5 December 2017

Less than two weeks before the start of the expedition

Cape Town – Warsaw. From the deck of s/y Katharsis II. (Update) V&A Cape Town Marina. 03.12.2017 Greetings from the deck of the Katharsis II Yacht […]
5 November 2017

THE RETURN

The voyage from Madagascar to South Africa took us three weeks. Our yacht, the Katharsis II, arrived at the V&A Waterfront Marina in Cape Town on […]
30 October 2017

The Agulhas Current

Sailing in strong currents can be very exciting. One example is undoubtedly the voyage southwards in the Mozambique Current, which then becomes the Agulhas Current. This […]
23 October 2017

Return to sailing

Being back on deck always makes me very happy and gives me tons of positive energy. This year I spent exceptionally little time on Katharsis II, […]
29 September 2017

Katharsis II Antarctic Laboratory (ALK 2) (video) – Episode no 1: “AGREEMENT”

Thanks to the mutual agreement between the Katharsis II  expedition and the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences the sailors will conduct a […]
17 February 2017

Fighting the cancer on Valentine’s Day, CHEMO

The surgical removal of a tumour is but the beginning of a long road for Hanna. Her physicians decided that the heaviest form of chemotherapy would […]
20 December 2016

Skipper’s Decision: “ANTARCTICA” (video)

Captain Mariusz Koper: “At one time, the sailors passing the Cape Agulhas, the southern tip of Africa, headed north. Either in the direction of Europe or […]
14 December 2016

Antarctica Had Intrigued People Even Before It Was Discovered

In the course of his first two expeditions, Captain James Cook attempted to prove the existence of a mysterious continent, the Terra Australis – to no […]
10 December 2016

I learned I had cancer

On Tuesday, November 8th, one week before our planned flight to Cape Town, I learned I had cancer. I found myself totally thrown off kilter, off […]