A double transit of the North West Passage, by Rev Bob Shepton
Bob, an ex-Royal Marine and retired school chaplain, is an extraordinary sailor who has circumnavigated several times, sailing over 130,000 miles in every latitude from the Arctic to the Antarctic, and a climber who has scaled previously unclimbed arctic mountains to boot.
In July 2013, aged 78, Bob completed the unique feat of sailing his 33ft Westerly, Dodo's Delight, through the hostile Arctic conditions of the North West Passage in both directions in successive years. Last year he faced extremely harsh conditions with 30-40 per cent more ice than usual and strong headwinds and was one of only three boats to make it through. But he still found time to carry out underwater filming for a Scottish marine biology consultancy to analyse the Arctic seabed flora on the way.
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