Pelagic Expeditions LTD

Pelagic Expeditions LTD markets the new Pelagic 77 expedition sailing vessel 'Vinson of Antarctica.' This vessel offers comfortable accommodation for either tourists as well as providing logistic support for mountaineers, skiers, divers, scientists and documentary film makers. After two seasons on private expeditions in the far south, Skip Novak decided to begin chartering his original Pelagic in 1990 and was one of a handful of the pioneers of the area who began to operate small sailing vessels commercially. Still very much in service, the original Pelagic only runs trips in Arctic regions today. 'Pelagic Australis,' built in 2003, has completed 18 continuous southern seasons and was sold in 2021 to Greenpeace. Based on her design we have commissioned a replacement vessel. In 2021, Vinson of Antarctica, a Pelagic 77 type, was launched as the only purpose built expedition sailing vessel that currently exists in the south. Bigger volume, faster (she motors at 9.5 and can sail at 11 to 12 knots) and fully internet capable, she is built from aluminium. Certified by the MCA for carrying passengers she also carries a RCD (Recreational Craft Directive) certificate - CE marking. She is British flagged and obtains her Antarctic Permit from the Antarctic division of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Generally, she sails with eight exclusive tourist guests or up to ten expedition members with three professional crew. In 2024 a sistership to Vinson was launched in the Netherlands, the Amundsen. Her first season south will be in 2024/25. Pelagic Expeditions has a fully operational on shore office managed by Skip Novak and an assistant so communications and contractual arrangements with clients are efficient. Cruising and expedition venues include the Antarctic Peninsula, the island of South Georgia, the Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn, and also the coasts of Argentina and Chile. Pelagic Expeditions was the first sailing vessel to join IAATO in 1997. www.pelagic.co.uk