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Clean up at Great Barrier Island

May 4, 2026

Alongside our local partners at Sustainable Coastlines, the crew took part in a cleanup on Great Barrier Island.
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Meeting the next generation of changemakers in Antigua August 20th, 2021
eXXpedition’s Virtual Voyages: South Africa, Brazil, Caribbean and Arctic August 12th, 2021
Press Release: First holistic assessment of plastic pollution in the Caribbean August 3rd, 2021
eXXpedition’s Virtual Voyages through the South Pacific! July 29th, 2021
CLOSED: We’re Hiring! July 9th, 2021
11th Hour Racing Supports eXXpedition Ocean Ambassador Community July 7th, 2021
Science, technology and expeditions with Perkin Elmer June 25th, 2021
Nona Supports eXXpedition as a 1% For The Planet Donor June 24th, 2021
Sea-Sisters June 10th, 2021
Nicholas Kirkwood to support eXXpedition June 8th, 2021
Diary of a Virtual Voyage: Tonga June 4th, 2021
Sirens of The Sea Film May 11th, 2021
Commonwealth joins forces with all-women sailing crew to fight plastic pollution April 17th, 2021
Innovation in Bioplastics as an Alternative to Single-use Plastics April 1st, 2021
eXXpedition Partners with the Commonwealth March 20th, 2021
How Can Caribbean Nations Tackle Waste Washing Ashore? March 17th, 2021
EyeBuyDirect Supports eXXpedition March 15th, 2021
Paddle Logger Supports eXXpedition with 1% For The Planet March 8th, 2021
HOW TO CREATE CHANGE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA March 4th, 2021
Crew Conducts a Waste Management Survey January 27th, 2021
AMBASSADOR STORIES | SIRI October 12th, 2020
Plastic Washing Ashore in Galapagos October 8th, 2020
AMBASSADOR STORIES | MEG TAPP September 30th, 2020
World Cleanup Day 2020 September 21st, 2020
Sky Ocean Rescue x Emily Penn July 30th, 2020
Unravelling Logistics June 19th, 2020
SHiFT Platform Launch June 8th, 2020
Using Recycled Plastic to Help Fight Coronavirus in Curacao June 1st, 2020
Meet the Pro Crew: Round the World First Mate May 27th, 2020
Meet The Pro Crew: Round The World Skipper May 10th, 2020
We Are All in The Same Boat May 4th, 2020
The Imperfect Sailor and Imperfect Activist April 4th, 2020
AMBASSADOR STORIES | MICHELLE April 3rd, 2020
Whale Poo and You March 27th, 2020
Reflections on Simplicity March 26th, 2020
Learning Each Other’s Depth In the Depth of the South Pacific March 24th, 2020
Shifting to a New Normal – 5 things we learned from sailing the South Pacific March 23rd, 2020
AMBASSADOR STORIES | EMILY March 20th, 2020
Crew Safe at Sea While Navigating Current Events March 19th, 2020
A Warm Polynesian Welcome in Rapa Nui March 18th, 2020
When Seasickness Takes You Down March 16th, 2020
Ancestor Wisdom Can Teach About Sustainable Practices March 16th, 2020
14 things we use to reduce plastic March 15th, 2020
AMBASSADOR STORIES | KRISTINE March 13th, 2020
The Bananas’ Lesson March 12th, 2020
COVID-19 TRIP Group March 11th, 2020
Sailing from Easter Island to Tahiti March 9th, 2020
Packing: When Less Is More March 9th, 2020
AMBASSADOR STORIES | ROWAN March 6th, 2020
What’s In Our Clothes and How Does it Affect the Oceans? March 2nd, 2020
A Local Apple a Day Keeps the Environment at Bay March 2nd, 2020
Look and See March 2nd, 2020
The Language of the Sea March 2nd, 2020
Sea Change March 2nd, 2020
Soft Fascination March 1st, 2020
A Different Way of Thinking February 27th, 2020
Neptune’s Court Rules For Crossing the Equator February 26th, 2020
Entering The South Pacific and We’re Still Standing (at 15 degrees) February 26th, 2020
Next Stop: Easter Island February 22nd, 2020
A Trail of Plastic Waste February 19th, 2020
Slaughter & May February 18th, 2020
SAP come onboard eXXpedition February 17th, 2020
SETTING SAIL WITH PERKIN ELMER February 15th, 2020
Shifting Perception on Single-Use in Antigua February 14th, 2020
Leg 6 Highlights! February 13th, 2020
SHiFT Sessions: Microfibres from Sea to Source February 13th, 2020
Why We All Belong February 12th, 2020
14 days at sea, 1617 nautical miles February 11th, 2020
Solutions Abound as We Sail the South Pacific February 10th, 2020
I Won’t Give Up February 10th, 2020
No Hitch Hikers Please! February 10th, 2020
The Edge of a Plastic World: Galapagos February 9th, 2020
I Answer with My Life February 9th, 2020
We’ve Seen More Trash Than Wildlife 400 Miles Offshore February 8th, 2020
Sailing to The Galapagos February 6th, 2020
Let’s get ourselves another cup of coffee and tea… February 5th, 2020
The Night Watch February 5th, 2020
Plastic Pollution and Our Health February 4th, 2020
Not your average holiday February 4th, 2020
Leg 6 Crew: Thoughts on Plastic February 2nd, 2020
We Are January 31st, 2020
Setting sail with Travel Edge January 27th, 2020
Blue Love January 21st, 2020
We’re hiring! Could you be our eXXpedition Community Support? January 10th, 2020
Foldscopes December 16th, 2019
Sailing Away December 14th, 2019
Source to Sink December 13th, 2019
Meeting the eXXpedition Team December 12th, 2019
RTW LEG 4 COMPLETE December 10th, 2019
Science at Sea December 5th, 2019
‘Type 2’ Fun at Sea December 4th, 2019
CLOSED: We’re looking for a Digital Content Assistant! December 3rd, 2019
Greening for the blue December 3rd, 2019
Navigating the unseen December 2nd, 2019
Antigua – a proud and encouraging community November 30th, 2019
Beauty and the Beast November 29th, 2019
Diversity and Sustainability at sea with the Red Ensign Group November 29th, 2019
RTW LEG 3 COMPLETE November 26th, 2019
Having fun in the Caribbean Sun November 25th, 2019
Love Where You Visit November 24th, 2019
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