and Taunton arrived in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut on Aug. 31, the midway point of the passage.

Surprisingly, the stretch through the first half of the Northwest Passage proved to be "amazingly ice-free," said Bray.

"Good ol' global warming," he said with a chuckle.

Having spent the past two weeks building a cradle to lift the yacht out of the frozen sea, the two are now en route via plane to spend the winter in sunny Australia.
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"We saw plenty of polar bears and seals," Bray described.

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