Lisa Blair's Arctic record route, leg by leg

Solo, non-stop and unassisted around the Arctic, 8,000+ nautical miles in about three months, starting and finishing at Sisimiut, Greenland (degree 54°W), in June 2028. Each of the 360 degrees of longitude, 1° to 180° East and West, can carry one 360° Partner.

1. West Greenland and Baffin Bay. Start and finish line. Icebergs calved from Greenland's glaciers drift through these waters.
2. Cape Farewell, Greenland. Greenland's southern tip is known for sudden, violent wind jets.
3. North Atlantic, past Iceland. Cold, open ocean between Greenland, Iceland and the Faroes.
4. Norwegian Sea. The run north up the Norwegian coast under the midnight sun.
5. North Cape and the Barents Sea. The top of Europe and the gateway to the Russian Arctic. The Barents Sea is known for gales.
6. Barents and Kara Seas. Into Russian Arctic waters and the start of the Northeast Passage.
7. Kara Sea to Cape Chelyuskin. The northernmost point of mainland Eurasia. Ice often lingers in the narrow straits here.
8. Laptev Sea. Remote, shallow and often foggy, a long way from any help.
9. East Siberian Sea. Shallow water and shifting pack ice along the Siberian coast.
10. Chukchi Sea and Bering Strait. Where the Pacific meets the Arctic, between Russia and Alaska.
11. North coast of Alaska. Past Point Barrow, the northernmost point of the United States.
12. Beaufort Sea, Canada. Thick old ice from the central Arctic can push towards this coast.
13. The Northwest Passage. Narrow, shallow channels, many of them poorly charted. The boat must draw under 2 metres.
14. Lancaster Sound and Baffin Bay. The home stretch back to Greenland. Watch for icebergs and polar bears.