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 Wiki
🇫🇷 France
Boat type: century old ketch
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
Hull: GRP
Navigation 2025: Circumnavigation of the Svalbard Archipelago
Skipper/Owner: Paul Pietzcker
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
Skipper: Safiria Buono
SY Artemis
🇮🇹 Italy
Type: Hallberg-Rassy 312 MKII
Year built: 1989
Length: 9,42 m
Draft: 1,62 m
Beam: 3,08
Berths: 6
Plan 2025: Lerici – Sicily – Tunisia Owner/Skipper: Giuseppe Suaria
SY Cannelle
🇫🇷 France
SY Amante
🇫🇷 France
SY Magic Star
🇮🇹 Italy
Type: Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45.2
Year built: 1999
Draft: 2 m
Fiberglass Sloop
Owner/Skipper: Lucio Bellomo
"33" EXPORT
France
Boat type: Monohull offshore racing yacht
Hull: Aluminum
Year Built: 1968
Navigation plans until 2028: Route du Rhum, Caribbean regattas, transatlantic crossing, OSTAR participation
Skipper/Owner: Les Amis du 33