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… I am greeted by dolphins 🐬 in low wind and mystical clouds ☁. I try to distract myself a little on board to pass

… on the south coast of Ireland 🇮🇪, with variable light winds. Bow pointing towards Brest. If all goes well, I will cross the shipping

Only 5 days after the 5th start of project ANT ARCTIC LAB, skipper Norbert Sedlacek Koch announces with a heavy heart 💔 via satellite 📡

…the low-pressure area to the west of Ireland 🇮🇪 hits me 🌬 👊. In summary, the “weather attack” takes a mainsail car and a batten

This morning the weather was smoother than expected, but “typically British” 🌧, in the south of Ireland 🇮🇪. This gives me the opportunity to continue

… the Southern Irish Sea 🇮🇪 and, how could it be otherwise, bad weather🌬. I haven’t forgotten the experiences of the last few years and

… failure of the iridium antenna (for communication via satellites). However, Neptune 🔱 means well with me and sends calm🛑🌬. So, I manage to dismantle

… to welcome Klean Kanteen, a new role model in terms of sustainability 👍, to the team. For the 5th start of the ANT ARCTIC

Small, compact and easy to use: A portable, battery-powered 🔋 aerosol spectrometer is installed on board of the Open60AAL ⛵: the 11-D Dust Decoder 🌬🔬

… our Open60AAL ⛵ is back in the water 🌊 😀✅! It was again a great job 🙏 from the crew of the travel lift