Darwin200 Episode 19: Hard Tack bake off – Darwin200
The Hard Tack bake off competition is captured here – including a ‘painful’ ttest tasting. Rather Rohan than me! https://darwin200.com/darwin200-episode-19-hard-tack-bake-off/
Darwin200 Episode 18: Wind turbine project
The young scientists design, create and test their own mini-wind turbines to discover which blade shapes and sizes generate the highest voltage output! Five teams of young scientists created very varied designs using nothing more […]
Darwin200 UK: Ash shares his interest in maritime history
Darwin200 UK: Last Day!
I’m back on the Pelican of London for the final day of the voyage: up the Thames, through Tower Bridge (twice) and the final docking at Canary wharf. It feels strange to be socially distancing […]
Darwin200 UK day 27: gannets rule!
Today was special, even more so than other days during the Darwin 200 voyage on the Tall Ship Pelican of London. We visited Bass Rock! With 75000 pairs of breeding gannets, plus young birds and […]
Darwin200 day 26: leaving Montrose for Bass Rock
A couple of days in Montrose without shore leave (except for the excitement of the bin run) are enough and this morning we’re leaving harbour, with a pilot on board, into a glorious sunrise. The […]
Darwin200 day 25: learning and filming
This morning, trainee sailors heated all about the engine and pre-start checks from the bosun Steve. The afternoon was occupied with filming the young scientists while they relate the outcomes of their investigations. The stories […]
Darwin200 – the big Pelican egg drop!!!
The challenge: free fall drop of an egg from the main mast while maintaining its integrity. Plenty of different designs disguising the padding techniques, and of course, we won’t reveal what works and what doesn’t […]
Darwin200 day 24: science conference aboard Pelican!
This morning the science conference brings together all the projects we’ve been running aboard the Pelican of London. Find out more about our wind energy activities here https://darwin200.com/understanding-sustainable-energy/ Find out more about plankton on our […]
Darwin200 day 23: busy with science and a party!
Tomorrow morning is the moment when the young people who studied different parts of the science during our voyage will present their findings to all of us. The Darwin 200 team has provided very desirable […]
