Antarctic Ice Pilot engaged as consultants for multiple sailing yacht and superyacht expeditions 2018-2019

Antarctic Ice Pilot has been engaged by Cookson Adventures as consultants to provide planning, logistics support and lead two multi-vessel superyacht expeditions to the Antarctic Peninsula in December 2018 to February 2019. These expeditions included operating submarines and helicopters and involved complex permit and logistics planning for operation within the Antarctic Treaty Zone. AIP is the ice pilot and expedtion leader on a 40m sailing yacht and 27m motor yacht for two private expeditions in the same season.

Expedition permit applications for the region take a good deal of time to prepare, hence the guide and ice pilot logistics work starts during the northern Summer, including vessel visits and planning ready for the southern season ahead. Chart organizing and correcting, permit writing and stranding gear packing are just a few of the behind the scenes activities required to ensure an expedition runs safely, and seamlessly. Non disclosure agreements very often mean that AIP complete great projects each year in complete anonymity.

For more information contact amperrin@antarcticicepilot.com