ODYSSEY OF AION

From Patagonia to Antarctica

Extreme sailing at the edge of the living world.

Patagonia first — wind, cold, and swell. Then comes the Drake Passage, the moving boundary between two worlds. Antarctica is not a departure — it is continuity.

Solo A fully committed solo navigation: every decision, manoeuvre, and watch is taken alone, in total alignment with the elements.
2026–2027 Planned expedition windows: departure in 2026 with key phases extending into 2027, aligned with the optimal austral summer.
Ross Sea Ultimate opportunistic objective: reaching the Ross Sea, one of the most remote and ice-bound regions of Antarctica, conditions permitting.
Scientific Access
Data Hub Real-time measurements, logbook, ice observations and acoustic data — open contribution to research.

TRAJECTORY

The route to the South Pole

A maritime trajectory toward the limits accessible by sailboat — built day by day, between real weather, observed ice, and decisions taken alone.

Explore the route See ARION Data Hub The Captain Contact

The volunteer team

A solo expedition is never an isolated adventure: upstream, a team prepares, checks, and tests.

Isabelle

Logistics lead

Jeff

Sea trials crew

Amaury

Technical preparation

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ARION — built to endure

A 14-metre aluminium sailboat designed for cold, solitude, and long duration. A 4×4 of the seas: robust, repairable, built for the real daily life of the South.

What matters down there

Robustness & repairability: stay in control of time.
Redundant autonomy: hold when everything closes.
Warmth, humidity, watchkeeping: survive the daily grind.
Solo manoeuvres: keep control.

The boat in detail The Captain

The project, in 30 seconds

Three pillars. One thread: progress, observe, transmit — with sobriety, reliability, and proof.

Navigation

Prudent progress, weather windows, shelters. Read, wait, seize the moment.

Science

Weather, ice, ocean, acoustics: measuring where passages are rare.

Image

Solo filming: a long-form presence, without staging.

Enter the Impasse Data Hub Contact

The documentary film

The Odyssey of AION documentary tells a complete trajectory: Patagonia, the Drake Passage, then immersion into ice. The film highlights raw reality: slowness, weather, solitary decisions, technical constraints — without artifice. Filming is designed for safety and endurance (cold, salt, impacts), with discipline and reliable backups. Planned distribution: festivals, screenings, post-expedition media.

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Entries

Three entry points: the cinema room, the tool, and the proof.

The Impassea cinema room, slide after slide ARIONan expedition tool, built to endure AION Data Hubmeasurements, proof, continuity

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Partner with Odyssey of AION

Equip, test, document: associate your name with real exploration — measurable, and filmed in an environment where nothing cheats.

Documentary visibility & field content
Feedback from extreme conditions
Images, data, proof: a solid narrative

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