To me, life is about curiosity and learning and growing. I love talking and working with people who have different backgrounds and expertises, because there is always the potential for a surprise, a fact, a story, a new understanding …
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Let’s spell it out: cleaning communal toilets, sharing a dormitory with strangers, travel sickness, washing up for 46 people and standing in the wind and rain for hours on end are not common entries on people’s lists of favourite activities.
Yet 27 young people chose to do just that for a chance to live on ‘planet Pelican‘ for a while and experience all the good stuff that comes with it…
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Two years ago, I read an article in Nature News called “Catastrophic change looms as Earth nears climate ‘tipping points’‘ [1], referring to the Global Tipping Points Report 2023, the article warned about Arctic and Antarctic ice, coral reefs and other Earth system poised to cross thresholds in their decline that are irreversible and that threaten the stability of the Earth system as we know it.
Now ‘Team Earth’ have crossed the first of around 20 climate change tipping points [2]: the international group of scientists working on the Global Tipping Points Report 2025 [3] suggest that this year’s extent of coral bleaching and death mark Earth’s first climate tipping point being reached.
The foreword to the report by André Aranha Correa do Lago, President Designate of COP30, talks of urgency and possibility [3].
So, what’s next?
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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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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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I’d like to mark World Ocean Week with a good story, but where to start? There are so many!
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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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21 years after the concept of Ocean Literacy was coined [1] alongside an educational framework by US scientist to encourage the inclusion of ocean science into curricula, Brazil has ‘beaten’ the US to it.
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Sometimes it takes a little bit of lateral thinking ….
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Pelican of London toured three beautiful(ly interesting) parts of the British Isles this week with a crew of seasoned seafarers on board, including Neil, John and Gaz of the Kimber’s Men!
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A start to the sailing season with a difference: Pelican of London will set sail to song…
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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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Challenging Habitat 