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  • The Arctic

NW Passage Complete, but We’re Not Done Yet!

Posted on September 3, 2024September 3, 2024by Sandy

We’ve conclude the NW Passage of our journey, now to make our way down south!

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  • The Arctic

Traversing Time and Ice

Posted on August 30, 2024August 31, 2024by Sandy

A cold plunge, bigger icebergs, and more friends in Pond Inlet!

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  • The Arctic

We’re in Iceberg Country Now

Posted on August 26, 2024August 26, 2024by Sandy

REAL icebergs and proof were still having fun out here!

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  • The Arctic

The Day We Did ALL the Things!

Posted on August 24, 2024January 9, 2025by Sandy

Pushing through the ice towards Bellot Strait, we find new edges among belugas and a once in a lifetime experience with the Canadian Coast Guard!

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  • The Arctic

Welcome to the Global Race to the Ice Edge Challenge

Posted on August 23, 2024August 23, 2024by Sandy

It’s a race to the first real ice edge flow in Larsen Sound!

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Through the Looking Ice

Posted on August 16, 2024August 21, 2024by Sandy

Looking through our crystal ice ball to determine our route through the NW Passage.

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  • Alaska

We’re in Polar Bear Country Now

Posted on August 12, 2024August 26, 2024by Sandy

So how does one navigate getting onto a beach to meet a taxi but there are two polar bear cubs and probably a mama polar bear not too far in between you? You send a sacrificial lamb of course.

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  • Alaska

Alaska Summer of 2020 Rewind

Posted on August 12, 2020September 16, 2020by Savai

A sailboat is the best quarantine machine ever! Here is a rewind in photos to give you an idea of all the fun we had in Alaska this summer.

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Dogbark Turns Back

Posted on August 22, 2018December 18, 2018by Graeme

Heeding the warning from the Canadian Coast Guard, Dogbark makes the tough decision to turn back.

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  • The Arctic

Back and Forth, What the Heck?

Posted on August 20, 2018October 21, 2018by Graeme

This is not a retreat, though it may look like it to you tracker junkies. This boat still plans to go to Greenland. We hope that this next weather system will shake things up and let us go forward.

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  • The Arctic

One Big Apology and some Answers to your Questions

Posted on August 18, 2018October 22, 2018by Graeme

After finding oodles of comments languishing in our junk folder, we answer your questions.

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  • The Arctic

An Island in the Ice

Posted on August 12, 2018April 23, 2019by Graeme

We sailed overnight through ice that sometimes required us to backtrack, once and a while we even had to push ice out of the way. Twice our promising leads through the ice closed down to roughly the width of the boat

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  • People, Food, Fun

Big News: on the TV and on the road!

Posted on July 30, 2018April 24, 2019by Janna

We think there’s a chance we can finally go! Graeme’s consulting the oracle right now. In the meantime, check out this great TV coverage Dogbark.

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About Us

Dogbark is a family of four–Janna, Graeme, Talia, and Savai–navigating ice, oceans, and their home waters of the Pacific Northwest. Subscribe to blog updates here.

Janna’s Book

Over a decade ago, Janna and Graeme sailed across the Pacific on their honeymoon. Janna wrote a book about it: The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman’s Search for the Meaning of Wife (Simon & Schuster).

Books We Love

Beyond Birds and Bees: Bringing Home a New Message to Our Kids About Sex, Love, and Equality
Catherine, Called Birdy
Because of Mr. Terupt
The Mysterious Benedict Society
We Were the Lucky Ones
See You in the Cosmos
The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife

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  • 1 Graeme
    • So We’re Back in Nome…
    • Captain’s Report – Day 6 – Off Icy Bay
    • Captain’s Report – Day 4 – In Alaskan Waters!
    • Captain’s Report – Day 3 – South End Haida Gwaii
    • Captain’s Report – Day 2 – West Side Vancouver Island
  • 1 Janna
    • Strong Leadership
    • Buoyed by Books: Readings on Climate Activism
    • Dogbark to Alaska Again – Day 1
    • In the Media! In the Ice! In the Movies (sort of)!
    • Top 10 Life Changes Since Being Back
  • 1 Savai
    • Alaska Summer of 2020 Rewind
    • Wrapped Up in Aerial Silks
    • A Closer Look at Treasures
    • On-the-Water Activities
    • Our Wonderful Food
  • 1 Sandy
    • Well Travelled and Well Lived Advice From the Crew
    • Emerging into Civilization and a New Home
    • Screeched In and Ready to Explore
    • Into the Labrador Sea
    • Straight Outta Qikiqtarjuaq
  • 1 Talia
    • Halfway Day!
    • We’re Back!
    • Solomon’s Sea Life Essay
    • A Year of Earth Science
    • The Cookie Catastrophe!

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