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Growing (up) is all about exploring and once more, sail training on board the tall ship Pelican of London proved to be an excellent vehicle for both, exploring self and the world and finding out how we deal with challenges along the way …

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Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, conservation, education, empowerment, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, personal development, sail training, Science, Sustainability, technology

Bangor, blueye robotics, BTO, Cloud Observer, clouds, Dolphins, Douglas, helicopter, Irish Coastguard, Isle of Man, kelp, LLandudno, mermaid's purse, NASA, Plankton, rescue, ROV, Sail Training Ireland, sea birds, sea floor, Sea Watch Foundation, Seals, Shark Trust, sharks, Wales, weather at sea

I’ve just spent 10 days on Pelican of London and among other things, deployed my ROV among the Western Isles of Scotland. It’s been a challenge, to say the least, for my blueye Pioneer, as ‘slack water’ appears to be a concept that doesn’t exist in this part of the ocean. Let’s find out…

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Posted on July 9, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

education, engineering, Environment, learning, ocean, sail training, Science

ADCP, blueye robotics, currents, Doppler, eddies, Environment, fishing, Nortek ECO, Nortek Group, North Liverpool Academy, ocean currents, Ocean Science, oceanography, Pelican of London, pioneer

I’d like to mark World Ocean Week with a good story, but where to start? There are so many!

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Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, education, empowerment, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, planet, resilience, Science, Sustainability

biodiversity, Blue marine Foundation, bottom trawling, Citizen Science, climate change, coral, coral bleaching, David Attenborough, ecosystem services, Environment, Environment Agency, European Union, heat tolerance, Marine Protected Area, National Geographic, Natural England, nature, ocean, ocean conservation, Ocean Pact, Ocean Science, pollution, single use plastics, Solent Seascape Project, Sperm Whale, Sustainability, University of Portsmouth, Voice for the Blue, volunteering

Imagine sailing across the ocean under a vast canopy of stars and dolphins weave through bioluminescent waters below. Such breathtaking moments are more than just beautiful – they are transformative.

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Posted on May 14, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

education, empowerment, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, resilience, sail training, sailing, Science, Sustainability

Blue Spaces, Citizen Science, confidence, Environmental Awareness, Marine Identity, Ocean Advocacy, ocean literacy, Ocean Science, Pelican of London

Scientist in Residence Mauricio Ferreira spent several weeks on the sail training tall ship Pelican of London and involved teenagers in a plankton research project that compared biodiversity in coastal waters around the Irish Sea. With the right methodology, STEM education is an amazing tool to engage young people, and Mauricio hit the spot!

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Posted on October 21, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, education, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, personal development, sailing, Science

bivalve, brittle star, bryozoan, ceratium, copepods, diatoms, Environment, Irish Sea, marine snail, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, phytoplankton, Plankton, polychaete, radiolarians, Seas Your Future, STEM education, tintinnids, zooplankton

The young people who have joined us for one of our Ocean Science or STEAMS voyages on the sail training ship Pelican of London know already that the tiny algae that form the base of the entire ocean food web have several superpowers: they change the chemistry of seawater and regulate our planet’s climate.

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Posted on October 18, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, education, Environment, nature, ocean, planet, pollution, Science

carbon storage, climate change, climate regulation, ecosystem services, Environment, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, phytoplankton, sail training, Seas Your Future, STEAM education

One of the most rewarding aspect of my job on Pelican of London is to sit down with a group of trainees, who just obtained a bunch of data from a scientific instrument, graph it, kick ideas around to make sense of it and place it into a bigger context.

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Posted on October 10, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, education, empowerment, engineering, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, personal development, planet, resilience, sail training, sailing, Science, Sustainability, technology

climate change, climate regulation, conductivity, CTD, Environment, heat capacity, instrumentation, learning, marine, ocean circulation, ocean currents, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, salinity, Seas Your Future, temperature, thermohaline

I work with very special people …

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Posted on September 29, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

education, Environment, learning, ocean, personal development, planet, sail training, sailing, Science, Sustainability, volunteering

adventure, charity, crew, Pelican of London, people, sail training, sailing, Seas Your Future, ship mates, spirit of sail training, tall ship, travel, volunteer, youth development

Megan Farrer is a talented videographer who captured the spirit of our voyage and trainees perfectly on the Plymouth Ocean Science Voyage in nine short videos…

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Posted on September 25, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

conservation, education, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, personal development, planet, sail training, sailing, Science

climate change, Environment, Megan Farrer, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, Plymouth Ocean Science Voyage, Seas Your Future, STEM education, video, videographer, youth development

Plankton, fish, water, sand, sediment and bleach: 25 young people from Devon and Cornwall explore the marine system in a beautiful bay off Sark in the Channel Islands.

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Posted on September 17, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, education, Environment, learning, ocean, personal development, planet, pollution, sail training, sailing, Science, Sustainability

acidity, beach, climate change, ecology, Environment, Microplastics, nature, ocean, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, pH, presentation, rockpool, rocky shore, salinity, sand, Science, Seas Your Future, seaweed, sediment, soil, study, temperature

If these are words that chime with you, read on…

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Posted on June 12, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

education, learning, nature, ocean, personal development, resilience, sail training, Science, Sustainability

Award, climate change, conservation, corporate social responsibility, CSR, diversity, donation, Environment, inclusion, inclusivity, Maritime Industries UK, Maritime UK, Pelican of London, personal development, Seas Your Future, sponsor, sponsorship, Stena Line, Titanic Belfast

I’ve got a great new ‘toy’ that gets me to explore the world below the sea surface without getting wet. Don’t get me wrong: I like water sports, including snorkelling, but this goes deeper: 150 metres!

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Posted on May 15, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, conservation, education, Environment, nature, ocean, sail training, Science

biodiversity, blue carbon, blueye robotics, climate change, climate mitigation, ecology, Environment, marine-life, Ocean Conservation Trust, OCT, Plymouth Sound National Marine Park, PSNMP, seagrass, Seas Your Future, STEM, underwater drone

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Marine Life and Climate Regulation

When Data Tell Stories

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Plymouth Ocean Science Voyage Videos

Ocean Science Voyage to the Channel Islands

My New Underwater Toy

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