Tilvera Expeditions

Sail the present – create the futurE

Slow travel

Slow down, embrace the present, and live in the moment. This is a journey of self-realization to understand our sacred duty to defend and protect our oceans

Challenges

Navigate the world’s most remote frontiers, living in a small pirate community. By testing our limits, we come alive and grow stronger with every challenge

Wildlife

Through the quiet practice of observing and co-existing with wildlife, we learn respect and create emotional bonds to unlock the wisdom and the secrets of animal life

Slow travel

Slow down, embrace the present, and live in the moment. This is a journey of self-realization to understand our sacred duty to defend and protect our oceans.

Challenges

Navigate the world’s most remote frontiers, living in a small pirate community. By testing our limits, we come alive and grow stronger with every challenge

CO – EXISTENCE

Through the quiet practice of observing and co-existing with wildlife, we learn respect and create emotional bonds to unlock the wisdom and the secrets of animal life ging

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Upcoming adventures

SVALBARD
Wildlife reconnect

We are tied to the ocean

Our mission

Creating and sharing a lifestyle that celebrates the beauty of our planet, fosters personal and collective growth, champions sustainable living in harmony with nature, and builds a global community of like-minded individuals driven to create a better future

Our dream

Driven by passion and extensive experience, we are a devoted couple of professional sailors with deep roots in the Arctic and marine science. After years of sharing a common dream, it has finally come to life — our own sailboat, and with it, the beginning of our adventure

Our Tilvera

Tilvera is an ancient, profound Icelandic word that stands for “ our existence”, “our presence”.

Tilvera is a wonderful steel ketch built in the Netherlands and originally owned by Heinz Wutschke & Greet Dekker.

In 2023 we took, over and the legacy of the boat continues…

She is very strong and capable to sail in all kind of weathers and oceans. She has been sailing for more than twenty years around the world , including both poles and eight times in Antarctica proving that she is totally seaworthy and made for adventures.

SAILING WITH AND FOR NATURE

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