Does it count, as an offical passage, when the yacht (e.g. Idlewild
or Fine Tolerance) completes the passage only with assistance? It
didn't appear to me that either yacht would have survived without
the assistance of the Canadian Icebreakers
"Survived" may too strong a word, but "succeeded" in making the
transit might be appropriate, but who can say with certainty that one
yacht or the other would have failed? My guess is that Idlewild and
Fine Tolerance, as others have done before them, might have been
forced to winter over and then try again.
It should be noted that even commercial vessels on occasion require
assistance. The Scott Polar Research Institute as well as the
Canadian Coast Guard consider a transit a transit.
--Georgs
>Does it count, as an offical passage, when the yacht (e.g. Idlewild
>or Fine Tolerance) completes the passage only with assistance? It
>didn't appear to me that either yacht would have survived without
>the assistance of the Canadian Icebreakers
"Survived" may too strong a word, but "succeeded" in making the
transit might be appropriate, but who can say with certainty that one
yacht or the other would have failed? My guess is that Idlewild and
Fine Tolerance, as others have done before them, might have been
forced to winter over and then try again.
It should be noted that even commercial vessels on occasion require
assistance. The Scott Polar Research Institute as well as the
Canadian Coast Guard consider a transit a transit.
--Georgs
