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Greenland Departure Ceremony
One week after her relaunch, it is the turn of the Mauritius to set sail for the second season of The Arctic Expedition [...]
The sailboat Mauritius in port!
After the resumption of the shipyard at the beginning of April 2021, back to the quay! And it is always an emotional moment [...]
Back to water imminent for the Mauritius
End of the worksite and imminent launch for the sailboat Mauritius. After the resumption of work at the end of April, and with [...]
Training day for the Arctic Change programme
Rehearsal of the experiments earlier this week with Prof. Daniel McGinnis, Dr. Daphne Donis and doctoral student César Fernando Ordoñez Valdebenito from the [...]
Decade of Ocean Science
2021 marks the beginning of the Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). This initiative, decided in 2017 by the United Nations, [...]
End of the first year of navigation for The Arctic Expedition
A great moment of emotion for the whole crew of the Fondation Pacifique. After three months of sailing, the Swiss schooner Mauritius arrived [...]
Capsule 9: Polar encounter
Between Greenland and Iceland, the calm sea and milder weather allowed the crew of the Mauritius to capture these magnificent images of a [...]
Arrival in Iceland
September 1, 2020 (Day 86) "After our difficult journey through the Greenlandic ice, we finally see the Icelandic coast and are happy to [...]
Capsule 8: In the ice
We are trying to reach the east coast of Greenland, but sailing between pieces of pack ice is a difficult exercise, which requires [...]