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A crew of sailors in the arctic

Arctic Sailor Launches Summer Research Voyage

In a new video, the captain of the sailing vessel Barba discusses plans to set off from Norway with a crew of scientists to search out and study whales and other ocean mammals in the icy waters of the far north.

A man leaning out from a boat to touch a whale.

‘Barba’ Sails in Search of Whales

Aboard his Jeanneau 37, Andreas Heide and a team of researchers plan to head to Arctic waters this summer to film and research orcas and other sea life, as well as document environmental conditions in the far north.

Shepton in Greenland

Sailor Profile: Bob Shepton

Bob Shepton has sailed more than 130,000 miles, twice transited the Northwest Passage and has written books about his high-latitude adventures—all in retirement.

Matt Rutherford and Nikki Trenholm

Matt Rutherford’s Arctic Research Dreams

Skipper Matt Rutherford and scientist Nikki Trenholm have an ambitious long-term plan to conduct important climate research in the high latitudes. First they need to fix up their “new” boat.

sailing in Norway

Sailing to Svalbard

A hardy band of adventurers sails to 81 degrees north, where they are halted by the frozen sea.

A crew of sailors in the arctic

Arctic Sailor Launches Summer Research Voyage

In a new video, the captain of the sailing vessel Barba discusses plans to set off from Norway with a crew of scientists to search out and study whales and other ocean mammals in the icy waters of the far north.

A man leaning out from a boat to touch a whale.

‘Barba’ Sails in Search of Whales

Aboard his Jeanneau 37, Andreas Heide and a team of researchers plan to head to Arctic waters this summer to film and research orcas and other sea life, as well as document environmental conditions in the far north.

Shepton in Greenland

Sailor Profile: Bob Shepton

Bob Shepton has sailed more than 130,000 miles, twice transited the Northwest Passage and has written books about his high-latitude adventures—all in retirement.

Matt Rutherford and Nikki Trenholm

Matt Rutherford’s Arctic Research Dreams

Skipper Matt Rutherford and scientist Nikki Trenholm have an ambitious long-term plan to conduct important climate research in the high latitudes. First they need to fix up their “new” boat.

sailing in Norway

Sailing to Svalbard

A hardy band of adventurers sails to 81 degrees north, where they are halted by the frozen sea.

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