Capsule 5: Encounter with Polar Bears
"At the anchorage near the Nordenskiöldbreen glacier (Svalbard) for one night and the following day, we had the chance to observe a mother [...]
Capsule 4 : In search of the narwhal with Pierre Baumgart
A few days ago, the naturalist artist Pierre Baumgart joined the crew of the Mauritius in Tromsø as part of a personal project: the [...]
Bjørnøya or Bear Island!
July 19, 2020 (42nd day) "After a crossing of two and a half days from Tromsø, we reach Bjørnøya - Bear Island in the [...]
Heading even further north!
July 16, 2020 (39th day) "After a stopover in the arctic city of Tromsø in Norway to change crew, the sailship Mauritius cast off [...]
Capsule 3 : Arrival in Tromsø
A little over a week ago, our sailboat the Mauritius reached the city of Tromsø, in the north of Norway. Our next step [...]
Capsule 2: Monitoring greenhouse gases
We're happy to introduce you to our scientific partner Prof. Daniel McGinnis, Head of Aquatic Physics Group at Université de Genève, who is in [...]
Anchorage in Sila Bay
June 26, 2020 (19th day) "We take the direction of the bay of Sila to let pass a strong depression. Hardly the boat [...]
Night watch
June 23, 2020 (16th day) "As we sail north, the nights get shorter and brighter and are adorned with lights worthy of the greatest [...]
Departure from Stavanger to the Lofoten Islands
June 21, 2020 (14th day) "Quickly arrived, already gone. We leave the port of Stavanger where we made a short stopover under a grey [...]