Here's the first film from my 2009 northern voyage. Mingming sails through drift ice off the east Greenland coast, 12 July 2009. Over the next year I'll post extracts from the whole voyage, with the best and most interesting clips first, rather than chronologically.
As I'm off sailing for a couple of months here's three clips showing Mingming's whipstaff in action. This is a very sophisticated and expensive piece of kit, fashioned from a bit of line, two blocks and an old broom handle.
Arrival at Terceira and proof that it is not possible to steer, navigate, work the mainsheet, film and commentate all at the same time. 21st June 2008.
