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The 40-foot sailboat Lumi, crewed by Juho and Sohvi Kangasluoma, transits the Canadian Arctic while attempting the Northwest Passage from Alaska to Greenland.3:30 During the 800-nautical-mile leg toward Cambridge Bay, the crew encounters an RCMP Marine Unit for a document check and navigates three days of dense smoke from mainland wildfires, which reduces visibility and causes crew headaches.3:20 Technical issues include a malfunctioning alternator, which the crew resolves by reconnecting a loose sensing wire, and a stuck mainsail caused by a knot at the masthead.29:58 Because the vessel operates near the magnetic North Pole, the crew relies on a satellite compass to maintain autopilot functionality.22:53 Upon reaching Cambridge Bay, the crew reprovisions for the next stage of the 5,000-mile journey, which includes navigating the ice-heavy Victoria Strait and Larsen Sound.16:05 The crew notes that local ice conditions are reported as poor by passing commercial tankers.25:55

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