NorseBoat Limited     RR1  Belfast, Prince Edward Island, Canada   info@norseboat.com     902.659.2790

Final blog Sep 6,2009:  “We closed the doors of the container reluctantly this afternoon, leaving Arctic Mariner safe but alone and in the cold and the dark.  She has been our home for six weeks, and she has been superb.  She has been out in big seas, and we have never felt she was going over.  She's clocked 7.8 knots downwind, and she is very dry, even as she wallows after surfing down a wave.  She is robust - and we've put her through hell - on, into and off the ice, beaching her on rocks, and there are no dents in her hull, just the odd scratch.  We've hit the centreboard on rocks numerous times.  Her rig is simple and robust, and she can be rowed at over 3 knots by one person.  And everywhere we go, people say how pretty her lines are!”

Kevin Oliver and Tony Lancashire, Arctic Mariner Expedition