Today Shimshal finally got hauled out for the winter just in time before the sea freezes. She is now shivering in the dim arctic light waiting for the temperature to crash to -35 celsius. We are relieved to see her safely ashore and looking forward to our visit in March to explore the sea and islands by dog sledge, skidoo and snowshoe.
Sally and Simon left Scotland in 2015 on board Shimshal to begin a slow circumnavigation taking in various high latitude destinations. After 3 seasons in Greenland we sailed south to Lewisporte in northern Newfoundland. In 2019 we cruised the Canadian Maritimes. In 2022 & 23 we cruised via New England, Chesapeake, Florida, Cuba, Cayman, Providencia to Bocas del Toro. In late 2023 we transited the Panama Canal in readiness of a Pacific crossing in 2024.