Voyage Plans and Itineraries for 2026

Pelican will sail in the Mediterranean in February before heading back up the coasts of Spain and Portugal in March to cross Biscay and arriving in Dartmouth Harbour on March 18^th. She will then sail to Sharpness Shipyard for her Bi-annual dry dock and maintenance.

In May, Pelican will head into the Irish sea once more and arrive in Liverpool on June 20^th for a voyage to Oban with North Liverpool Academy.

Whilst in Oban we will deliver the annual summer voyages with Gordenstoun International Summer School (GISS) before heading to Barrow in August for their sea festival.

On August 11^th Pelican will once more head south via Dartmouth down the coasts of Spain and Portugal, arriving in Tangier on September 15^th.

She will deliver the exciting environmental expedition Mare Nostrum in the Mediterranean ending in Monaco on 28^th October.

Pelican will head further into the Mediterranean to Malta and Cyprus before heading back to Gibraltar in December.

Planned ports:

• • • February: Cartagena and Tangier
    • March: Tangier, Setubal, Vigo, Dartmouth, Sharpness
    • April: Sharpness
    • May: Dartmouth, Dun Laoghaire, Barrow in Furness, Isle of Man, Scottish Isles
    • June: Isle of Man, Dun Laoghaire, Liverpool (June 20^th), Oban (July 1^st)
    • July: Oban and islands (1-31^st July)
    • August: Barrow in Furness (8-11^th August), Isle of Man, Dun Laoghaire, Dartmouth
    • September: Brest, Vigo, Setubal, Gibraltar, Tangier (15-19^th September), Cartagena, Valencia
    • October: Tunis, Palermo, Nice, Monaco
    • November: Monaco, Valletta, Limassol
    • December: Toulon, Gibraltar

If you want to be part of this exciting schedule as one of our lovely volunteers, please head to the Volunteer page on our website and fill in our Volunteer Application Form (sailing/maintenance) or to our Scientist Application Form (Scientists in Residence). Please let us know on the form when you will be available.