Hello all, POS: 64*37.7 S 62*46.75 W COG: variable SOG: 1 - Drifting WND: N'ly 2-3 A few hours now drifting after a busy day Quite a few Miles Two landings Lots of Whales and all sorts of other creatures. We passed...
Today we had the opportunity to carry out the Fjord Phyto project beside Spert Island. This involved our ‘six sexy scientists’ from the voyage crew, accompanied by Laura and Vicky, heading out in grey...
Hello all, POS: 63*28.1 S 60*52.5 W COG: 194 SOG: 6.5 WND: N 4-5 The Day of Deception Island and Neptune Bellows. A perfect few titles to look up and read more about. How ships found their end, The...
POS: 61*53 S 57*20 W COG: 135 SOG: 6,8 WND: W 5-6 We are about to arrive at Pinguin Island. We're just furling the last topsails , the ice lights are on and 4 hours to go till the...
Hello all, POS: 59*13 S 60*41 W COG: 150 SOG: 6,8 WND: SW 5-6 Day 3 on the Drake. Waiting for that wind shift. Patiently waiting. We would like to go to Antarctica but the wind likes it more if we would go to...
Hello all, POS: 57*55,92 S 64*46.02 W COG: Sailing Close haul with a full moon and the Southern Cross. SOG: 6,8 WND: NW 4-6 bft During the last weeks I have been curiously looking at the weather forecasts and the run...
This morning started in a more leisurely manner with extended breakfast from 0700 to 0900. Again , something scrumptious and new from the galley - a sweet roll of deliciousness filled with banana and dusted with...
Graham Passage/ Foyn Harbour & the Governonen (Enterprise Island)/ Orne Harbour (FjordPhyto Citizen Science Project)/ Danco Island An early morning wake-up call alerted all onboard to the exciting news...
We woke this morning to a bright dawn and a sea full of icebergs, glowing blue and white in the sunlight. Soon after breakfast, the first land was sighted: we had arrived in the South Shetland Islands, and our crossing of the...
In the early hours of the morning, the wind continued to die to a stable 10 knots calling for us to stop wallowing around at 2.5 knots and make use of the engines. The crew and voyage crew worked together to coordinate the...