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Expedition leader Leven Brown outlined how an international team of 15 rowers would be attempting to navigate the entire length of the Northwest Passage – a feat he dubbed ‘The Last Great First’ - in entirely self-sufficient mode, without any back-up vessels or aerial assistance. Three custom-designed craft will carry all the expedition’s equipment and supplies without touching land, documenting the trip and measuring ice conditions and ocean pollution they encounter in order to assist with environmental research. Talks are underway with the BBC, Netflix and Discovery Channel for broadcast rights. Historically, numerous attempts to navigate the Northwest Passage have ended in failure, notably Sir John Franklin’s expedition with two ships in 1845 where all 134 lives were lost. Leven acknowledged that the trip today still held dangers, including possible attacks by polar and grizzly bears, with navigation by small craft only made possible by the effects of climate ....
Article by Courtesy’s senior general manager Nicholas Mackie (left) presenting Philip Als with a monetary donation to aid in his preparations for next year’s voyage. (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.) Social Share Seventeen years after becoming the first black person to row across any ocean along with his partner Randal Valdez, Philip Als is intent on etching his name on history’s page once again. The 65-year-old retiree is part of a team committed to being one of the first groups to cross the Northwest Passage, the bitterly cold Arctic route that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. As a professional windsurfer and rower, Als has an undying passion for the ocean and was ecstatic when the call from the UK came to join the team, despite the hazards usually involved in traversing the area. The risky expedition, led by highly regarded ocean rower Leven Brown, is expected to start next June from the Baffin Island in Canada and should conclude after 60 days ....