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Focus on the WHY: Under The Pole’s expedition’s schooner
Ghislain, can you tell us how you initially crossed paths with the WHY? When did that happen? I often say tell that the WHY is an old new ship, as when Emmanuelle and I bought her she had already been built for 30 years but had never sailed. Our story...
We sailed on an erupting volcano!
Leaving Honolulu Harbour at night is a pretty spectacular experience, looking at the illuminated skyscrapers look over the palm trees, and feeling the emotion of the departure for a long haul crossing. Kayak (a polar hero about to become a tropics her) is going to...
Crossed views of Ghislain and Armand
From Sitak to Papeete, via Hawaii. Armand, this is your first time sailing the WHY, is it an easy boat to get used to? Indeed. Even if I’ve often seen the WHY moored in Concarneau, I had never sailed on it before the departure from Sitka. I’m used to...
Meet Marcel Koken
Who are you ? My name is Marcel Koken. I’m a dutch citizen, but I have been working in France since 1994 for the National Center for Scientific Research - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). For the last 9 years, I’ve been studying the mechanisms...
Arctic leg: highlights
Sitka, 22nd October 2017 That’s it, the WHY has reached its wintering harbour for the next four months: Sitka, Alaska. We are now in the Pacific ocean. The Arctic Leg of Under The Pole III is over and we can modestly say that we are proud of what we’ve accomplished...
Interview: Polar sailing
The WHY and her crew have been sailing in the mythical Northwest Passage. Emmanuelle and Ghislain give us their views on this exceptional sailing route. Could...
Under The Pole is in training!
Interview with Ghislain Bardout Cave diving is a technical discipline that...
Under The Pole at the Paris Dive Show
The Under The Pole team will be at the 19th Paris Dive Show from January 6-9, 2017. Come meet us at our partner SF TECH’s booth to discover the new Under The Pole III expedition around the world! We can’t wait to show...
Azzaro, Under The Pole III’s main partner
Interview with Ghislain Bardout Azzaro saw the newsletter published by our partner (sailor...
A big trip calls for a big refit for the WHY!
After 22 months in the Arctic, 2 Atlantic ocean crossings (with 1 during winter), freezing sea sprays, a wintering trapped in the ice, thousands of miles of navigation,… and an unfortunate collision with a fisherman’s boat, the WHY deserved a serious facelift. She...
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