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 [...]
Departure of Que Sera! Preparations have come to an end on the sailing boat which is preparing to cross the Northwest Passage as part of the Arctic expedition. After the handover from Mauritius to Que Sera, the latter left the port of Lewisporte on the island of Newfoundland yesterday and is now heading [...]
by Caroline Guenat & Leila Hottinger Under the supervision of Prof. Daniel F. McGinnis and PhD. César Ordóñez Background - Global warming and greenhouse gas emissions The Arctic is a region that is very sensitive to global warming. In recent decades, the increased rise in global temperatures has [...]
New Partner! Pacifique, committed to the Arctic expedition since 2020, is embarking on its fourth and penultimate sailing season for the Arctic Expedition.The multidisciplinary expedition has a clear goal: Sailing for Science, Education and Sustainability. As with all previous expeditions, it has three components, and is designed to be as inclusive as possible [...]
