December 1st at 1200 GMT Sea Dragon is at 33.00.02S / 002.40.14W…
“All well no wind … need some please. Clive”
📸 Meet your expedition photographer for The Viking Route! Brian Doyle @briandoylephoto has worked with National Geographic, Red Bull, and Canon — and he’s spending 18 days with us crossing the Denmark Strait, Greenland to Iceland, the old Viking way.
⛵️ You’ll stand watch, learn the ropes, and pick up a thing or two about shooting in extraordinary Arctic light along the way.
23 Jul – 9 Aug 2026. Spots are limited.
🔗Link in bio
#photographer #natgeo #expedition #sailing
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We’re official 🏁⛵️
Panexplore is proud to be an Official Race Supporter of the 2026 Newport Bermuda Race @bermudarace — 100 years of one of ocean sailing’s greatest blue-water classics 🌊
Next Friday, June 19th — come watch 155 boats launch on a 636-mile Atlantic passage at the Starting Line Festival, Fort Adams, Newport 🧭
🎵 Live music
🍔 Food trucks & bars
📺 Live race commentary
👨👩👧 Kids’ zone & family activities
💥 Cannon signal countdown to the start
Free entry. Free parking. 11am–4pm. 👋
🔗 bermudarace.com @cruisingclubofamerica @royalbermudayc
#NewportBermudaRace #OffshoreRacing #OceanRacing #SailingLife
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It’s easy to assume something like this is out of reach.
Too technical, too unfamiliar… maybe even a little intimidating at first.
But that’s usually before you’ve actually tried it.
Because once you’re there, learning step by step and getting more comfortable each day, it starts to feel a lot more possible than you expected.
You stop overthinking it. You trust yourself more.
And by the end of it, you’re not the same person who hesitated at the beginning.
#Panexplore #WomenWhoExplore #SailingAdventure #AdventureTravel #LifeAtSea #TrySomethingNew #ConfidenceJourney #ExploreMore
3 days ago
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Welcome to the Crew joining for our next sailing expedition up Newfoundland and across the Labrador Sea to the very icy Nuuk, Greenland 🇬🇱
Skipper Ineke has briefed on passage planning, weather forecast and ice coverage. It’ll be windy, cold and icey! 🥶 proper adventure!
They’ll have to be on a strict iceberg watch 🧊
But next stop: St John’s, Newfoundland!
#panexplore #adventure #highlatitude #icebergs #sailing
📸 @christoffer_moshiri
3 days ago
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“Sail through the good days, and on bad days pick a spot of blue sky to steer toward.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes ⛵
Life offshore has a way of putting things into perspective. Some days bring smooth seas, golden sunsets, and easy miles. Others test your patience, your resilience, and your ability to keep moving forward.
But somewhere between the watches, conversations on deck, and shared moments at sea, you’re reminded that even difficult days pass. Sometimes all you need is a direction to keep steering toward.
Sea Dragon has become that place for many people, a space to disconnect from the noise, reconnect with nature, and return to something simpler for a while.
#Panexplore #SailTheWorld #OceanJourney #OceanAdventures #SailingInstagram #TrySomethingNew
5 days ago
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🌊 World Oceans Week with The Explorers Club 🌊
One of the most biodiverse places on Earth.
A 72ft expedition vessel. And a cause worth bidding for.
We’re donating a Galápagos sailing expedition to the @the_explorers_club #WOW2026 auction — because exploration and conservation belong together.
Link in bio to bid.
#WorldOceanWeek #Galapagos #OceanExploration #SailTheWorld ConservationMatters Panexplore
6 days ago
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Join NatGeo photographer Brian Doyle aboard SV Sea Dragon for an 18-day Arctic passage from Nuuk, Greenland to Reykjavík, Iceland. Learn to shoot pictures like a professional in extraordinary light, in extraordinary places — while actually crossing an ocean.
July 23 – August 9 · $6,990 · limited avail, HURRY UP!!!
🔗 Link in bio.
@briandoylephoto
#TheVikingRoute #PhotoExpedition #ArcticAdventure #ExpeditionSailing #Panexplore NatGeoPhotographer Greenland Iceland
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There’s something powerful about stepping into the unknown, especially when you’re not doing it alone.
In August 2026, an all-female crew will set sail across the North Atlantic, navigating more than 550 nautical miles from Iceland to the Faroe Islands. Delivered in collaboration with Her Planet Earth, this is a demanding, fully immersive offshore passage where participants won’t just be along for the journey, they’ll be actively sailing, standing watch, and adapting to constantly changing conditions.
Participants won’t just cross the ocean. They’ll learn how to navigate it. Step into leadership. Make decisions that matter in real time. And beyond the experience itself, the expedition contributes to a wider mission, supporting women-led environmental initiatives and expanding representation in offshore sailing.
#Panexplore #SailTheWorld #OffShoreLife #SailingInstagram #WomenWhoExplore #TrySomethingNew
1 week ago
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Saying yes to something like this doesn’t always feel easy.
It’s a bit unknown, a bit outside your usual routine, and definitely not your typical kind of trip.
But once you’re out there, you settle into it. You learn, you adapt, and you become part of something that feels both challenging and incredibly rewarding at the same time.
Crossing an ocean isn’t just about getting from one place to another; it’s everything that happens along the way.
#Panexplore #SailingAdventure #CrossTheOcean #AdventureTravel #LifeAtSea #ExploreMore #BucketListTravel #RealAdventure
2 weeks ago
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Legend says this is the original spinnaker of Global Challenge @barclaysuk CB37…so when it got torn across the Atlantic last year, we sent it to @northsails to repair it. Why get a new one when we get to use this incredible piece of history?
Come and join us onboard Challenge 72 Legend SV Sea Dragon along the coasts of Nova Scotia & Newfoundland - see our itinerary and book your berth before it’s too late!
🔗 Link in Bio
2 weeks ago
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From New York to the wild coastlines of Atlantic Canada, this is the kind of journey that completely changes your sense of distance.
The further north you sail, the quieter everything gets. Cold air, open water, dramatic cliffs, whales surfacing beside the boat, puffins along the shoreline, every part of the journey feels a little more remote than the last.
And somewhere between offshore watches, changing weather, and long days at sea, you stop feeling like a passenger and start feeling genuinely connected to the experience around you.
This isn’t just about reaching Newfoundland or Nova Scotia. It’s about everything that happens on the way there.
Join us.
#Panexplore #NovaScotia #Newfoundland #SailingAdventure #OceanExpedition #AdventureTravel #LifeAtSea #ExploreMore
2 weeks ago
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Greenland has a way of making everything else feel very far away.
The scale of it is difficult to explain until you’re actually there, towering icebergs, silent fjords, shifting light, and stretches of coastline with almost no sign of human presence at all.
It’s not the kind of place you rush through. You move with the weather, the ice, and the rhythm of life on board.
And somewhere along the way, the Arctic stops feeling like a destination and starts feeling like a completely different world.
#Panexplore #Greenland #ArcticSailing #SailingAdventure #IcebergExpedition #AdventureTravel #LifeAtSea #WildPlaces
2 weeks ago
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