A Journey Measured in Oceans, Not Miles

This is not tourism.
It is a long-form ocean passage.

An owner-led private circumnavigation aboard a steel expedition yacht

An Honest Exploration

For a truer ocean experience.

Aboard Beyond Capricorn, a steel expedition yacht built to cross oceans — not linger at anchor — the journey is shaped by distance, autonomy, and the realities of long passages at sea.

This isn’t performance luxury. It’s capable travel: small-crew passages, meaningful routes, and the experience that comes from being out there — not watching from a rail.

Governed by weather, season, and time at sea — nothing else.

Built for real oceans.

3000 nm

Capability you feel.

199 GT

Preparing for a Voyage Around the World.

Preparation matters.

This voyage is planned by season and governed by weather —
with briefings, watches, and long passages undertaken deliberately.

A circumnavigation built chapter by chapter, guided by distance and time at sea.

Routes Most People Never Take

Fifteen ocean chapters. Each approached on its own terms.

Every few months, as the voyage turns toward a new ocean, a small number of cabins open for those who feel aligned with that passage.

This isn’t pampered travel.

Decisions are made onboard, in real time, by those responsible for the vessel and voyage.

It’s participation — navigation briefings, weather windows, night watches, quiet anchorages, and the kind of connection that only happens far from the expected.

The circumnavigation is viable independent of participation; chapters exist to share it, not to fund it. If a chapter calls to you, follow it.

Mediterranean Departure

Malta → Sicily → Sardinia

A warm-water introduction to the expedition, moving through historic ports, volcanic coasts, and calm Mediterranean seas as the voyage begins — the perfect overture to a journey around the world.

Sailing Windows: April - May

Northbound Bluewater Passage

Sardinia → Madeira→ Iceland

A rare open-ocean passage from the Mediterranean into the Atlantic, routing via Madeira before pushing north into higher latitudes. A clean, purposeful bluewater chapter aboard a true long-range explorer.

Sailing Windows: May - Early June

High Latitude Explorer

Iceland → Faroe → Shetland

A high-latitude passage through the North Atlantic, shaped by weather systems, cold water, and extended exposure at sea. Conditions vary. Routes are planned to avoid extremes, not deny their possibility..

Sailing Windows: June - August

Northern Descent

Shetland → Ireland

A soft descent from northern latitudes into warmer waters — quiet coves, calm passages, and a pace set entirely by wind and sea as the expedition turns southward.

Sailing Windows: Mid June - August

Atlantic Crossing

Ireland → Canaries

A classic open-ocean passage aboard a steel explorer with 9,000 nm capability — routing via Madeira and on to the Canary Islands as we prepare for the crossing westward.

Sailing Windows: Late June - Sept

Atlantic Crossing Westbound

Canaries → Caribbean

A long westbound passage following the trade winds, defined by steady days at sea and a deliberate crossing rhythm.Arrival brings warmer water, shorter passages, and time to rest, recover, and re-enter the world at anchor.

Sailing Windows: Nov - Dec

Caribbean Explorer

Grenadines → Antigua → Bahamas

A warm, island-hopping passage through turquoise shallows and open-water stretches — remote anchorages, coral cays, and the quiet rhythm of the Caribbean at its best, offering a richly varied introduction to this part of the world.

Sailing Windows: Dec - March

Coastal Drift

Bahamas → Miami → Key West

A relaxed coastal journey through clear Bahamian shallows into the iconic South Florida coastline — a gentle chapter defined by warm breezes, easy passages, and slow, intentional travel, perfect for guests seeking a softer pace before the voyage continues.

Sailing Windows: Jan - April

Atlantic to Pacific Expedition

Florida → Panama → Costa Rica

A continent-spanning passage from the Atlantic into the Pacific via the Panama Canal — one of the great engineering wonders of the world. Warm equatorial waters, dense jungle coasts, and a rare chance to experience a true inter-ocean transition.

Sailing Windows: Feb - April

Pacific Northbound

Costa Rica → Mexico → Baja → Seattle

A long coastal ascent through Central America and Mexico into the Pacific Northwest — shifting from warm tropical waters to cooler northern coastlines, with quiet anchorages and dramatic seascapes throughout.

Sailing Windows: March - June

Pacific Crossing Westbound

Seattle → Hawaii → Kiribati → Fiji

A bluewater odyssey through volcanic archipelagos, ancient cultures, and some of the richest waters on earth — a chapter defined by deep ocean, long horizons, and true open-sea exploration.

Sailing Windows: June - August

Coral Triangle Passage

Fiji → PNG → Solomon Islands → Indonesia

A multi-nation voyage through the heart of the Coral Triangle — Fiji’s reefs to Papua New Guinea’s remote coast, into Indonesia’s volcanic islands. Rich waters, deep history, and raw beauty define this chapter.

Sailing Windows: August - Oct

Southeast Asia Explorer

Indonesia → Vietnam → Thailand

A mosaic of cultures and coastlines — from Indonesia’s volcanic islands to Vietnam’s historic waters and Thailand’s tropical anchorages. A chapter of warmth, colour, and calm seas before turning toward the great Indian Ocean.

Sailing Windows: Oct - Dec

Indian Ocean Return

Thailand → Sri Lanka → Maldives → Oman

An open-ocean passage across the Indian Ocean, threading through ancient trade routes. From Sri Lanka’s deep history to the Maldives’ turquoise atolls and Oman’s desert coasts, this chapter marks the voyage’s turn toward home.

Sailing Windows: Jan - March

Mediterranean Homecoming

Oman → Suez → Cyprus → Greek Islands

A dramatic homecoming through the Red Sea and Suez Canal — a historic waterway linking two continents. This final chapter returns the expedition to the Mediterranean, closing the global loop where the journey began.

Sailing Windows: March - May

Caribbean Micro-Expedition

Grenadines → Tobago Cays → Union Island

Hawaii & Pacific Gateway

Hawaii → Maui → Lanai

A flexible micro-chapter exploring Hawaii’s volcanic coasts and warm Pacific shallows. Ideal as a short add-on before or after major crossings.

Southeast Asia City Hop

Singapore → Johor → Riau Islands

A vibrant, modern micro-voyage through one of Asia’s most dynamic regions — combining world-class marinas, city skylines, island anchorages, and fast cultural immersion.

How the Chapters Work

Each chapter is a defined ocean passage — not a packaged experience.

Defined Ocean Passages

Each chapter is a discrete sea passage with a clear start, finish, and estimated time at sea — not a packaged itinerary.

Season & Weather Led

The circumnavigation follows prevailing seasons and weather systems, allowing the journey to move naturally rather than on fixed schedules.

Limited Numbers Onboard

Cabin availability is intentionally small to preserve safety, rhythm, and shared space throughout long passages.

A Living Route

Chapters open only when the voyage naturally turns toward a new region, keeping the route flexible and responsive to real conditions.

Alignment Over Entitlement

Participation is based on timing and fit — not status, volume, or expectation. If a chapter fits, it fits. If it doesn’t, it waits.

The Journey Sets the Pace

Progress is governed by the vessel, conditions, and time at sea — not schedules, marketing, or external pressure.

Voyage With Intention

Long-Range Autonomy

Built for true ocean-crossing independence, with extended range and onboard self-sufficiency for sustained passages.

Commercial Navigation Suite

Professional-grade Furuno and WASSP systems provide redundancy, precision, and situational awareness for long-range navigation.

Stabilized Comfort

Imtra SPS90 stabilisers reduce motion and fatigue, ensuring composed passages across open ocean and changing conditions.

Steel Construction for Ocean Confidence

A 259GT steel hull delivers strength, safety, and confidence appropriate for real offshore distance and exposure.

Private, Small-Group Exploration Adventures

Designed for intimate voyages with limited numbers onboard, allowing flexible pacing and shared space over long passages.

Cinematic Expedition Filming Available

Purpose-built for documentary-grade storytelling, with systems and layout suited to long-form voyage production.

A Journey Taken Deliberately

This is not tourism, and not a product designed for scale.

It is a long-form circumnavigation — prepared carefully,
undertaken slowly, and lived as it unfolds.

Nothing here is rushed.
Nothing is packaged to perform.

If something in this journey resonates, you already know why.

We sail because the world deserves to be experienced, not observed.

Built for True Ocean Range

A 259GT steel expedition vessel prepared for sustained offshore distance and global passages.

Designed for Small-Crew Autonomy

Long-range independence supported by professional-grade navigation and onboard systems.

A Story Unfolding in Real Time

Each chapter is lived as it happens, documented as part of the journey rather than staged after the fact.

Expedition-Grade Engineering

A professionally built steel platform designed to operate confidently in real oceans and changing conditions.

Redundancy Across All Critical Systems

Layered protection across power, navigation, and life-support systems for long-range reliability.

The Circumnavigation Project

Why Bering

A steel expedition yacht built for autonomy, safety, and true long-range capability — the foundation needed to sail around the world.

Why We Chose a Bering 80

A steel hull, 259GT stability, and commercial-grade systems form the baseline for a true circumnavigation. Beyond Capricorn is conceived as an expedition platform — built for autonomy, redundancy, and sustained ocean passages. Capability comes first: strength, range, and systems suited to crossing entire oceans deliberately.

Technical Details

Why we sail

Because some horizons can’t be ignored. This voyage is about intention, freedom, and discovering the world through real experience.

The Meaning Behind the Voyage

Because some horizons can’t be ignored. This voyage exists to move deliberately through the world — slowly, by sea — allowing time, distance, and experience to shape how life unfolds. It’s not about travel as escape, but travel as intention.

Why This Journey Matters

Our Story

A shared dream evolving into a global expedition — two people, one vessel, and a journey that unfolds chapter by chapter.

A Journey Years in the Making

What began as a simple idea has evolved into a long-term circumnavigation project. Prepared carefully, and undertaken together, this journey is built chapter by chapter — shaped by time at sea, shared purpose, and a desire to experience the world directly rather than at a distance.

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Is This the Right Kind of Journey for You?

Not everyone is drawn to long ocean passages — and that’s fine.

A Different Kind of Traveller

A long ocean passage isn’t a holiday format. It’s time at sea, shared space, and conditions that can’t be curated. For some, that’s the point. For others, it isn’t — and that’s fine.

See How a Chapter Work

A Matter of Alignment

This project isn’t designed for everyone — and it doesn’t try to be. Joining a chapter of this circumnavigation has very little to do with status or spectacle.

No Persuasion Required

This project isn’t designed for everyone — and it doesn’t try to be. Joining a chapter has very little to do with status or spectacle, and everything to do with timing, temperament, and ease with the unknown. When alignment is there, it’s obvious. When it isn’t, nothing is lost.

Understand the Standard

An Invitation, Not a Challenge

This journey isn’t about proving anything. It’s about choosing something deliberately different.

When a Chapter Makes Sense

This journey isn’t about proving anything. There’s no test to pass, no standard to meet, and no expectation beyond showing up as you are. If an invitation like this feels right, you’ll know. If it doesn’t, nothing is lost.

Begin Your Chapter

Some Journeys Can’t Be Bought — Only Joined

A private circumnavigation project, undertaken slowly and deliberately, aboard a vessel built for real oceans and real distance.

This isn’t about escape, status, or spectacle.
It’s about moving through the world with intention, and allowing time, sea, and experience to shape the journey as it unfolds.

If something here resonates, you already know why.
If it doesn’t, that’s perfectly fine too.

This project exists because some experiences only make sense when approached slowly,
without shortcuts, performance, or expectation.

It unfolds by season and weather, shaped by the sea rather than schedules, and shared only with those for whom that way of moving feels natural.

There’s nothing to prove here.
Only a journey continuing, one chapter at a time.