Hi,

Le second Passage est fait pour Baloum Gwen. Si Wikipedia est exacte Baloum serait le troisieme voilier a l’avoir realise deux fois. Les instructions nautiques Canadiennes disent que le passage commence au detroit de Davis et a la baie de Baffin et se termine au detroit de Bering. Ce n’est pas tres precis pour la partie Est. Je pense que cela vient du fait que quand vous le faites vers l’ouest vous etes tot dans la saison dans le detroit de Davis et la baie de Baffin, il y a donc plus de glace. Vous rencontrez rapidement un premier pack derivant depuis la cote est du groenland au niveau du cap Farewell et qui remonte le long de la cote ouest. Un autre pack tout le long de l’est de l’ile de Baffin jusqu’à plus de la moitie de detroit de Davis. Apres cela il y a les icebergs et du pack depuis Upernavik jusqu’au cap York, vous devez remonter nord en baie de Melville avant de pouvoir faire route vers le detroit de Lancaster. Aussi si vous allez vers l’ouest le passage commence au cap Farewell. Mais quand vous etes sur la fin de votre passage vers l’est vous arrivez en baie Baffin a la fin de l’été, la glace de mer a donc fondu et les difficultes ne sont plus les memes. Je considere que le passage fut reussi quand nous sommes arrives a Pond Inlet. Nous avons eu un tres bon passage, avec une tres bonne equipe, nous 0D nous sommes arretes de nombreuses fois, des fois pour le plaisir, visiter et dormir, d’autres en attente a cause de la glace. Nous avons rencontre beaucoup de personnes, toujours pretes a aider, c’était vraiment super, nous n’oublierons jamais l’accueil que nous avons pu trouver. Maintenant je vais preparer Baloum Gwen pour son hiver, il fera tres froid ici. Je suis passe au chantier ce matin, pas de probleme pour qu’ils mettent le Baloum a terre dans le chantier. La mise a terre est prevue Lundi. Je pourrai bientôt reserver mon billet d’avion pour rentrer a la maison, j’ai hate de retrouver ma famille et de pouvoir rester tranquille un moment devant mon feu de bois. A+ Thierry

The second NW Passage is done for Baloum Gwen. If Wikipedia is right, Baloum Gwen is the third sailing ship to sail the passage twice. The Canadian Sailing Directions tell the passage begins at Davis Strait and Baffin Bay and finish at Bering Strait. It’s not really precise for the east part. I think it’s because when you sail the passage westward you are soon in the season in Davis strait and Baffin bay, so there is a lot of ice. You meet soon a drifting ice pack in area of cape Farewell coming from the East coast of Greenland and going to north along the W coast. Another ice pack all along the east of Baffin Island till more than the middle of Davis

strait. Afterthat there are icebergs and ice pack from Upernavik till cape York, you are obliged to go north in Melville bay and sail to Lancaster strait after Cape York. So if you are westward the passage begins at Cape Farewell. But when you are at the end of your passage Eastward you arrive in Baffin Bay at the end of the summer so sea ice has melt and it’s not the same difficulty. I consider the passage was realized when we were at Pond Inlet. We have had a very good passage, we stopped many times, sometimes for pleasure and sleep, sometimes waiting for the ice. We met a lot of people, everytime helpfull, it was really super, we’ll never forget how we were welcome. Now I’ll prepare Baloum Gwen for winter time, It will be very cold here. I went to the shipyard this morning. No problem to put Baloum aground in the yard. They will do it on Monday. Soon I’ll can reserve my air ticket to go back home. I wish now to see my family and stay quiet for a time behind my fire place. Bye Thierry

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