August 2012 - Page 2 of 3

Waiting to cross

Posted by valentine in From the field, General on 12 August, 2012

Here the wait begins for the crew – waiting for the wind to die down, and ideally the sea too, so we can leave.

Ancient sandstone, oil futures, and odd sounds from the gearbox

Posted by Clive Tesar in From the field, General on 12 August, 2012

Oil and gas development will play a key role in Greenland’s future.

The narwhal hunt

Posted by Clive Tesar in From the field, General on 10 August, 2012

We had just stepped ashore in Qeqertat when the small boat approached the beach, dodging its way in between icebergs.

To the ice edge

Posted by Clive Tesar in From the field, General on 9 August, 2012

After the relative lushness of southern Greenland, the first glimpses of the north of the island are shocking.

Bringing the Arctic to the desert

Posted by Clive Tesar in From the field, General on 9 August, 2012

The Arctic Tern is joined by a crew from Al Jazeera.

The end of leg 1

Posted by mfrost in From the field, General on 7 August, 2012

The first group of voyagers says goodbye to Qaanaaq and the Arctic Tern.

Arrival in Qaanaaq

Posted by mfrost in From the field, General on 6 August, 2012

The whole boat woke up around 8 am this morning. Our safe anchorage on the northern side of Northumberland Island had protected us from both wind and ice bergs, and therefore no one had been up for anchor watches during the night.

Life on board

Posted by valentine in From the field, General on 3 August, 2012

On board, we have 7 nationalities … not bad for a 7 person crew! So we sometimes find important cultural differences (and it does create a lot of fun!).

Experiencing northern Greenland

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field, General on 3 August, 2012

Meet Sascha Schiøtt, a member of the Sailing to Siku voyage from Qaqortoq, Greenland.

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