At present there are 25 crew members on board - the captain, three mates, one radio operator, four engineers and an assistant engineer, two cooks, one bosun, one medic, one outboard mechanic, six deckhands, and four volunteers.

We also have journalists, videographers, photographers, campaigners, press officers, a web editor and a rumour of a cat.

Some of the crew have written a little about themselves and there will be more to come over the next few days.

Click on the photos to meet the crew >>