MISSION

We are an international network of researchers, communicators, and explorers committed to advancing research, education, and sustainability on the Earth’s oceans. With our low-impact, low-cost research expeditions on sailboats, we do groundbreaking research on topics ranging from microplastic pollution to environmental DNA.

We have reached the remotest corners of the planet, from the edge of the North Pole to Antarctica, but our mission goes beyond discovery.

Our specialty is connecting scientists with passionate and engaged sailors worldwide and effectively communicating about these collaborations to raise awareness at all levels. Our fleet offers an agile and sustainable solution for conducting marine research in hard-to-reach areas, enabling real-time data collection and analysis. Our goal is to accelerate research and the development of sustainable solutions to save the ocean.

Science on board

“The Science we need for the Ocean we want” is the motto of the Unesco Ocean Decade Initiative, highlighting science’s crucial role in preserving our oceans. Oceans cover 71% of our planet’s surface and hold 97% of its water. Home to over one million (known) species, oceans are essential to life on Earth, regulate our climate and weather, and protect us from global warming.

By contributing to science and engaging the youth and the public in the research process, we want to amplify the impact of scientific findings while promoting sustainability, collaboration, and innovation.

Our scientific programme includes sampling plastic and microplastic in the sea, drone mapping of plastic pollution along the coasts, satellite ground-truthing, eDNA sampling, drone mapping of uncharted land territories, cosmic ray measurements, and marine archeology.