Comments for Arctic Solo Sail http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog Voyage through the Northwest Passage Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:04:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Ashore by Bumbazer http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127&cpage=1#comment-2075 Bumbazer Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:30:37 +0000 http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127#comment-2075 Captain Tommy, Glad you are safe and sorry to see and end to this adventure. I hope your next one is a little closer to home waters and up the inside passage. To Sean Peake, you may or may not be familar with the Canadian Film Board and it's free viewing of it's video selections. The following is a link to a free viewing of a 30 minute video done in 1964 on David Thompson. It is well worth watching and I hope everyone reading this explores the films on their website. http://nfb.ca/film/david_thompson_the_great_mapmaker Captain Tommy,
Glad you are safe and sorry to see and end to this adventure. I hope your next one is a little closer to home waters and up the inside passage.

To Sean Peake, you may or may not be familar with the Canadian Film Board and it’s free viewing of it’s video selections. The following is a link to a free viewing of a 30 minute video done in 1964 on David Thompson. It is well worth watching and I hope everyone reading this explores the films on their website.

http://nfb.ca/film/david_thompson_the_great_mapmaker

]]> Comment on Ashore by Sean Peake http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127&cpage=1#comment-2067 Sean Peake Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:46:16 +0000 http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127#comment-2067 Welcome back, Cap'n. Love to see you post on a circumnavigation of Lake Superior. I've got a book coming out on David Thompson and would love to see images along the south shore that he surveyed back in 1798. Welcome back, Cap’n. Love to see you post on a circumnavigation of Lake Superior. I’ve got a book coming out on David Thompson and would love to see images along the south shore that he surveyed back in 1798.

]]> Comment on Ashore by Tom R http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127&cpage=1#comment-2066 Tom R Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:09:32 +0000 http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127#comment-2066 Hi Tommy, Welcome back CAP'N LEM and Captain! How do you measure success? Most would say staying alive. You were able to tell us how to live one day at a time in great detail which held us in our comfy rocking chairs for two years! Congratulations on your journey that will lead to another... please take us along on your next passage. You have given many of us courage by example to try something beyond our comfort zone and the assurance that "a change in plan" is acceptable. I hope this is not the last entry I will make in your blog... please let us know what your dreaming of next. We will let you know when we cast off on the Loop and perhaps Newfoundland (Down East Loop). Another plan calls for a trip from Vancouver to Glacier Bay. Tom R Hi Tommy,

Welcome back CAP’N LEM and Captain!

How do you measure success? Most would say staying alive. You were able to tell us how to live one day at a time in great detail which held us in our comfy rocking chairs for two years!

Congratulations on your journey that will lead to another… please take us along on your next passage. You have given many of us courage by example to try something beyond our comfort zone and the assurance that “a change in plan” is acceptable.

I hope this is not the last entry I will make in your blog… please let us know what your dreaming of next. We will let you know when we cast off on the Loop and perhaps Newfoundland (Down East Loop). Another plan calls for a trip from Vancouver to Glacier Bay.

Tom R

]]> Comment on Ashore by John from Illinois http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127&cpage=1#comment-2056 John from Illinois Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:36:58 +0000 http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127#comment-2056 Captn Tommy, Congratulations on a successful voyage and thanks for taking me along! I certainly consider sailing an F-31 from Minnesota to Baffin Island and back to be a success. I've enjoyed your experiences vicariously almost every morning now for the last two summers. I'll miss the adventureous start to my day. I wish you fair winds wherever your voyages take you. John Captn Tommy,

Congratulations on a successful voyage and thanks for taking me along! I certainly consider sailing an F-31 from Minnesota to Baffin Island and back to be a success. I’ve enjoyed your experiences vicariously almost every morning now for the last two summers. I’ll miss the adventureous start to my day. I wish you fair winds wherever your voyages take you.

John

]]> Comment on Ashore by Laura http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127&cpage=1#comment-2051 Laura Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:48:10 +0000 http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127#comment-2051 Congratulations on a safe arrival, and thanks for sharing your arctic adventure with us. I have looked forward to each posting, and plotted each new position on Google Earth. Your manner of telling the tale made me want to explore those waters, meet the people, and maybe even take the risk. Have a great trip back, and keep us posted! Congratulations on a safe arrival, and thanks for sharing your arctic adventure with us. I have looked forward to each posting, and plotted each new position on Google Earth. Your manner of telling the tale made me want to explore those waters, meet the people, and maybe even take the risk. Have a great trip back, and keep us posted!

]]> Comment on Ashore by Bob from Seattle http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127&cpage=1#comment-2047 Bob from Seattle Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:22:40 +0000 http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127#comment-2047 Tommy ... I was a Johnny come lately discovering your blog and adventure but the little time I had with you was both educational and inspirational. I especially enjoyed the numerous pics of the Labrador coast. What I've learned lately and will always be learning being a natural born risk taker is to increase my awareness when little red flags show themselves in my consciousness. I got away with this when I was younger, but now at 61, they have the tendency to come back and bite me in the ~~~ if I refuse to pay attention. So I can easily identify with some of the life lessons you described and how you try to think them through. Have a safe trip back, Bob Tommy … I was a Johnny come lately discovering your blog and adventure but the little time I had with you was both educational and inspirational. I especially enjoyed the numerous pics of the Labrador coast. What I’ve learned lately and will always be learning being a natural born risk taker is to increase my awareness when little red flags show themselves in my consciousness. I got away with this when I was younger, but now at 61, they have the tendency to come back and bite me in the ~~~ if I refuse to pay attention. So I can easily identify with some of the life lessons you described and how you try to think them through.

Have a safe trip back, Bob

]]> Comment on Ashore by Gayla http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127&cpage=1#comment-2046 Gayla Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:46:53 +0000 http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127#comment-2046 I agree with Amy...a book would be a great treasure for those boys!! I agree with Amy…a book would be a great treasure for those boys!!

]]> Comment on Ashore by Rick Miles http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127&cpage=1#comment-2044 Rick Miles Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:43:12 +0000 http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127#comment-2044 Good Morning Skipper. Glad to hear you're ashore, I suppose. We shall be back in Maine on 16 September. If your return travels take you that way then please do stip in for a visit. Maybe you could come with us for a week long trip on the coast of Maine and we could get to know each other better. We are still in St. John's, Newfoundland waiting to see where Hurricane Earle is going before we steam for Halifax and our next charter group. Wherever you go be well. Your friends aboard the Wanderbird Good Morning Skipper. Glad to hear you’re ashore, I suppose. We shall be back in Maine on 16 September. If your return travels take you that way then please do stip in for a visit. Maybe you could come with us for a week long trip on the coast of Maine and we could get to know each other better. We are still in St. John’s, Newfoundland waiting to see where Hurricane Earle is going before we steam for Halifax and our next charter group. Wherever you go be well. Your friends aboard the Wanderbird

]]> Comment on Ashore by Amy http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127&cpage=1#comment-2041 Amy Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:48:08 +0000 http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127#comment-2041 I'm loving the book idea! It would be a treasure for the boys someday. :) Glad you're back and we're looking forward to seeing you, if the land doesn't scorch your feet first. I’m loving the book idea! It would be a treasure for the boys someday. :) Glad you’re back and we’re looking forward to seeing you, if the land doesn’t scorch your feet first.

]]> Comment on Ashore by Maryann http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127&cpage=1#comment-2037 Maryann Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:56:45 +0000 http://www.arcticsolosail.com/blog/?p=1127#comment-2037 I will certainly miss reading about your adventures. You are an inspiration to all of us who hesitate going in new directions. My school started today so I can again use your coordinates to teach latitude and longitude. It makes it so much more meaningful to the kids. I like the idea of you writing a book about your lessons learned on the sea. Have a safe journey home. Maryann I will certainly miss reading about your adventures. You are an inspiration to all of us who hesitate going in new directions. My school started today so I can again use your coordinates to teach latitude and longitude. It makes it so much more meaningful to the kids. I like the idea of you writing a book about your lessons learned on the sea. Have a safe journey home.

Maryann

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