Sailing from Anchorage to Greenland...

Sebastian and Anne-lise arrived in Port Moller the day before me but not in the conventional way. They are the creators and sailors of "Babouche," a sailboat with retractable rudder blades that glide over ice. They are accomplished sailors in their native France and are attempting the first ever crossing of the North American Archipelago from east to west with no power whatsoever. They are attracting an interest in climate change among other worthy goals by sailing and when they have to, ice-gliding, from Anchorage to Greenland. They have already been at sea a month and have two months to go. When they left here, they were on their way to Nome, then Barrow. They are following strict date guidlines due to ice conditions. Their boat was beautiful and practical. Each lives on one side of the boat in little "pods" and the tiny boat underneath is one of the lifeboats. We had a big dinner for them at the head biologist's house and they took off early the next morning. What an adventure. Check it out at: http://www.babouche-expe.eu/home.html.