As a family of 8, we know: Together we are stronger. Together we can master all challenges. To overcome the global challenges today, it is important to re-connect with nature and become a part of it.

We can no longer close our eyes to the increasingly severe weather and higher tides happening in many places around the world.  We have a moral obligation to our children to protect them and that means preparing for and tackling climate change starting now.

The opening of the new Northwest Passage led to our “SAVE the ARCTIC” campaign:

In 2016 we completed the passage through the Arctic without an icebreaker and were the first Pacific to Atlantic sailing expedition to transit the Northwest Passage into the Hudson Bay using the historically icebound Fury & Helca Strait.  In addition, our Mia was the youngest person to transit the Northwest Passage!

Some scientist predict that the Arctic Ocean may become an “open sea”. The beginning of that we may have seen transiting the Northwest Passage.

The 2016 September minimum sea-ice area is the second lowest on record. The white area is the 2016 minimum compared to:

1. the 30-year September mean for 1981-2010 (orange),
2. the lowest September minimum in 2012 (cyan) and
3. the 2007 September minimum (red).

First sailing circumnavigate of Svalbard shows the urgency for “EXPLORE – INSPIRE – ACT” :

In 2020, we became the first sailing vessel to circumnavigate the entire Svalbard archipelago. We took eDNA and microplastic samples for various universities up to latitude 83 north. This shows the immense pack ice decline and the urgency to act: EXPLORE – INSPIRE – ACT.