WANDERLUSTING WITH PIONEER
Cruising through the province of Nunavut, which is itself the size of western Europe with a human population of just 29,000, provided a window onto a bounty of fragile landscapes and wildlife. Starting off from Pond Inlet at the very top of Baffin Island, Pioneer nudged her way around glaciers and icebergs, navigating past Devon Island – the largest uninhabited island in the world – and finishing a 10-day trip in Canada’s Resolute, 500 miles from their starting point. An abundance of narwhals, walruses, whales, and polar bears were sighted set against a backdrop of delicate flora and fauna.
 
“Gemini Island was amazing,” says the owner. “We only saw a small part of it, but we pulled into this bay on the Southern side and found a blessing of 30 narwhals that we followed over the course of two days. And there's the ice, as well, of course. The calving glaciers and groaning sea ice are both fascinating and beautiful, not to mention nerve-wracking for the captains!”

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Pioneer (ex-Putty VI/Turmoil) is a private expedition yacht with an incredible 11,000-mile range and robust cruising capabilities. She was the first yacht to circumnavigate North America and has tackled many high latitude destinations, from Greenland to British Columbia to the Northwest Passage. Sometimes clocking up to 2,000 miles a day, the fairly compact boat took the rigorous schedules in her stride.

“The first iceberg we saw was when we pulled out of Newfoundland and were joined by humpback whales,” says Captain Gareth. “There’s not as much wildlife around the Disco Island area, but the glacier up there is the most productive one in the world. We spent our days weaving through the icebergs. When you’re sitting off of a glacier, it's actually quite noisy. It's crashing and creaking, and huge bits of ice keep falling off. It's pretty impressive.”
For the owners, the memories are priceless: “For me it's great family time and to give the kids the experience of seeing something that so few other people have seen is incredible. I have always been the type of person who's looked at the map and thought, ‘What's going on over there? What's around that corner?’ But there is also this sense that what we’re seeing won't really be like that when my children are adults. We’re visiting places where wildlife is extremely fragile, and the glaciers are beautiful because they're breaking up from climate change. Getting to see it now with the sense that it's fleeting is amazing.”

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ABOUT VRIPACK
Vripack is a yacht design studio, made strong through its extensive naval architecture and engineering experience.
 
From the moment it threw open its doors in 1961, Vripack studio’s approach to design has been governed by the playful interaction between form and function. With a portfolio that represents over 7.400 designs, Vripack has been able to evolve its processes to be as efficient and as effective as possible. Vripack’s unique working structure, which provides a holistic approach to the design of a yacht, ensures that we produce better boats in less time. Our involvement in the entire process of designing the safest and most durable yachts ensures that clients and their guests feel at home at sea.
 
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