The Beaufort sea: the last swim of the summer?

Not those of the tireless Sébastien Roubinet at any rate. He’s the first person to have transited the Northwest Passage purely under sail, on board his little catamaran Babouche. During his “La Voie Du Pôle” (Heading For The Pole) project, the skipper and his crewman Rodolphe André were able to enjoy a swim in a natural swimming pool. It was situated at 74°N in the Beaufort Sea, 300 miles north-west of Alaska. It was August 1^st…