9 January 2018

Katharsis II: Ready to brave new storms. “THE CREW” (video)

09.01.2018. 3,000 miles since we’ve set sail. (coverage from the 63rd parallel south) Reaching and crossing the 60th parallel south on the night of 5/6 January […]
5 January 2018

The first storm, the first iceberg

Satellite coverage by s/y Katharsis II skipper, Captain Mariusz Koper. 04/05 January 2018, the Southern Ocean Position 57° 59.98 S, 054° 12.25 E, speed at 9.5 […]
1 January 2018

Double Challenge – Episode 8 “TOGETHER” (video)

1 January 2018 s/y Katharsis II. Southern Ocean. At sea. IT HAS BEEN A ROUGH YEAR. WHAT HAS THE NEW YEAR GOT IN STORE FOR ME? […]
31 December 2017

Katharsis II: The New Year’s Message from the Skipper and the Crew. Watch the beginning of the voyage. “START” (video)

Sunday, 31 December 2017. Position: 51° 21.15 S, 037° 12.15 E; Course 135.  Speed at 6.3 knots 1,380 nautical miles since the start in Cape Town. […]
28 December 2017

Christmas has gone by.

28.12.2017. The latest report from S/Y Katharsis II It’s the 5th day on the sea and 835 miles since we’ve set the sail. Position at: 28 […]
23 December 2017

Katharsis II Antarctic Expedition started! “ANTARCTICA IS LIKE A MAGNET” (video)

 Port Cape Town V&A Waterfront 23.12.2017 – sail yacht Katharsis II with Captain Mariusz Koper and his (all-Polish) eight-man crew aboard has left Cape Town in South […]
20 December 2017

Waiting is about to end. Katharsis II will embark on the voyage around Antarctica on Saturday morning, 23 December 2017.

20 December 2017 Cape Town V&A Waterfront Marina After a short temporary delay caused by waiting for the suitable weather window and the essential handover of […]
19 December 2017

I did not sell my dreams! (GDC-DCO Episode 7: “HOPE”)

After one year I’ve returned to Cape Town to begin the next great adventure, a sailing voyage around Antarctic continent. Maybe my second name – Nadzieja […]
18 December 2017

Preparations for the expedition around the Antarctic on the final stretch. Planned start in the upcoming week!

17.12.2017. V&A Waterfront Marina, Cape Town, South Africa The continuous preparation of the Katharsis II yacht for this voyage took more than a year but in […]
18 December 2017

Katharsis II Antarctic Laboratory (ALK2) (video) – Episode no 2: “PREPARATIONS”

While the Antarctic expedition lasts, teamed up with the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Katharsis II crew will be conducting special scientific […]