After a fantastic sail back across the Drake Passage we were jubilant to
make landfall yesterday in the Wollaston Islands in southern Chile just 10
miles from Cape Horn. Our return marks the successful completion of our
Arctic to Antarctic Challenge. This 8 month voyage, during which we have
sailed over 14 000 miles, has been a demanding, rewarding and most
incredible adventure. We feel priviliged to have met a great variety of
pelagic wildlife and these intimate encounters have only increased our
commitment to help preserve and protect the marine environment. Coming eye
to eye with a truly wild, beautiful, gentle inhabitant of the ocean, such as
the Antarctic Minke whale in this photo, is an unforgettable experience -
humbling, awe-inspiring and very special.
In these modern times it defies belief that any country has a need
to hunt whales commercially yet Japan, Norway and Iceland continue to do so.
More than ever we condemn this cruel and unnecessary slaughter and we are
proud to have
undertaken our voyage in aid of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
(www.wdcs.org), an organisation actively campaigning against international
whaling. We applaud their efforts. Help us support the vital work of the
WDCS by using the "donate to WDCS" link on the right of this page to make
a donation today.

We plan to spend the southern winter in the Chilean channels and Ushuaia
before sailing to the Falklands and South Georgia next season and this will
be our last update on the website for some time. If you would like to share
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