Issuma is a 15m (50') steel staysail schooner with lifting keel, built by META in France to a Damien II design.
She has recently navigated the Northwest Passage from Whitehorse, Canada with a relatively ice free summer. Issuma has just completed the Bearing Strait, north to south. A fascinating story.
While they were in Ulukhaktok, Diamond Jenness Peninsula, Victoria Island, Canada, they came across the steel dory ketch Nur, which naysayers will note is a St Pierre Dory writ large.
Dan Johnson, I thought you in particular would appreciate this shot. Welcome aboard!
Looking forward to hearing more about the construction of your Badger.
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I like it! perhaps i should have gone down the steel dory line - would have made a fine Icebreaker .
ReplyDeleteIce is a diminishing threat, it seems. A dory hull would be comparatively easy to weld up. Not my style though. Perhaps because my welding skills are pretty poor.
ReplyDeleteI could think of a few good reasons to go that route, though - beaching the boat for instance.
This boat can sit on that beach unharmed for a long time, if necessary.