FEBRUARY 2012 Mingming goes to Spitsbergen, Part 6
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JANUARY 2012 Mingming goes to Spitsbergen, Part 5
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DECEMBER 201I Mingming goes to Spitsbergen, Part 4
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NOVEMBER 201I Mingming goes to Spitsbergen, Part 3
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OCTOBER 201I Mingming goes to Spitsbergen, Part 2
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SEPTEMBER 201I Mingming goes to Spitsbergen, Part 1
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MAY 201I Mingming arrives back in Plymouth after 67 days at sea
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FEBRUARY 201I Mingming runs down her easting in 50N
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JANUARY 201I Mingming meets more mid-Atlantic storms
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DECEMBER 2010 I reflect on my broken rib and have a close encounter with a great shearwater
NOVEMBER 2010 A prolonged gale west of Greenland ends with a knockdown and a broken rib
OCTOBER 2010 We meet heavy weather and I have fun retrieving the series drogue
SEPTEMBER 2010 We start running down our westing in 55 degrees North.
AUGUST 2010 We start the long voyage across the North Atlantic to West Greenland.
MARCH 2010 We close the headland Straumnes at NW Iceland. This is the last video clip of this voyage, as water damaged the camera.
FEBRUARY 2010 We exit the Arctic Circle at NW Iceland
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JANUARY 2010 72 Degrees North
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DECEMBER 2009 Arrival at Jan Mayen
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NOVEMBER 2009 We cross the Arctic Circle, then meet killer whales.
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OCTOBER 2009 We sail past Fair Isle and Foula and examine the Windpilot self-steering in fabulous sailing conditions.
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SEPTEMBER 2009 We encounter humpback whales and more ice off the East Greenland coast, before making a tactical retreat.
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AUGUST 2009 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.
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JUNE, JULY 2009 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.
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MAY 2009 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.
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APRIL 2009 Nearly there! Now just 10 miles from Terceira. 21st June 2008.
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MARCH 2009 Hove-to 20 miles from the Azores. 20th June 2008.
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FEBRUARY 2009 Windward sailing 30 miles from the Azores. 20th June 2008.
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JANUARY 2009 Windward sailing 60 miles from the Azores. 19th June 2008.
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DECEMBER 2008 Windward sailing 250 miles from the Azores. 15th June 2008.
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NOVEMBER 2008 300 miles from the Azores. 13th June 2008.
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OCTOBER 2008 Dancing with dolphins. 90 miles from the Azores. 18th June 2008.
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SEPTEMBER 2008 More Corribee paradise! En route to the Azores. 5th June 2008.
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AUGUST 2008 Corribee paradise! En route to the Azores. 5th June 2008.
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JULY 2008 Crossing the Celtic Sea in heavy weather. 26th July 2007.
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JUNE 2008 Sailing in a sea of pilot whales, halfway between the Faroes and Iceland. 10th July 2007. Back to top
MAY 2008 Dancing with pilot whales, halfway between the Faroes and Iceland. 10th July 2007.
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