Expedition Leaves Plymouth for the Rest of the World
An all-female sailing voyage and research mission, ‘Round the World’ will cover over 38,000 nautical miles that start and end in Plymouth. This distance involves 30 voyage legs, the first to the Azores. With equipment supplied by Plymouth University on board the S.V. TravelEdge, the EXXpedition crews will explore plastics and toxics in our oceans. The voyage is led by co-founder and ocean advocate Emily Penn. Every member of the team shares a passion to protect the ocean. A total of 300 women will take part in the ‘Round the World’ mission.
Emily Penn and the EXXpedition crew at the renaming ceremony.
As I write, the crew is currently half way to the Azores. They’ve covered 600 of the first 1200 nautical miles. From there, they will continue they’re journey to Antigua and beyond. With planned crew changes as they go, stops are planned in locations such as Tahiti and Tonga. Finally, after an adventure of two years, the team will return to London.
EXXpedition map shows the team half way to the Azores.
This is a very exciting project and we look forward to following their journey and hope to work with them again in the future.
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