Quark Expeditions and Starpath School of Navigation Partner
Expedition: Arctic Passage -Amundsen's Route to Asia through the Northwest Passage
Dates: August 22 to September 13, 2011
Ship: Kapitan Khlebnikov, the legendary 112-passenger expedition icebreaker
Book Your Cabin
You can book online, email, live chat or telephone (1.888.892.0334 or +1.416.645.8243). Use the code word Navigation to enroll in the certification training program.
Navigation Certification Training
When you sail the Northwest Passage with Quark Expeditions aboard Kapitan Khlebnikov, in addition to all the expedition inclusions you will earn certification in several areas of navigation from Starpath School of Navigation. The training program will begin with home study and online preparation before departure. Onboard there will be lectures, private tutoring and hands-on navigation on a full navigation station, with all data and communication options. Post-expedition online training will be provided if a registered student requires it. Registered participants have full access to all six Starpath online courses and their associated materials.
Instructor David Burch, PhD, FIN
David is a Fellow of the Institute of Navigation. He has taken part as navigator and crew on multiple transoceanic yacht races. He has been awarded the Institute of Navigation's Superior Achievement Award for Outstanding Performance as a Practicing Navigator. He is founder of the Starpath School of Navigation in Seattle, Washington.
Arctic Passage Itinerary
Since the days of Christopher Columbus, explorers have sought a way to shorten the journey from Western Europe to the riches of the East. A northwest passage across the High Canadian Arctic was finally navigated in 1903, but not before many explorers lost their lives pursuing the dream. Today, you can relive the adventure on Quark's End of an Era, 23-day Arctic Passage expedition.
Expedition Summary
- Day 1 Ottawa, Canada
- Day 2 Embarkation Day: Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
- Day 3 Sisimiut, Greenland
- Day 4 Ilulissat Isfjord, Greenland
- Day 5 Baffin Bay
- Day 6 Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Day 7-8 Devon and Beechey Islands
- Day 9 Prince Regent Inlet, Nunavut
- Day 10 Bellot Strait, Nunavut
- Day 11 Victoria Strait, Nunavut
- Day 12 Iqaluktuuttiaq (Cambridge Bay), Nunavut
- Day 13 Johansen Bay, Nunavut
- Day 14 Ulukhaktok (Holman), Northwest Territories
- Day 15 Walker Bay, Northwest Territories
- Day 16 Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories
- Day 17 Qikiqtaruk (Herschel Island) Yukon
- Day 18-19 At sea
- Day 20-22 Chukotka Peninsula, Russia
- Day 23/22 Anadyr, Russia
- Day 23 Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Cost per person, based on twin occupancy for a twin cabin is USD $31,290 plus mandatory charter air* at USD$1,690 per person.
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*[The group charter flight is from Ottawa, Canada to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and from Anadyr, Russia to Anchorage, Alaska.]
Please note: The training package offer is applicable to new bookings only. A minimum number of registrants are required to confirm this program.