Photo by Mel Robinson


David Pryce is a master mariner and naval architect with a passion for exploring the wild and remote corners of the globe.

His first voyage south to Antarctica was in 1996 on Expedition Ice Bound. “I thought it would get it out of my system” he said "but, then and since it has been the wild places and the adventurous spirits that you share them with, that inspire you to return". Since then, he has returned four times to Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica and the South Magnetic Pole, sailed the 1997 Global Challenge Sydney to Cape Town Leg, skippered the McIntyre 55 'Arctos' around the world via the Southern Ocean stopping in Terra Del Fuego and South
Georgia, returning to South Georgia Tierra Del Fuego and the Antarctic Peninsula in 2005 before skippering the Western Australia Clipper in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.  In addition to his Southern Ocean experience he has raced the Solo and Double Handed Trans Tasman Races, The Osaka Cup, Hogs Breath 1000 Hobie Endurance Race and large superyachts.

Dave’s broad sailing experience means you are in safe hands while his love for the wild places and its wildlife ensure that your time is both interesting and fun.

His qualifications include;

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Naval Architecture)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management
  • MBA (Technology Management)
  • Master Class V
  • RYA Ocean Yachtmaster (MCA Endorsed)
  • AYF Yachtmaster Offshore (Instructor Endorsed)
  • GMDSS General Operators Certificate
  • St Johns Advanced First Aid Certificate



Having got a degree in Classics and worked as Theatre Marketing Manager for seven years, at 28, Hannah finally committed herself to her primary passion – exploring.

The search for adventure began with a series of expeditions to the deep Sahara. Over a period of three years Hannah visited the remotest regions of Egypt, Libya, Sudan and Algeria. Five of these expeditions were focused on looking for new examples of prehistoric rock art with Hungarian rock art researcher and desert guru, Andras Zboray.

In 2004 Hannah joined a British expedition to explore the isolated Wakan Corridor in the northeast of Afghanistan in search of the source of the River Oxus. The narrow mountain
valley is walled by the Hindu Kush in Pakistan to the south, the Pamirs in Tajikistan to the north and the Karakorams in China to the east. The upper regions of this area can only be reached on foot by crossing several 15,000ft passes and has rarely been visited by westerners. Part of the research was to take DNA samples of the nomadic tribe people there to establish their genetic links to Alexander the Great and his army.

Later in 2004 Hannah undertook an epic 53 day, 690 mile expedition from the coast of Antarctica to the geographic South Pole. Crossing the vast and monotonous expanse of one of the harshest environments in the world the team battled with physical and mental exhaustion, frostbite, injury, hunger and some of the lowest temperatures on earth. 

In 2005 Hannah completed half the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, sailing as watch leader on Glasgow Clipper from Liverpool in England to Portugal, Brazil, Durban, Fremantle, Singapore and the Philippines. In December 2006 she returned to the South Pole this time setting a new World Record for the Solo Journey.