GARY GALLAGHER For 20 years, the K. Aage Nielsen–designed ELSKOV cruised to rugged and remote northern regions. Here, the 46′ sloop is anchored in Raudefjord, Spitsbergen, in 2003. Spitsbergen, which is part of Norway, lies at one of the highest-latitude destinations that can be reached by a cruising yacht. “There’s something about north…something that sets it apart from
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Matt Dyer: The breath, you would not believe the smell of that bear’s breath. He’s dragging me, and I just, a voice he could mean said, you know, you you’re going to die.
Host: Polar bears, the grand beasts of the Arctic, are one of the most fearsome predators on earth. Healthy males can weigh half a ton, stand eight feet tall on their hind legs, and possess enough power to get all that mass moving at 25 miles per hour. Few sights in nature will inspire the sense of panic and doom as seeing a polar bear loping across the ice headed your way.