80° NORTH
By James Austrums, Alex Blue, Kiril Dobrev, Mia Karlsson, Andy Schell
59 North Sailing, 2019, 157 pages
I became aware of Andy Schell through his podcast On the Wind. He and his wife, Mia Karlsson, have built a business of running off-shore, long distance sailing charters. This book is a compilation of their experience sailing one of these charters from Sweden to Svalbard, above the Arctic Circle, then back south to Portugal. They took crew including members of SV Delos, a popular YouTube program about sailing adventure.
Along with the written accounts of their journey, many eye-popping photographs are included. The gorgeous views of mountainous landscapes and mountainous icebergs really help the reader to gain a better perspective of the wilds of the environment.
The writers and photographers also do a nice job at depicting some of the realities of off-shore sailing in a demanding environment. Anxiety, near misses, some tension among crew, and periods of letting off a little steam lead the reader along with the writers’ collective experience.
The book is enhanced with some online drone video footage from the voyage.
By James Austrums, Alex Blue, Kiril Dobrev, Mia Karlsson, Andy Schell
59 North Sailing, 2019, 157 pages
I became aware of Andy Schell through his podcast On the Wind. He and his wife, Mia Karlsson, have built a business of running off-shore, long distance sailing charters. This book is a compilation of their experience sailing one of these charters from Sweden to Svalbard, above the Arctic Circle, then back south to Portugal. They took crew including members of SV Delos, a popular YouTube program about sailing adventure.
Along with the written accounts of their journey, many eye-popping photographs are included. The gorgeous views of mountainous landscapes and mountainous icebergs really help the reader to gain a better perspective of the wilds of the environment.
The writers and photographers also do a nice job at depicting some of the realities of off-shore sailing in a demanding environment. Anxiety, near misses, some tension among crew, and periods of letting off a little steam lead the reader along with the writers’ collective experience.
The book is enhanced with some online drone video footage from the voyage.
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