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What People Ask Before Joining
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Not required. Just show up ready to learn and work — we train on board.
No passengers. Only 10 crew, full rotation. If that clicks — you're in the right place.
Maybe. But not this year — we’re staying in the North for now.
Sure, as long as you're ready for crew life. Write us, we’ll plan it out.
Yes. We’re flexible. Just tell us your range — we’ll try to make it work.
Totally. Shoot us your story + CV at team@xploration.club
We’re open to it. Ocean research, film, art — pitch your idea.
Steel yacht, permits, fuel, safety gear, full team. Food’s shared by the crew. Here's more xploration.club/s9/s9
Yes. Dmitry personally talks with everyone before adding to the crew.
Wild. Could be calm, could be 50 knots. We’re ready for Arctic moods.
Simple. Shared bunks, hot meals, real teamwork. No luxury, just full engagement.
Very. Ice-class yacht, redundant systems, safety drills, trained team.
Svalbard → Jan Mayen → Scoresby Sund → Ísafjörður — 17 days, 1500 NM.
Dmitry, RYA Yachtmaster Offshore, 20,000+ NM, 9th season leading Arctic routes.
Not required. Just show up ready to learn and work — we train on board.
No passengers. Only 10 crew, full rotation. If that clicks — you're in the right place.
Maybe. But not this year — we’re staying in the North for now.
Sure, as long as you're ready for crew life. Write us, we’ll plan it out.
Yes. We’re flexible. Just tell us your range — we’ll try to make it work.
Totally. Shoot us your story + CV at team@xploration.club
We’re open to it. Ocean research, film, art — pitch your idea.
Steel yacht, permits, fuel, safety gear, full team. Food’s shared by the crew. Here's more xploration.club/s9/s9
Yes. Dmitry personally talks with everyone before adding to the crew.
Wild. Could be calm, could be 50 knots. We’re ready for Arctic moods.
Simple. Shared bunks, hot meals, real teamwork. No luxury, just full engagement.
Very. Ice-class yacht, redundant systems, safety drills, trained team.
Svalbard → Jan Mayen → Scoresby Sund → Ísafjörður — 17 days, 1500 NM.
Dmitry, RYA Yachtmaster Offshore, 20,000+ NM, 9th season leading Arctic routes.