DXpeditions to the rarest of the rare, especially those to the sub-Antarctic, are dangerous and just plain hard to do. This month, Mike Crownover, AB5EB (with some additional photos from Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA) will take us along for the ride aboard Marama to one of the most remote islands on earth, Bouvet. The 3Y0J DXpedition is over now, and it was quite a roller coaster ride for the team, as well as for us DX chasers. I hope that Mike’s story will give us all a little more insight into how scary and dangerous these DXpeditions can be. This team deserves our deep appreciation for going above and beyond in order to activate the #2 rarest DX entity in the world for us all. It was not easy. Bouvet has again proved to be a daunting challenge. This team would not give up when seemingly unsurmountable challenges presented themselves. A special THANKS to the entire team and the crew of Marama. Also, thanks to Mike and Adrian for helping to put together this article on short notice! – Bob, N2OO
Somewhere in the South Atlantic, two or three days’ sail northeast of the South Sandwich Islands, the Marama (Photo A) was making her way towards Bouvet. Already 10 days into the voyage, the crew of 3YØJ was eager to arrive. The South Atlantic had decided to speed things up … we had a strong 40-knot wind