We are nearing Rapa Nui. It is the most eastern part of the Polynesian triangle, and one of the more isolated islands in the Pacific. Its closest neighbor lies 931km to the east, Isla Salas y Gómez, and...
The weather has not calmed down yet and we have almost gotten used to being wet. When I look out of the window, watching the rain pour down, I am happy to be inside. Though , when pulling lines and feeling the wind in...
Crossing paths with a Low Pressure System. Already from yesterday afternoon, we had to shake off the laziness and calm of a flat windless sea and start sailing on the increasing...
Time is a strange thing on board; days can fly by or pass very slowly. The hour before lunch is the longest hour of the day, where we wait with excitement, wondering what delicious things Shani and Cato will serve us today....
The Pacific Ocean. A convergence of many of the stories that shaped society and colonial and economic empires, and which aided the understanding of the world and the development of science. An ocean and an era of discoveries,...
Two or three at the beginning. Then 15 to 20. Now about 50. Growing numbers of the multi-colored plastic bits and pieces were collected in each of the Manta trawls samples. Fishing crates, buckets, buoys,...
We're halfway to Rapa Nui. It has been pleasant sailing, with warm air, blue skies, and even bluer seas. It is my first time aboard the Bark EUROPA and my first time actually sailing. I’ve been to sea before. I am...
As we have left the coast the colour of the water has become a deep bright blue, making us dream of a swimming break. In these transparent waters, we can see far below the surface, yet we don’t see much life floating...
Meet Oceanographer: Laurent Lebreto 🇫🇷 (40) Laurent will be joining us as a researcher from Tahiti to Fiji!🏝 What initially sparked your interest in plastic pollution? As a trained physical oceanographer, I started...
From last afternoon onwards the wind has backed to a fair Southwesterly first, then to an even better Southerly. Though becoming lighter and lighter, resulting in the slowing down of our progress, it allows us...