Blue Nose Patch Collection
In naval tradition, a “Blue Nose” is a sailor who has crossed the Arctic Circle—a rite of passage earned in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. It’s a mark of pride,...
The sailor on this patch has a blue nose because he crossed the Arctic Circle, and the latitude stitched beside him, 66°32'33"N, marks the line he crossed. Sailors who cross into the Arctic Circle...
Look at the polar bear's nose: it is stitched blue, because on this patch even the bear has crossed the line. Sailors who take a ship or a boat across the Arctic Circle, above 66 degrees 34 minutes...
The sailor on this patch has his eyes squeezed shut, his Dixie cup pulled down tight and a nose frozen solid blue, which is about how it feels topside once a ship goes north of the Arctic Circle...