Here's an opportunity of a lifetime: Fiona, the Westsail 42 that has just begun an attempt on the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic, is looking for crew: Fiona arrived Resolute on 4 Aug, position 74 41N, 94 53W. The ice in the south part of the NW Passage is still very thick and the local experts are not sure if, or when, it might break up. We will wait here for a week or so for developments. Russ is signing off in early Sept, of couse I am not yet sure where, depends on the Passage opening or not. But I will need a replacement crew. Anyone interested in details please contact Eric via email. More on Fiona and the email address to reach the skipper you'll find here: http://www.yachtfiona.com/fnn.htm An associate of mine in my other life, Blake August, a self-styled Northwest Passage dreamer, is keeping track of all six yachts still in the hunt for the Northwest Passage this summer on TrawlerCrawler.net: http://www.trawlercrawler.net/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=103 Those in the hunt include Bagan, a Nordhavn 57 owned by Sprague Theobald, and Polar Bound, a purpose-built trawler yacht singlehanded by David Scott Cowper. --Georgs