2026 Canada-Sweden Arctic Ocean Expedition FYB Deployment

On September 6, 2026, the Swedish icebreaker Oden deployed 100 Float Your Boat wooden boats alongside a stationary ice buoy as part of the 2026 Canada-Sweden Arctic Ocean Expedition. The boats had been decorated by students from several U.S. schools (listed below) and by the crew and scientific team aboard the Oden.

Using a helicopter, the boats were transported from the ship to a large ice floe where scientists were taking measurements of ice properties. The boats were arranged into the pattern of a musical G-clef.

Gallery 1: FYB wooden boats being deployed on an ice floe from the Oden

The deployment was characterized as "a great success by all!!". More information about the 2026 Canada-Sweden Arctic Ocean Expedition can be found by clicking here.

Schools and groups that provided decorated boats for this deployment included:

1. CHESPAX/Calvert County Public Schools, Prince Frederick, Maryland

2. Richard O. Jacobson Technical High School, Seminole, Florida

3. Onondaga Nation School, Nedrow, New York

4. Environmental Charter Middle School - Inglewood; Leuzinger High School, Redando Beach, California 

5. San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, California

6. Ozark High School, Ozark Arkansas

7. Shaler Area Elementary School, Glenshaw Pennsylvania

8. Mt. Hope Nanjemoy, Nanjemoy, Maryland

9. Virtual Distance Learning, Leesburg, Virginia

10. Polar Science Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

11. Walking Mountains, Avon, Colorado

12. Glen Hills Middle School, Glendale, Wisconsin

Stay tuned for more updates on the activities of the FYB program!