Ellen MacArthur is taking a couple of months off sailing (for the first time in 8 years) to take part in a birdlife survey at the island of South Georgia with biologist Sally Poncet, and to publicise the plight of albatrosses, with 19 of the 21 speices reported to be in danger of extinction.
After a week en-route, Ellen has arrived at Punta Arenas in Chile, via Buenos Aires and Santiago, and has reported that both the locals and the Magellan Straits are “fantastic”. The remainder of her outward voyage involves a flight to the Falkland Islands, followed by a six-day trip on the sailing boat Tara (which used to belong to Sir Peter Blake) before arriving at South Georgia.
More information:
- “Ellen Has Flown to Help A Friend in Need” (‘This is Derbyshire’)
- Latest News from the Southern Ocean at Team Ellen