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I received many questions about the next project!
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How long have you been working on this project?
To be honest, since my first Yukon River tour (1998) !
As you know, I have tried many different boats. Catamarans, trimarans, motorboats, kayaks, canoes on my expeditions, all good, but not yet ideal! On all subsequent expeditions I have been tinkering with the ideal expedition boat, writing down what it should have next time, etc..
So I think I have a pretty good idea now what would be ideal for me...
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How long is the journey supposed to go?
This will be my last big expedition.
The end is open, I see it as my retirement life, so I'm hoping for many years to come...
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Is there a fixed route ?
No not really, I just take off and decide on the way. Without any time pressure.
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Do you have a rough plan in mind ?
Yes, the good thing is that I can go anywhere by boat and hopefully far away for ever from my booring hometown of small-minded people!
Datteln is the largest canal junction in Europe.
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Will you report live underway
on your website !
Of course, I have done that on all my trips. Here in Europe and with today's technology it will be much easier than on the past trips out of the bush in Alaska or Canada !
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Will you only be living on the boat when you are underway?
Yes, I do! Mainly because I like it very much, I really enjoyed it when I travelled in Northern Canada with my ORCA. And for safety reasons, I feel much more comfortable when I'm in the boat in Europe. I don't want to wake up in the morning and find the boat gone...
Europe is not Alaska, Yukon or the NWT!
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Are you filming again during the trip ?
Yes, but only for me and the readers of my website.
There will be no TV coverage, that was too stressful for me during the trip with ORCA. Something like that takes all the joy out of a trip...
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Will you use drones for filming this time
Oh yes, I will not miss this opportunity. Nowadays there are not only drones that fly, but also drones that dive...
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Could someone accompany you on short sections ?
It is not planned but you never know...
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Do you take pictures underway and post them on your website ?
Of course, this time I think it will be even more detailed, as it was on the previous trips!
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What will you eat underway and where ?
As on all my trips, I will be cooking myself and storing as much food as possible in the boat. I will repack everything to minimise waste along the way. This was very helpful on my trip with ORCA !
My aim is to be completely self-sufficient during the hole trip!
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Which stove will you use?
As on my ORCA, I will be using a Dometic ORICO or CookMate stove powered by denatured alcohol. Traditionally, alcohol stoves have been the safest form of cooking at sea. They work without pressure, are pleasantly quiet and take up little space in the galley.
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Where do you get your drinking water from underway?
I hope I can use my Katadyn water filter again.
But I still have to do some research on how it works with chemicals in the water and whether the katadyn can filter them out. Unfortunately, the water in Europe is not as clean as in Alaska or Canada ....
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Will you use a lot of electronics on the trip ?
Oh yes, because I love the possibilities you have today with modern electronics!
E.g. night vision, thermal imaging, 3D scanning sonar, hydrophones, underwater cameras, SW receivers, AIS, VHF radio and so on...
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Will you use solar panels & batteries ?
Yes as always, as much as I can fit on the boat!
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How will you heat your boat ?
I have learnd out of my mistake with ORCA. This time my boat will have a heating system !
I think I will use a
DICKINSON NEWPORT or Dickinson Alaska oil stove, or an Wallas
a small & compact cabin stove for use with diesel or heating oil.
However, it is very difficult to have adequate heating in a small boat.
Maybe a Webasto Diesel Heater would be the right choice !?
I have to find the perfect balance between not too hot and not too cold...
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How will you finance the trip?
Very good question...
I'm trying to spend as little money as possible on the trip, just like I did on my Canada/Alaska expeditions. I will only sleep in my boat, cook myself and so on. Fuel costs will be low because I will be using a 15hp Diesel.
But even then it will be very difficult to finance it...
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Let's see what happens...
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If you have any question,
drop me a Mail
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