Fleet for Science

Sailing for the Ocean
With our first expedition, Polarquest2018, we pioneered an innovative approach to ocean research.
Harnessing the advantages of small, sustainable sailing vessels equipped with low-cost research tools and open-source technologies, we enable broader participation and we make scientific exploration inclusive and accessible to all.
To contribute to the Ocean Decade, we are extending this formula to a potentially unlimited fleet of sailing vessels and like-minded sailors, scientists, communicators and volunteers.
Explore Our Fleet

SY Lady Magellan
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Boat type: Beluga 46, racer-cruiser’
Draft: Movable 1.20 -2.60
Hull: Composite
Navigation 2025: North Atlantic and West Mediterranean
Skipper/Owner: Paola Catapano

SY Durlindana
🇮🇹 Italy
Boat type: Ketch 70’
Draft: 3.10
Hull: Steel
Navigation 2025: Pacific Ocean
Skipper: Chicca and Andrea Pestarini

SY Nanuq
🇨🇭Switzerland
Boat type: Grand Integral 60’
Draft: Movable 1.45-2.40m
Hull: Aluminum
Navigation 2025: Arctic Ocean
Skipper/Owner: Peter Gallinelli

SY Wiki
🇫🇷 France
Boat type: century old ketch ‘
Draft: ?
Hull: Wood
Navigation 2025: Mediterranean
Skipper/Owner: Tom Woods

SY Adriatica
🇮🇹 Italy
Boat type: Cutter 70’
Draft: 3.10
Hull: Steel
Navigation 2025: Mediterranean
Skipper/Owner: Velisti per Caso

SY Blob
🇩🇪 Germany
Boat type: 34‘ Sloop
Draft:
Hull: GRP
Navigation 2025: Circumnavigation of the Svalbard Archipelago
Skipper/Owner: Paul Pietzcker, Uni Svalbard

SY Safiria
🇫🇷 France
Type: Beneteau Océanis 38.1
Length: 38 feet
Weight: 10 tonnes
Hull: Composite
Draft: 1.7 meters
Plans 2025: Stavanger (Norway) > Lofoten Islands (Norway) > Scotland

The Maiao project 4 Mayotte
Boat type: 42 feet
Draft: movable boards (dériveur lesté)
Hull: Aluminum AG4MC
Plans 2025: Rebuild after the Chido Cyclone devastated Mayotte and destroyed the boat
Skipper/Owner: Gaspard Durieux