August 17 – First successful sailing of the Northwest Passage

from Today in Canadian History · host Marc Affeld

In 1988, Canadians Jeff MacInnis and Mike Beedell successfully sail through the passage on their boat, Perception. They are the first individuals to successfully sail the passage by wind power.

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