Feb 27, 2025
Floris van Hees (1978) and Ivar Smits (1974) were deeply concerned about climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, pollution, and social inequality. It had become increasingly clear to them that humanity was facing an existential ecological and social crisis that demanded a drastic change of course. But what could that new...
Jan 11, 2025
No one has inspired more sailors to cross oceans than Jimmy Cornell. It is 40 years since he founded Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC). Now, he has launched a new concept: High Latitude Challenge, which will take adventurous sailors in his wake to the Antarctic and through the North West passage.
He launched the...
Dec 13, 2024
Katharina Kneip travels around the world in the northern latitude by foot, ski, kayak, packraft, and sailing with her project Round:Motion. This year she made it from Kirkenes to Iceland via Tromsø and Svalbard. She is spending the winter herding sheep in Iceland and trying to find a boat that is sailing to Canada next...
Nov 17, 2024
Ben Ruffieux has taken his green vision for the ocean to Greenland. His 50 feet racing aluminum sailing boat has been converted into a fully electric expedition boat in the Arctic. The film Going Greenland at the Banff Mountain Film Festival this year inspired me to make a podcast with Ben. We talk about Greenland, the...
Nov 17, 2024
Luuk van den Engel combines the two most beautiful things in life: Sailing and the Norwegian coast. In this podcast he talks about his passion - and we also discuss the fact that his sail adventure company Moondance Expeditions wants to give something back to the ocean. Thats why they joined us in Gate to the Arctic...