Capt. Tommy spent the winter in physical training to maintain the best edge possible for a 64-year-old sailor endeavoring such a voyage. In addition, many hours were spent studying Google Earth photos searching for routes and anchorages to be used along the way.
Though his plan is to sail alone, he is committed to taking as many people with him as possible via the World Wide Web.
Captain Tommy first conceived the dream of a solo navigation of the Northwest Passage when he sailed as the Boatswain on the Coast Guard Ice Breaker Polar Sea to the Arctic Ocean in 1981. He returned 4 more times to the ice north of Alaska, as well as 4 times to the Antarctic. And now, things are changing. The Northwest Passage has gone ice free for two years in a row. The polar bear, the walrus, the arctic fox are in danger of losing their habitat. He wants to see first hand and he wants to take you with him.
Captain Tommy is not a stuntman seeking fame and fortune, but simply a sailor in search of yet another adventure. Those of you born with that sense of quiet unrest that compels you to know what lies around the bend, over the hill or beyond the horizon will need no explanation as to why. But there are always those who wonder about sailors, mountain climbers and adventures and what makes them so obsessed to simply go. Now is the time. Hesitation is not an option. The plans are laid, the boat is ready, and the money is in the bank. We are not asking anything of you but “be interested”.
