Among the mangroves With their feet in the bed of the Bitang Bolong river, the scientific team led by Prof. Daniel McGinnis and PhD César Ordonez from the UNIGE, took several sediment cores between the mangroves. This final day of sampling brings to a close the 2024 "Sailing for Mangroves" expedition conducted with [...]
End of session for the 2nd GREAT Institute group For two days, 10 new students trained to take samples in the field to analyze greenhouse gases in the surface waters of the Gambia River. Despite the sometimes sweltering heat on the Fleur de Passion bridge, the whole team was able to exchange ideas [...]
Fleur de Passion begins its journey up the river Successful first day of sampling on the Gambia River. A team of 9 Gambian students took turns sampling and observing alongside Professor Kam Tang from Swansea University. The sailing boat covered some ten kilometers upstream of Banjul and is now continuing its expedition. Photos: [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
On 24 July, Que Sera left the coast of Greenland for Pond Inlet in Canada. This is the first stage on the way to the Northwest Passage. The decision to go further north in the Baffin Sea was the right one. Free of ice, the crossing went smoothly. In the north, the days are [...]
The ice is slowly breaking up, the Baffin Sea is clearing and there is a glimpse of a possible crossing to the Canadian coast. After a friendly reunion with the inhabitants of Qeqertarsuaq, Que Sera left Disko Island to continue northwards. The latitudes change, and the sailboat zigzags between the many ice floes [...]
On 21 June, Que Sera left the port of Lewisporte on the island of Newfoundland. On board, skipper Pere is accompanied by Léa and Thibaut as sailors. The boat began its journey, winding its way between the many islands, bays and capes that dot the north of the Canadian island. A large low-pressure [...]
