Hugh Coulson
INTEGRITY, 43′ LOD, was conceived for high-latitude sailing and a transit of the Northwest Passage. This photograph shows her sailing among icebergs in northwest Greenland early in her 2023 east-to-west voyage via the fabled passage.
It is a common escape to have expedition ideas by the fireside, all the more so when a dram of whiskey is involved. One can happily hold forth about the trials of sailing to Jan Mayen Island, a Norwegian island at 70°59' north latitude northeast of Iceland, and summiting the island’s Beerenberg volcano, secure in the knowledge that one will probably never own a vessel suitable for voyaging there. If, on the other hand, one happens to have a perfectly capable boat, be either careful what you say or be sure to wear an edible hat.