In June, Europe’s largest wooden schooner, the S/V Linden, will set sail on the first scientific Resolute expedition. On board, scientists will measure essential ocean and atmospheric parameters with the support of citizen scientists. The unprecedented long-term...
Next year, with his 60-foot (about 18 meters long) ocean-going yacht, Oliver Heer and 39 other participants will attempt to cover the approximately 50,000 kilometer route around the world. The main part of the route will take them through the Southern Ocean, where...
The fjord world of Svalbard is not easy to navigate. In addition to ice floes and chunks (“growlers”) floating on and under the water, constantly changing weather and wind conditions make barely charted seabeds a major challenge, even for experienced...