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

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

SY Durlindana

🇮🇹 Italy

Boat type: Ketch 70’
Draft: 3.10
Hull: Steel
Navigation 2025: Pacific Ocean
Skipper: Chicca and Andrea Pestarini

SY Wiki

SY Wiki

🇫🇷 France

Boat type: century old ketch 
Hull: Wood
Navigation 2025: Mediterranean
Skipper/Owner: Tom Woods

SY Adriatica

SY Adriatica

🇮🇹 Italy

Boat type: Cutter 70’
Draft: 3.10
Hull: Steel
Navigation 2025: Mediterranean
Skipper/Owner: Velisti per Caso

SY Blob

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

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

SY Artemis

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). 

SY Cannelle

SY Cannelle

🇫🇷 France

Type : GRAAL Swing 36
Lenght : 36 feet
Draft : 0,80 – 2,60 m
Hull : Aluminum
Plan 2026 : France – Svalbard – France
Owner/Skipper : Michael K