Outstanding!  Please tell me we will read about this whole adventure!

Teleport has recently transitted the North West Passage, the first junk rigged boat to do so. She resides presently in Nome, Alaska.  An earlier attempt was made by solo sailor, Colin Irwin from England. His rig was designed by Blondie Hasler and Colin was tutored in its use by Mike Richey. His two-summer attempt failed because of pack ice. I met Colin later in Halifax as I was finishing Marco Polo, now Teleport. He went back to England but returned to Halifax later, on what just happened to be the very day I was ready to take her out for her maiden sail. We took her out together. Her rig was also personally designed by Blondie.