18 March 2018

The storm on the Cosmonauts Sea

12,300 nautical miles since we’ve set the sail in Cape Town S/Y Katharsis II at: 063º28’03″S, 051º24’34″E We are embarking on the 13th week of our journey […]
12 March 2018

Katharsis II, the Antarctic: Lazarev and Riiser Larsen Seas

s/y Katharsis, position: 65º 32′ S, 026 º57′ E; 79 days, 11,500 nautical miles from the port of departure Katharsis II has begun her 12th week of […]
5 March 2018

Weddell Sea

Katharsis II, position: 67º28’S, 006º55’W 72 days at sea, over 10.550 nautical miles from the port of departure The beginning of the 11th week of our uninterrupted […]
25 February 2018

Cape Horn and the Antarctic Peninsula

Satellite coverage from the deck of s/y Katharsis II, position: 62°25’S, 50°32’W 65th day of the journey, 9,350 nautical miles from the port of departure Katharsis II has […]
18 February 2018

White Nights Are Over. Watch: “THE SEVEN SEAS” (video)

Satellite correspondence by Captain Mariusz Koper, aboard Katharsis II directly from the Antarctic Belingshausen Sea. On 14 February 2018, after 53 days and 10 hours, having […]
9 February 2018

7 weeks, 7 seas, 7 storms

69º35’S, 130º11’W 48 days and 7,200 nautical miles since Cape Town Katharsis II’s voyage around Antarctica is slowly approaching its halfway point. Seven weeks have passed since […]
31 January 2018

Balleny Islands

Antarctica, 68º06’27″S, 170º35’42″E. 40th day of the journey, 5,800 nautical miles from Cape Town Nearly six weeks ago, Katharsis II left for her voyage around Earth’s […]
24 January 2018

Sailing along shores of East Antarctica

Antarctic, D’Urville Sea Lat/Lon: 64º11’01″S, 135º33’56″E We have been sailing for one month, traveling nearly 5,000 nautical miles since leaving Cape Town. For over two weeks, […]
15 January 2018

Heavy storm around the 85th meridian.

11-13 January 2018 Skipper’s report The outer limits of the Antarctic Davis Sea are delimited by two floating ice platforms: the West Ice Shelf in the […]
12 January 2018

Antarctic Laboratory aboard Katharsis II (ALK2) Katharsis II Project: MOCCA deployments in Antarctica.

A sailing expedition, consisting in a voyage of approximately 100 days through some of the world’s most difficult seas and oceans – including the circumnavigation of […]