PolarQuest 2018

A voyage to the last untouched wildernesses on earth, to convey the importance of the Arctic for our sustainable future.

Complete circumnavigation of the entire Svalbard archipelago with Nanuq, a 60-foot sailboat designed to sail in the polar regions in a self-sufficient mode.

An international team of arctic researchers, today’s explorers of the unknown, looking for answers to some of the greatest enigmas of science, from climate change to the origin of high energy cosmic rays, from measuring the impact of human pollution at extreme latitudes, to creating awareness of the micro- and nano-plastic contents in the Artic Ocean.

Nanuq on board Team

Crew

  • Peter Gallinelli
  • Rémy Andrean
  • Mathilde Gallinelli-Gonzalez

Scientists

  • Gianluca Casagrande
  • Frédéric Gillet
  • Ludovico Machet
  • Ombretta Pinazza
  • Safiria Buono
  • Alberto Rolandi

Communication Experts

  • Paola Catapano
  • Mike Struik
  • Alwin Courcy