A homemade Russian boat on a TransArctic trip through Canada’s Northwest Passage

On 08.25.11, In Adventures, News, Projects, Science, Travel, By Bolot
A Russian boat RUS in Clyde River, Nunavut. Photo by CBC.ca

A Russian boat RUS in Clyde River, Nunavut. Photo by CBC.ca

Adventure enthusiasts from the Russian city of Ivanovo were reported to be the first sailers, who have crossed the Polar Circle on an air-inflated trimaran. It happened on Aug. 5th, 2011. Last Satuday, their boat called “Rus” have already made it to the Clyde River in Nunavut, Canada.

When Canadians saw their strange-looking 7.6-metre trimaran, they called it as a homemade boat “made out of bamboo, rope and duct tape.”

Here is what CBC.ca wrote:

“Absolutely fascinating. I’ve never seen the likes of it in my life,” said Constable Rolland Lavoie, who’s with the RCMP in Clyde River. “I would expect that a trip of this sort to be on a huge cruise boat, something huge, but this is something out of Gilligan’s Island, for crying out loud. Very Interesting.”

Ok. Who are these Russian sailers?

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Antony Jinman & his teammates are heading to cross Baffin Island’s Penny Ice Cap from Okoa Bay unassisted

On 04.19.11, In Education, expedition, Lives, News, By Bolot

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Polar Explorer Antony Jinman, founder of the Education Through Expeditions project, is a real news maker and great inspiring man, whose mission is to bring world’s knowledge to children right from field studies. Here is other news from him:

On April 17th, Polar Explorer Antony Jinman and his teammates Vijay Shah and Duncan Eadie started their way to Baffin Island, the largest Arctic Archipelago in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, and attempt a first British crossing of the Penny Ice Cap from Okoa Bay, unassisted to Pangnirtung.

The ETEorg press release says:

“This project will cover over 200km, starting and ending at sea level but rising to 1900 metres at its highest point. The mountain passes makes for spectacular scenary as the team traverse this landscape documenting the changes taking place by climate change in photography and film.”

“This expedition is the 8th to Baffin Island by Antony Jinman, witnessing first hand how the landscape is changing and voicing the concerns of the Inuit communitees visited.”

“This expedition will also be the first test expedition for Education Through Expeditions and its discussion board platform for schools, ETETeachers. Our discussion board will be joined by scientists and teachers so that students questions can be discussed and expressed as the expedition unfolds. Through testing this platform we aim to help further develop our services at ETE to aid the classroom and inspire children to follow their own aspirations in life.”

“This expedition will be a key element in the continuing planning and preparations for the International Scott Centnenary Expedition in 2012.”

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Canada: Living In The Far North – A Personal Experience

On 04.25.10, In Climate, Clothes, Lives, By Bolot

Another great Arctic news resource is George Lessard, a journalist based in Yellowknife, Canada. He works like a real broadcasting company. He is everywhere on the Internet, on Yahoo!, Google, Flickr, YouTube & many other sites. His main website is MediaMentor.ca. Recommend to follow him on his Twitter channels @Northern_Clips & @mediamentor… It was George, who shared the link to the below personal story.

Sault Ste. Marie resident, Ryan Paquette shares his experiences from the far north.
Downtown Resolute Bay

I am writing from the far reaches of the Canadian North, from a place called Resolute Bay, on Cornwallis Island, in Nunavut.

It is also known by its Inuktitut name, Qausuittuq (pronounced “cow-swee-took”), which means “place with no dawn”. The Inuit name is appropriate because this arctic community, with a population of just over 200, gets over two months of 24-hour darkness in the winter, and an equal amount of 24-hour daylight in the summer. (more…)

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Governments agree to protect polar bears in overlap regions

On 11.27.09, In Lives, By SusaninCanada

The governments of Canada, Greenland and Nunavut have signed an agreement to protect polar bears in overlapping governmental regions. This is similar to the bilateral deal signed last year between Canada and the U.S. and a separate agreement between Alaska and Russia.
These agreements all set a framework for collaboration on scientific research and monitoring of polar bear population levels.

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