Sail the world on a historic brigantine. Join our nonprofit crew for ocean crossings, sail training, and adventure.https://www.brigantineneptun.comhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/wonders-of-borneohttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/wonders-of-borneo<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/wonders-of-borneo-hero.CfBDhqQ_.jpg" alt="Wonders of Borneo" /><p>By Christoffer A. Sørensen, crew. We arrived in the Malaysian part of Borneo, in a port called Kudat, a major center of the indigenous Rungus culture. The crew was excited to see what wonders the island had to offer…</p>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTCaptains (b)logborneokudatlabuankuchingvoyage narrativesail around the worldhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/bye-bye-philippine-islands-onward-to-borneohttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/bye-bye-philippine-islands-onward-to-borneo<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/neptun-philippines-departure-borneo.DPFQjUP1.jpg" alt="Bye Bye Philippine Islands, Onward to Borneo" /><p>By Meg Watt, Captain Neptun has recently arrived in Borneo, a much anticipated stop on our voyage, and this change of scenery is an opportunity for us to look back over the previous couple of months of our voyage. Our initial voyage trai…</p>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:58:46 GMTCaptains (b)logborneoPhilippinesShipyardwestern pacificvoyage narrativesail around the worldhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/island-time-in-the-southern-visayashttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/island-time-in-the-southern-visayas<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/southern-visayas-anchorage.DX7dShRp.jpg" alt="Island Time in the Southern Visayas" /><p>By Connor Rae, crew After our time at sea, and our impromptu diesel run, the crew were all eager for some time with solid ground beneath our feet. To make it to Surigao City, we had to time the approach with a tidal channel. We rocketed…</p>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:17:00 GMTCaptains (b)logPhilippinessoutheast asiaPacificisland hoppingsail around the worldhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/the-first-crossinghttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/the-first-crossing<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/neptun-pacific-crossing-2025.mzd3LGRt.jpg" alt="The First Crossing" /><p>By Alex Sutherland, crew We began our journey in Palau, a UNESCO World Heritage site that feels less like a countryand more like a living postcard. It’s a place where WWII history sleeps beneath turquoise water,where coral walls drop int…</p>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 03:15:16 GMTCaptains (b)logPalauPhilippinesPacificocean crossingsail around the worldhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/from-palau-to-seahttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/from-palau-to-sea<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/neptun-departing-palau.Zm9FYF7q.jpg" alt="From Palau to Sea" /><p>First, I would like to introduce myself. Meg Watt, Captain of SV Neptun af Marstal. I come originally from Australia, and started to work at sea in 2008. Since then, I have spent most of my time on boats, in many different vessels, in ma…</p>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:07:15 GMTCaptains (b)lognew captainPalauPhilippinesPacificvoyage narrativesail around the worldhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/farewell-in-palauhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/farewell-in-palau<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/farewell-palau-umbrellas.XvJ_ie5p.png" alt="Farewell in Palau" /><p>By Victoria Hardy (ship's cook) Thirty-six days at sea. Thirty-six spectacular sunsets. Thirty-six days of blistering heat, punctuated by sudden squalls and violent downpours, the shifting weather mimicking the wild swings between euphor…</p>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:16:37 GMTCaptains (b)logchristmasocean crossingPacific Voyage 2025PalauPacificsail around the worldhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/sailing-to-volcanic-vanuatuhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/sailing-to-volcanic-vanuatu<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/mt-yasur-volcano-vanuatu.B461oo8_.png" alt="Volcanic Vanuatu" /><p>By Victoria Hardy (ship's cook) Tanna The morning after we arrived at the remote island nation of Vanuatu (formerly called The New Hebrides), we awoke to a fine layer of volcanic ash covering the ship, evidence of Mount Yasur's frequent…</p>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 04:21:37 GMTCaptains (b)logvanuatuPacificvoyage narrativePacific Voyage 2025sail around the worldhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/crossing-into-tomorrow-tonga-and-fijihttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/crossing-into-tomorrow-tonga-and-fiji<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/neptun-in-tonga.DC5v2G9s.jpg" alt="Crossing Into Tomorrow: Tonga and Fiji" /><p>By Victoria Hardy (ship's cook) The Kingdom of Tonga We passed Tongan islands for days before we reached our destination, Neiafu, the capital of the Vava'u island group. Although the international dateline is technically after Tonga, the…</p>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 03:13:57 GMTCaptains (b)logFijifishingPacific Voyage 2025TongaPacificvoyage narrativesail around the worldhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/making-waves-in-the-cook-islandshttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/making-waves-in-the-cook-islands<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/cook-islands-tall-ship.BfHFodnV.png" alt="Making Waves in the Cook Islands" /><p>By Victoria Hardy (ship's cook) Alongside again in sunny Avatiu, Rarotonga, the ship hooked up to shore power, and the crew relishing hot showers in the shore facilities – our first impression of the Cook Islands was a good one. On day o…</p>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:40:37 GMTCaptains (b)logCook IslandspalmerstonrarotongaPacificvoyage narrativesail around the worldhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/ia-ora-na-to-french-polynesiahttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/ia-ora-na-to-french-polynesia<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/french-polynesia-arrival.k5HbnN1l.png" alt="'Ia Ora Na to French Polynesia" /><p>By Victoria Hardy Mangareva Three days of sailing west from Pitcairn brought us to the main island of the Gambier Islands group of French Polynesia. To the delight of the crew, upon checking into Mangareva, the local gendarme suggested t…</p>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:58:36 GMTCaptains (b)logBora BoraFrench PolynesiaTahitiPacificvoyage narrativesail around the worldhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/pitcairn-island-a-homecominghttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/pitcairn-island-a-homecoming<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/pitcairn-island-anchorage.BovQSwpk.jpg" alt="Pitcairn Island: a Homecoming" /><p>By Victoria Hardy (ship's cook) In the dark hours just before sunrise, Neptun arrived at the infamously perilous anchorage of Pitcairn Island. There is no port and no harbor – only one side of the island that is slightly more protected f…</p>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 23:45:03 GMTCaptains (b)logirving johnsonpicton castlepitcairnromancesouth pacificyankeehttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/equator-and-the-galapagoshttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/equator-and-the-galapagos<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/equator-crossing-line-ceremony.Dd8MT6Ap.jpg" alt="Equator and the Galapagos" /><p>A Crossing Marked in Salt and Tradition Somewhere in the deep blue vastness of the Pacific, a faint line stretches across the chart, a thin, invisible boundary that has divided sailors for centuries. The Equator. The crossing of that line…</p>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:10:00 GMTCaptains (b)logGalapagosPacificocean crossingvoyage narrativesailing in the caribbeanhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/news-from-the-crewhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/news-from-the-crew<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/sailfish-pacific-crossing.DqM2C7CT.png" alt="News from the crew&#8230;" /><p>By Ariunsanaa Ganbaatar 1 – Clove hitch on the Marlin spike It was 9 days since we left anchorage, it was also 9 days we continued with the 6-hour shifts. I was on the 12-6 watch. It was tough on all of us, we were so tired, at times it…</p>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:58:01 GMTCaptains (b)logPacificcrew storyocean crossingtall ship adventurevoyage-2026sail-traininghttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/brigantine-neptun-sets-sailhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/brigantine-neptun-sets-sail<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/brigantine-neptun-sets-sail.CSXa99Rd.jpg" alt="Brigantine Neptun sets sail" /><p>Two months ago, we opened the shipping container like a giant birthday gift. Inside it we found the wood from the trees our boatbuilder had cut down in Denmark, all the rigging from last summer’s project in Marstal, canvas for our new sa…</p>Sat, 24 May 2025 21:52:08 GMTCaptains (b)logBrigantineMexicoPacific Voyage 2025ShipyardTall Ship Conversionbrigantine neptun historyhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/captains-blog-shipyard-in-mazatlanhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/captains-blog-shipyard-in-mazatlan<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/neptun-shipyard-mazatlan-mexico.BeV4t11t.jpg" alt="More than halfway in the shipyard" /><p>The yard period has demanded a huge effort from both the Neptun team and from the shipyard. Fortunately, work is progressing steadily, and the last two months have given new life onboard. When in the middle of the chaos and mess of a shi…</p>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 01:55:12 GMTCaptains (b)logMexicoShipyardTall Ship ConversionPacificbrigantine neptun historyhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/shipyard-in-mazatlan-mexicohttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/shipyard-in-mazatlan-mexico<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/shipyard-mazatlan-mexico.gP1C6wZL.jpg" alt="Shipyard in Mazatlan Mexico" /><p>After months of research looking for shipyards in Central America, we found our way to Astilleros Marecsa in Mazatlán Mexico. Neptun arrived on New Year’s Day and celebrated new year’s together in Mazatlán before the previous voyage ende…</p>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMTCaptains (b)logBrigantineMexicoShipyardTall Ship Conversionbrigantine neptun historyhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/from-la-union-to-mazatlan-mexicohttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/from-la-union-to-mazatlan-mexico<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/3249-image.BVLverR3.png" alt="From La Union to Mazatlán, Mexico" /><p>After clearing out of El Salvador, the crew enjoyed a swim call off the coast of Guatemala before making its first stop in Chiapas, just across the Mexico-Guatemala border. In Chiapas, the crew made a trip inland to San Cristobal where t…</p>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:28:43 GMTCaptains (b)logCentral AmericaEl SalvadorMexicoPacificvoyage narrativesail around the worldhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/crossing-the-panama-canalhttps://www.brigantineneptun.com/crossing-the-panama-canal<img src="https://www.brigantineneptun.com/_astro/helm-sailing-adventure.agdwcdFH.jpg" alt="Crossing the Panama Canal" /><p>NEPTUN transits the Panama Canal, old SULZER engine, riveted lock gates, jungle lake at anchor, on the way from the Pacific into Caribbean waters.</p>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 13:16:39 GMTCaptains (b)logPanamaCaribbeanvoyage narrativesailing in the caribbean