The polar expedition of this summer, be partners!

AN EXTREME JOURNEY BY SAILBOAT TO TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY – CHECK IT OUT AS FROM JUNE 2009!

The goal of our polar expedition is to sail from the Pacific to the Atlantic via the icy Northwest Passage (Alaska to Greenland). This three month adventure will test the participants to their limits.

Aboard the «Baloum Gwen» (White Whale in Bretagne language), we will navigate in the extreme conditions of the icy Arctic Ocean. The risks for a sailboat to traverse these cold waters remain considerable and depend on a number of factors: drifting ice, currents, fog, frozen winds, cold temperatures, getting trapped by forming ice, reaction of the sailboat (mechanical breakdowns) and its crew to the extreme environment (concentration, fatigue, psychological reaction to the midnight sun) plus logistical problems (sails, maps, instruments).

It’s the turn of the 15-meter «Baloum-Gwen» of French navigator Fabing Thierry and its crew to enter the history records of polar sea exploration by attempting as of June 2009 to traverse the meandering Northwest Passage from west to east.

During this unique Arctic experience of 90 days, I will conduct a series of projects and experiments of educational, cultural and scientific nature.

Arctic05 will also cover “live” the progress of the crossing, share with you the beauty and surprises of this wonderful adventure in the Polar Regions and all its perils!

If you wish to be a partner or a sponsor of this uncommon expedition, please contact me. Exclusive interviews & pictures delivery (breaking news via sms, email – satellite connection with crew…) can be requested to me.