Scaling our mission to tackle ocean plastic pollution
2019 - 2021
eXXpedition Round the World was an all-women sailing voyage and research mission which set out to circumnavigate the globe and sail 38,000 nautical miles on voyages with a crew of multinational, multidisciplinary women. eXXpedition crews explored plastics and toxics in our ocean via four of the five oceanic gyres and travelled through some the densest plastic accumulation zones on our planet.
Connected by a passion to protect our shared ocean, it enabled over 150 women to experience the challenges we face from single-use plastics while contributing to cutting-edge scientific research and solutions-based thinking.
Round the World Route
At Sea
| Leg 1: Plymouth to Azores with Rothy’s | 7th Oct – 20th Oct 2019 | |
| Leg 2: Azores to Antigua with Copernicus Marine Service | 27th Oct – 18th Nov 2019 | |
| Leg 3: Exploring Antigua | 23rd Nov – 26th Nov 2019 | |
| Leg 4: Antigua to Aruba With Red Ensign Group | 29th Nov – 8th Dec 2019 | |
| Leg 5: Aruba to Panama | 12th Dec – 22nd Dec 2019 | |
| Leg 6: Panama to the Galapagos with Travel Edge | 28th January – 8th Feb 2020 | |
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Leg 7: Galapagos to Easter Island with PerkinElmer |
15th Feb – 4th March 2019 |
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Leg 8: Easter Island to Tahiti |
8th March – 1st April 2020 |
Round the World Route
On Land
| Leg 1: Virtual Voyage Tonga | 22nd Jan – 5th Feb 2021 | |
| Leg 2: Virtual Voyage Fiji | 5th Feb – 19th Feb 2021 | |
| Leg 3: Virtual Voyage Vanuatu | 27th Feb – 27th Feb 2021 | |
| Leg 4: Virtual Voyage Australia | 12th March – 26th March 2021 | |
| Leg 5: Virtual Voyage South Africa | 20th Apr – 3rd May 2021 | |
| Leg 6: Virtual Voyage Brazil | 4th May – 17th May 2021 | |
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Leg 7: Virtual Voyage Caribbean |
18th May – 31st May 2021 |
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Leg 8: Virtual Voyage Arctic |
1st Jun – 14th Jun 2021 |
Partners & Sponsors
Thank You
Thank you to our amazing partners who have made our expedition possible.
