A RETIRED engineer has made history by becoming the first person to circumnavigate the arctic circle clockwise by boat. (UNSUPPORTED CLAIM)
Jeffrey Allison, who set off in June from Hartlepool, in his 52ft Amel Mango craft Eshamy with Australian crewmate Katherine Brownlie, 28, has also become the first Briton to make the journey in either direction.
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“He is such an unassuming man, but is so brave and determined." said Prue Allison. (Mr. Allison's wife)
The achievement was made all the more impressive as 73-year-old Mr Allison only took up sailing when he retired.
Last night, Mr Allison’s family told The Northern Echo they were extremely proud of him, and he was tired, but in good spirits.
Mr Allison, from Middleton Tyas, between Darlington and Richmond, has made several attempts at the voyage, with one in 2009 resulting in him being almost sunk by the Russian coastguard, who accused him of sailing in the Barents Sea without the necessary permission.
Despite insisting that he was sailing in international waters, he and his two crewmates were arrested, and a Russian court found Mr Allison guilty of the offence and fined him 2,000 roubles (£40).
His visa was also revoked – meaning he can’t return to Russia until 2014. The delay also thwarted his record attempt.
However, this did not deter Mr Allison, whose journey took him from the North-East to Iceland, Greenland, around Alaska and Russia, then on to Scandinavia.
He is now in Norway and is expected to return home soon.
The trip, which at one point saw the duo spend 40 days and 40 nights sailing without seeing land, was made possible due to retreating ice in the Arctic.
Mr Allison’s wife, Prue, said: “He is such an unassuming man, but is so brave and determined.
“He is to be admired and respected for his achievements. Good things come out of Hartlepool and return.”
Mr Allison has also previously sailed across the Atlantic Ocean six times, through the Panama Canal, and across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic Oceans.
His daughter, Fiona Cook, said: “We are extremely proud. It is such a big achievement for a 73-year-old man. We are amazed he’s done it.
“I don’t think he has any idea how much we worry about him, but there is no stopping him.
“We’ve spoken to him and he’s tired, but absolutely thrilled. He’s been planning this for a long time and he’s finally achieved it – it is amazing.”
She added he had not been put off by his previous experiences with the Russian authorities.
“He just said he would deal with it if he gets into trouble again. He’s so determined, he wasn’t going to let anything like that put him off. The whole family are very proud.”
BLOG COMMENTS...
MR. ALLISON CLAIMS TO HAVE CIRCUMAVIGATED THE ARCTIC CIRCLE CLOCKWISE - IS IT AN OFFICIAL RECORD IF YOUR COURSE IS BELOW (SOUTH) OF THE CLAIMED LATITUDE? I DO NOT THINK IT IS ACCURATE TO SAY "ARCTIC CIRCLE" IN A CLAIM OF CIRCUMNAVIGATED THE POLAR ARCTIC. JUST THINK ABOUT THIS LOGICALLY - IN ANY RECORD SETTING ROUTE - YOU CANNOT GO OUT OF BOUNDS - OTHERWISE THE RECORD MUST STATE THE FACTUAL ROUTE - POLAR CIRCUMNAVIGATION IS ACCURATE - BUT NOT ARCTIC CIRCLE CIRCUMNAVIGATION.HERE IS AN ARCTIC CIRCLE MAP - DECIDE FOR YOURSELF:
STARTING FROM ENGLAND WHICH IS NOT ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE MEANS YOU MUST BASE YOUR CLAIM ON A STARTING POINT AT OR ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE - I.E. ICELAND OR NORWAY AND REMAIN AT OR ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. AND LIKEWISE, YOU MUST RETURN TO FINISH AT THE SAME STARTING POINT.
MR. ALLISON HAS A FINDMESPOT.COM GPS BEACON - PLEASE PROVIDE THE DATA TRACK TO PROVE YOUR CLAIM. (HERE IS proof OF THE EXISTENCE OF A SPOT TRACKER WITH HYPERLINK & PASSWORD ON THE SHIP'S CALLSIGN BLOG SITE WHICH LINKS TO FINDMESPOT.COM)
ESHAMY blog: http://www.sailblogs.com/member/eshamy/?show=fulltoc
BY THE WAY - I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE YOUR TRACK OVER THE TOP OF GREENLAND - NAVIGATING AROUND THE SOUTHERN GREENLAND CAPE WOULD BE CONSIDERED 'OUT OF BOUNDS' AND DISQUALIFY YOUR "ARCTIC CIRCLE" CLAIM.
CLOCKWISE EAST TO WEST POLAR CIRCUMNAVIGATION? LIKELY, KUDOS!!!
CLOCKWISE EAST TO WEST ARCTIC CIRCLE CIRCUMNAVIGATION? - NO!
FIRST? - I DO NOT THINK SO - MAYBE S/V ESHAMY IS THIRD... TIME WILL TELL IF PROVEN.
FIRST TO DO A CLOCKWISE - EAST TO WEST POLAR CIRCUMNAVIGATION? UNKNOWN, I'LL WAIT TO SEE THE FINDMESPOT GPS ROUTE PROOF SINCE I HAVE NOT FOLLOWED THE ENTIRE VOYAGE. IT WOULD BE A SIMPLE MATTER TO POST THE ENTIRE FINDMESPOT GPS DATA LOG AS PROOF.
Who was first to circumnavigate the Arctic in one season?
FIRST CLAIM - SV NORTHERN PASSAGE (FROM OSLO MAKING A WEST TO EAST PASSAGE)
The “Northern Passage” claims to be the first boat to make a successful Arctic circumnavigation in one season. We crossed our wake north of Bergen, Norway, on the morning of 14 October (2010). It is now clear that the “Northern Passage” was also the first boat to sail through both the Northeast and Northwest Passages during one and the same season.
GPS ROUTE PROOF MAP: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&source=embed&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=210636317529186392520.00048a91284e3f2d83fd2
WEBSITE DETAILS: http://www.ousland.no/category/northern-passage-2010/
SECOND CLAIM - SV PETER I (FROM ST. PETERSBURG MAKING A WEST TO EAST PASSAGE - UNSUPPORTED CLAIM AS OF 20111008 - WEBSITE?)
The Russian yacht, Peter I, has completed the circumnavigation of the seas of the Arctic Ocean and returned to St. Petersburg, from whence she started her voyage on June the 4th (2010) (AND ENDED NOVEMBER 19, 2010? - SECOND?)
According to the captain of the yacht Daniel Gavrilov, before now no vessel in the world could have made a similar journey.
For the first time in the history of seafaring a ship has rounded the Arctic, after passing through the Northeast and the Northwest Passage in a single navigation, without the help of icebreakers.
NO EVIDENCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED (I.E. GPS VOYAGE DATA FILE AND THE SHIP'S LOG BOOKS) TO BACK UP THE CLAIM.
http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/11/17/34846328.html
Russia’s Peter I yacht sets record with Arctic voyage
The Russian yacht Peter I arrived back in St. Petersburg from an “icy” round-the-world voyage, setting a new world record for circumnavigating the northern sea route in only 109 days
http://en.rian.ru/video/20101115/161344788.html
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_europe/2010-12-07/970165058460.html
UNSUPPORTED CLAIM - INCOMPLETE PROOF: http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view?trip_id=214079
CLOCKWISE EAST TO WEST ARCTIC CIRCLE CIRCUMNAVIGATION? - NO!
FIRST? - I DO NOT THINK SO - MAYBE S/V ESHAMY IS THIRD... TIME WILL TELL IF PROVEN.
FIRST TO DO A CLOCKWISE - EAST TO WEST POLAR CIRCUMNAVIGATION? UNKNOWN, I'LL WAIT TO SEE THE FINDMESPOT GPS ROUTE PROOF SINCE I HAVE NOT FOLLOWED THE ENTIRE VOYAGE. IT WOULD BE A SIMPLE MATTER TO POST THE ENTIRE FINDMESPOT GPS DATA LOG AS PROOF.
Who was first to circumnavigate the Arctic in one season?
FIRST CLAIM - SV NORTHERN PASSAGE (FROM OSLO MAKING A WEST TO EAST PASSAGE)
The “Northern Passage” claims to be the first boat to make a successful Arctic circumnavigation in one season. We crossed our wake north of Bergen, Norway, on the morning of 14 October (2010). It is now clear that the “Northern Passage” was also the first boat to sail through both the Northeast and Northwest Passages during one and the same season.
GPS ROUTE PROOF MAP: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&source=embed&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=210636317529186392520.00048a91284e3f2d83fd2
WEBSITE DETAILS: http://www.ousland.no/category/northern-passage-2010/
SECOND CLAIM - SV PETER I (FROM ST. PETERSBURG MAKING A WEST TO EAST PASSAGE - UNSUPPORTED CLAIM AS OF 20111008 - WEBSITE?)
The Russian yacht, Peter I, has completed the circumnavigation of the seas of the Arctic Ocean and returned to St. Petersburg, from whence she started her voyage on June the 4th (2010) (AND ENDED NOVEMBER 19, 2010? - SECOND?)
According to the captain of the yacht Daniel Gavrilov, before now no vessel in the world could have made a similar journey.
For the first time in the history of seafaring a ship has rounded the Arctic, after passing through the Northeast and the Northwest Passage in a single navigation, without the help of icebreakers.
NO EVIDENCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED (I.E. GPS VOYAGE DATA FILE AND THE SHIP'S LOG BOOKS) TO BACK UP THE CLAIM.
http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/11/17/34846328.html
Russia’s Peter I yacht sets record with Arctic voyage
The Russian yacht Peter I arrived back in St. Petersburg from an “icy” round-the-world voyage, setting a new world record for circumnavigating the northern sea route in only 109 days
http://en.rian.ru/video/20101115/161344788.html
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_europe/2010-12-07/970165058460.html
UNSUPPORTED CLAIM - INCOMPLETE PROOF: http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view?trip_id=214079
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