DiscoverSimon Calder's Independent Travel PodcastCould "solar sails" be the future for polar adventure voyages?
Could "solar sails" be the future for polar adventure voyages?

Could "solar sails" be the future for polar adventure voyages?

Update: 2025-11-27
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Exploring the Arctic is one of the greatest experiences open to tourists – visiting remote locations such as Svalbard and Greenland – but there are concerns about the environmental impact of such voyages. Now Heather Thorkelson, founder of Minimal Impact Expeditions, is working on the launch of a new vessel, Captain Arctic – "powered entirely by nature".


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Could "solar sails" be the future for polar adventure voyages?

Could "solar sails" be the future for polar adventure voyages?