Our friend Jimmy Cornell has nothing but praise for theExploration 45 on which he completed the Northwest Passage last summer.
Amidst breathtaking images of polar bears, bluish icebergs and raging seas, we found this screenshot from the Aventura plotter. The scene takes place at 72° North. At this latitude, Inuit land merges with ice ten months out of the year. But since Alaska, the ice has been willing to let Jimmy and his crew through.
It's the last strait before reaching the Baffin Sea, before sailing in open waters towards Greenland. But nothing is ever simple at sea, especially in these high latitudes. So, of course, the wind blows exactly in line with the route. But with the deep centreboard descending to 2.90 m below the surface, perfectly profiled as it is free of any ballast constraints, its keelboat-like stability and perfectly adapted sail plan, the upwind course (blue trace) of theExploration 45 is excellent!
Who said, " A centreboarder doesn't go upwind "?
