When the opportunity presented itself in the form of a 40ft wrecked catamaran on a beach in Portugal, marine scientist Charlie Young and her partner took the chance and embarked on an ambitious journey: Refurbishing the old ship, now named Feral, to sail around the world. Seven countries in, she has some surprising updates for us...
So far, their Voyage to the Wild expedition aboard their carefully restored Feral sailboat has led them from Portugal to West Africa via the Canaries and Cape Verde, and across the Atlantic from the Bijagos Islands to the Amazon rainforest.
The goal behind the mission? “First, to dive below the surface of some of the greatest challenges facing the natural world and tell its story. And second, to take people on an immersive journey to explore the world’s oceans, to learn about people, places and wildlife they may never heard of,” explains Charlie about ‘Voyage to the Wild’, a storytelling-focused sailing expedition.
In her latest video column for Oceanographic, she has some surprising updates about Feral‘s journey…
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