The adventure begins June 2009. You can either signup for email announcements or return back to NorthwestPassageFilm.com for weekly photos and stories on the blog. Our interactive map will track our position as we pass through the Arctic. Below is our tentative route - which will change as we navigate Arctic glaciers and pack ice.
1. HALIFAX HARBOUR, NOVA SCOTIA –
In Halifax by June 15. Proceed through Great Bras d’Or Channel towards the west coast of Newfoundland.
2. LARKS HARBOUR or WOODS ISLAND HARBOUR at the BAY OF ISLANDS, NEWFOUNDLAND –
July 1. Proceed through the Strait of Belle Isle to the Labrador eastern coast.
3. BATLE HARBOUR, HAWKE HARBOUR, ST. ANTHONY or SANDWICH BAY, LABRADOR –
July 7. Proceed to Greenland (4), or Resolution Island if ice free (5).
4. SISIMIUT and then to UPERNAVIK, GREENLAND –
July 15 to Aug 1. Both are refueling stops. Proceed over the northern tip of Baffin Island. Pack Ice will be along the north coast of Baffin Island; so routing takes us up, over, and then into Lancaster Sound.
5. RESOLUTION HARBOUR, RESOLUTION ISLAND –
July 15. If Ice free, this could be a harbor of refuge, depending on weather conditions. Proceed on to Greenland ASAP.
6. LANCASTER SOUND –
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ST week in August. Here we must decide to go south or north of Victoria Island. The most probable route is to the south, initially following the route the Franklin Expedition took. (West of Summerset Island Prince Rupert Channel South, then South of King William Island - Peel Sound to Franklin Straight to James Ross to St. Roche Basin To Ryy Basin to Simpson to Queen Maud)
7. RESOLUTE, CA –
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nd week in August. This would be a stopover only if ice impedes us from going on to Gjoa Haven.
8. GJOA HAVEN –
August 15. Proceed through Victoria Strait to the Beaufort Sea. Potential stops: Cambridge Bay if ice impeding the Strait, Tuktoyaktuk (600 nautical miles from Cambridge Bay and possible refueling stop) and Barrow (1100 nms from Cambridge Bay).
9. BARROW, AK –
September 1 thru 15. Refueling stop. Point Barrow will be the last of the Proceed to Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island, AK. Possible stops are Nome, Nunivak, and St. Paul Island if weather dictates hiding or hopping.
10. DUTCH HARBOR, UNALASKA ISLAND, AK –
September 15 thru 30. Refueling Stop. Proceed to Kodiak, AK. Prepare for leg to Juneau, AK.
11. JUNEAU, AK –
October 7. Top off fuel, Proceed down Inside Passage of SE Alaska/British Columbia to Vancouver/Seattle.
FINAL DESTINATION: SEATTLE, WA -
October 31.
