Voice of the Oceans
730
DAYS ONBOARD
42
COUNTRIES
45,000
KM SAILED
Schurmann Family
Being national and internationally known for its expeditions, sea adventures and film and TV productions, the Schurmann Family is the first Brazilian family to travel around the world aboard a sailboat. This achievement has already happened two other times, up to now. This story of challenges and success began in 1984, when Vilfredo and Heloisa Schurmann left Florianópolis, in Santa Catarina, with their children Wilhelm, David and Pierre – 7, 10 and 15 years old at that time. Together, parents and children fulfilled their dream of exchanging land for life at sea by sailing the Brazilian coast and the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian oceans until they completed their first trip around the world. From its departure to its return to Brazil, ten years of adventure had passed, getting to know different peoples and cultures, while the boys grew up and studied on board. After the adventure was completed in 1994, the Schurmann Family entered history and it was never the same. From this experience, the land became a place of passage and the sea its home.
Innovation
Spin and Voice of the Oceans together embark on a global journey to identify and select innovative startups that seek to bring alternative solutions to reduce the impacts generated by the production, consumption and disposal of plastic and micro plastic.
Scientific
In partnership with Infinito Mare, the scientific initiative will investigate the different levels of impact that the oceans are suffering. It will analyze water quality and the biogeochemistry of the oceans. A highly efficiency and sustainability autonomous system will be installed on board to analyze and monitor the expedition.
Educational
A partnership with IRAPA and SuperEco was made with the objective of profoundly addressing the theme of Education through the Oceans, bringing information and transformation to
students and aiming to reduce the damage caused to the environment, marine diversity and human life.
This is an expedition led by the Schurmann Family to witness and record, on the spot, what is happening in the oceans, navigate in search for innovative solutions, raise awareness and engage people around the world about the need of urgent actions. The project will involve scientists, environmentalists, NGOs, the private sector, governments and civil society, with proposals to reverse the destruction scenario of the seas, because the excess of plastic polution. The initiative also involves entrepreneurship, as well as education action plans, and it has the global support of the UN Environment Programme and the Plastic Soup Foundation.
The expedition is going to depart from Santa Catarina (Brazil), in August 2021, to arrive in New Zealand in 2023.