The "Sailing for Mangroves" expedition is starting! Final preparations in Banjul for the team led by Maiyai Taal Hocheimy from the GREAT Institute, alongside Prof. Daniel Frank McGinnis from the University of Geneva and Prof. Kam Tang from Swansea University. Pacifique is honored to welcome so many Gambian students aboard the Fleur de [...]
At the dawn of a new year The Pacifique team wishes you all the best for 2024. This coming year, dedicated to sharing, promises to be rich in discoveries and encounters. We'd like to thank you for your commitment and support. More and more of you are following our adventures on behalf of [...]
Last post of the year on the "Jeunes en mer" program Well arrived in Banjul, Fleur de Passion is spending the holidays under the Gambian sun. Well done to the young people and crews on board, who have successfully taken Fleur on her next scientific mission on the Gambia River to study mangroves. [...]
Epilogue Arctic Expedition 2023 On September 23, the Que Sera crew - Antoine, Megan, Julien, Michèle, Gauvain, Estelle, Manon and Alexis - prepared to set sail again after a 13-day break in Nome. With the arrival of autumn, favorable weather windows are becoming increasingly rare in the north. Initially, the team is aiming [...]
"There's no place like Nome." At the end of Alaska, the town that marks the end of the Northwest Passage is very different from the Inuit communities we've visited so far. Nome still bears the scars of a major gold rush in the early 20th century. In 1925, the town was hit by [...]
Team discussions It's not often that the whole Pacifique team gets together. Once a year, the Pacifique weekend is an opportunity for sailors and landlubbers to discuss the future of activities aboard our sailing boats. The occasion was also an opportunity to celebrate, around the campfire, the success of the Northwest Passage and [...]
The Northwest Passage is officially complete! The crew has brought the boat Que Sera safely to port and validated the final part of the 2023 Arctic adventure. Here's a look back at this final leg. On 5 September, after some quick maintenance work on the boat Que Sera, the team set sail for [...]
Change of crew! August 22, the stopover in Cambridge Bay is short-lived. Just enough time to disembark Okalik Eegeesiaq (thanks to her for coming on board as part of the Beyond Her Horizons project), and the crew heads back to Tuktoyaktuk. Taking advantage of favorable weather windows is the leitmotif of polar expeditions. [...]
A good half over! On August 19, the crew covered the last few nautical miles to Cambridge Bay. On the way, a detour is made to visit the wreck of HMS Erebus, lying at a depth of 11 meters. Too much chop. The sea doesn't reveal the silhouette of the famous 19th-century Royal [...]
Stopover in Gjoa Haven.18 august, everything is going well aboard Que Sera. After a few nautical miles in mist and light rain, the crew made a short stopover in the small town of Gjoa Haven. Jessica and Okalik from the Beyond Her Horizons team went ashore to meet Miriam Aglukkaq, a keeper of traditional [...]
