Teams 51-53
Teams 46-50
Teams 41-45
Teams 36-40
Teams 31-35
Teams 26-30
Teams 21-25
Teams 16-20
Teams 11-15
Teams 06-10
Teams 01-05
Sub-Antarctic over wintering
Relief voyages to replenish supplies and to exchange personnel take place annually. These voyages are undertaken by the DEA&T research and supply ship, the mv S.A. Agulhas.These voyages usually takes place in September. En route from Cape Town to Gough Island the Agulhas has a two day stop over at Tristan da Cunha to transfer passengers and cargo. The round trip Cape Town - Tristan da Cunha - Gough Island - Tristan da Cunha - Cape Town usually takes 30 days.
Although team members joins the SANAP programmes for various reasons they all share some common traits. Amongst these are a strong sense of adventure, a belief in themselves and a very strong sense of independence.
Newsletters
The team on Gough Island publish a monthly newsletter to inform friends, family and other interested persons as to their activities and general news from the island. Some of the recent newsletters can be requested from the team leader at gough@sanap.org.za.Personnel
The weather station is usually manned by the following personnel:- 1 Senior meteorologist
- 2 Meteorologist assistants
- 1 Medical orderly
- 1 Radio technician
- 1 Diesel mechanic
- Various biologists/field assistants
Previous teams
Follow the links on the left to see teams of years gone by.
