The most remote uninhabited place on Earth
The team are planning to start the journey to Bouvet Island on January 14, 2023 with the goal to stay and operate on the island for a period of about 22 days and make more than 200,000 QSOs.Â
Bouvetøya or Bouvet is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Southern Ocean. It is one of the most isolated islands in the world and 89 percent of the island is covered by glaciers.
The island has status as a nature reserve and setting up a camp requires a permission.
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Its location is at 54°25′S, 3°20′A, 2500 kilometres southwest of South Africa, 1600 kilometres from Gough Island and 1700 kilometres north of the coast of Dronning Maud Land. The island is not part of Antarctica, which is defined as the area south of 60 °S.
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The island measures only 49 square kilometres, and is almost entirely covered by ice. Steep cliffs on all sides of the island make it extremely difficult to go ashore there. Olavtoppen, 780 metres above sea level, is the highest peak on the island.
The Boat:
MARAMA
We are very proud to team up with Olivier LEHEC and his crew for this extraordinary adventure.
​101 Feet Oceanic Ketch​
MARAMA is a unique Sailing Yacht, designed by Dominique Presles, and built of aluminium by the N2A shipyard in St Nazaire, under the control of Bureau Véritas.
It is an exceptional ship on all levels.
​FEATURES
Length : 31.00m
Beam : 6.50m
Draft : 3.50 m
Masts : 35m and 25m
Displacement (weight) : 68 tons
Upwind sail surface : 455 sqm
Downwind sail surface : 1000 sqm
Engine John Deere / Baudouin : 320 hp
Generator : 25 KW
Watermaker : 250 L/Hour
Hydraulic winches
Central Heating
3 watertight bulkheads
2 dinghies with outboard engine
