1999-2000

Japan to Alaska via Kurils and Kamchatka

Jon Turk (with Franz Helfenstein 1999, Misha Petrov 2000) · North America

Jon Turk's two-stage Japan to Alaska journey. 1999: with Franz Helfenstein, 1,000 miles WindRiders (kayak trimarans) from Japan across Kurils. 2000: with Misha Petrov, 17-foot Prijon Kodiaks, 2,000+ miles in 120 days.

Jon Turk made a two-stage journey from Japan to Alaska. In 1999 with Franz Helfenstein he covered 1,000 miles in WindRiders (kayak trimarans) from Japan across the Kuril Islands to Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky. In 2000 with Misha Petrov he continued from Kamchatka north to St. Lawrence Island Alaska in 17-foot Prijon Kodiaks - 2,000+ miles in 120 days. Documented in his book In the Wake of the Jomon.