Hey everyone, how's your week been?
We've got some exciting news from our circle of boating friends. Ken and Roberta Williams flew into Nome, Alaska on August 13 to rejoin their boat, MV North Star, and they're now underway on their transit of the Northwest Passage — about 4,600 miles across the top of the world. They've already crossed the Arctic Circle.
There are eight people aboard, running the boat around the clock in shifts, plus their two dogs Pixie and Keeley along for the ride. They're aiming to round Point Barrow this Sunday morning, which is when the real ice work begins.
They're leaving their live feed running nonstop for the next few weeks, so you can watch the whole expedition unfold in real time.
Here's the feed: And their live position map:
We'll be following along too. Send them some good energy if you get a chance — we'll keep you posted on how it goes.
Hey everyone,
Blaine and I talked last night and made a call we think you'll actually appreciate: the refit hasn't had much real progress lately, and we caught ourselves fabricating (see what I did there?) content just to fill a Thursday video slot.
That's not the show we want to make, and it's not the one you signed up for.
So going forward, The Never-Ending Sea Trial is one main video every Sunday - the one you can count on, every week.
Thursdays aren't retired, they're just earned: when something genuinely happens on this boat, a system comes online, a big job gets finished, something breaks in spectacular fashion, we'll drop a bonus video that week.
What stays exactly the same: the Wheelhouse Weekly for our online crew, every single week, no matter what's going on with the main channel. Our online crew will always get the real behind-the-scenes rundown, whether the refit is roaring ahead or stuck in place.
And if you want more Onboard Tangaroa in between Sundays, Onboard Tangaroa Exploring the World is still running its usual schedule, every Saturday morning - go check it out.
We'd rather show you less and have it be real than show you more and have it be filler.
Thanks for being here for the honest version.
Blaine & Janis
No new video tomorrow on The Never-Ending Sea Trial.
I am back in school this week, and the assignment deadlines have officially won. I am just finishing my Certificate in Project Management at Royal Roads University.
Blaine and Cam are still working away on Tangaroa, but I have not had enough time to turn all that welding, grinding and boatyard chaos into a proper video.
We would rather skip one upload than rush out something that is not ready.
Thanks for understanding. We will be back Sunday with more from The Never-Ending Sea Trial.