# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Duluth Explorers Club: Ian Bentley, "Over the Top!"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: As if a solo sailing journey isn't challenge enough, last summer Duluthian Ian Bentley completed one for the books: the Northwest Passage. A little context: a northwest passage from Europe to Asia had been sought since the Americas were first known to Europeans. Many epic and doomed expeditions were mounted until Amundsen made the first successful passage in a three year odyssey in 1903-1906. Not repeated until 1943 the route was the province of icebreakers until a changing climate made it passable for small boats—but just a few. Prior to 2025 only eleven single-handed (just one person on board) sailboats had gone through the Northwest Passage. In 2025 it was attempted by four sailboats; three successfully. One of these was a Duluth-based boat skippered by Ian Bentley. Join us at our February gathering, where Ian will recount his 8,500 mile trip, a voyage which also encompassed the west coast of Greenland, the Bering Straits, Bering Sea, Kodiak Island, Gulf of Alaska and BC’s Inside Passage!

Free event! All are welcome. Social time at 7pm, presentation begins at 7:30.

About our presenter: Ian Bentley moved to Duluth in 1997 to join Cirrus Aircraft. Now retired, he has been sailing for 20 years, having bought his first boat on his 50th birthday. Ian's previous sailing adventures include crossing the Atlantic via the "Viking route" with his wife Robin Ketchen.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/duluth/duluth-explorers-club-ian-bentley-over-the-top/200029599154004
- **Event Categories**: contests, trips-adventures, sports, golf
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 149

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Duluth
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Grand Avenue Chalet, 8551 Grand Avenue  Duluth, MN 55808
- **lat**: 46.71322
- **long**: -92.2051
- **full address**: Grand Avenue Chalet, 8551 Grand Avenue  Duluth, MN 55808, 8571 Grand Ave, Duluth, MN 55808-1118, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Duluth Climbers Coalition (https://allevents.in/org/duluth-climbers-coalition/13813242)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Grand Avenue Chalet, 8551 Grand Avenue  Duluth, MN 55808, 8571 Grand Ave, Duluth, MN 55808-1118, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Duluth Climbers Coalition
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests, trips-adventures, sports, golf
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Duluth Explorers Club: Ian Bentley, "Over the Top!" ?
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