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Ella's Arctic record attempt on pause
November 2025
|Practical Boat Owner
Ella Hibbert, who is the first British woman to sail the Northwest Passage single-handed, has halted her solo sail around the Arctic due to safety concerns ahead of attempting the Northeast Passage behind schedule, but vowed to continue again next summer.
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The 28-year-old RYA Yachtmaster Instructor and PADI divemaster will be diverting to Alaska to over- winter her 1978 38ft Bruce Roberts offshore steel ketch Yeva there. In an emotional announcement on her @ella. at.66.5N Facebook page on 7 September, she said: "Yeva and I are behind schedule, from equipment failures in Greenland, to battling weather an
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اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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