Navigational archive
A navigational archive of purposeful exploration. Use the console on the left to travel the route.
Navigation console
Choose Origin, Vessel, or Destination above to reveal its items. Selecting an item flies the console to that body and floats the detail on top of it.
Origin · where the crew set out
The orbit each crew member departs from. Select an item.
Vessel · projects under way
Expeditions in transit. Select an item.
Destination
Where the expedition is bound. Select an item.
Origin · Seoul
Every voyage begins from a known orbit. This expedition set out from Seoul — the moment of deciding to leave the familiar and head into the unknown.
Hi, I'm Ethan. So far I'm the only crew member to have launched from this orbit.
Why this voyage exists
When I committed to the 2026 Bosphorus swim, I didn't know a single other Korean doing it. Rather than train quietly alone, I decided to make the preparation public — so a future swimmer can start one step ahead, and because the people who'd enjoy a trip like this are the people I want to meet.
Contact
Instagram (TBD) · email (TBD)
Vessel · Project Cross-Continental
A 6.5 km open-water swim from the Asian shore of Istanbul to the European shore. No wetsuits. The one morning a year the Bosphorus can be legally swum.
The race
Held annually by the Turkish Olympic Committee, the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim is a current-assisted point-to-point race that closes one of the world's busiest shipping lanes for a single morning. ~2,400 swimmers, 6.5 km, no wetsuits.
Hard dates
| 2026-06-12 | Registration documents due |
| 2026-08-19 | Arrive Istanbul (IST) |
| 2026-08-23 | Race day |
| 2026-08-24 | Depart Istanbul |
Costs (reference)
Required documents
Plan backwards from the June 12, 2026 cutoff:
The license is the highest-risk item — it has the longest lead time if you don't already hold one.
Is this for you?
Logs
Crew manifest
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Destination · Türkiye
The route and plans on the ground in Türkiye, around race day.
Plans (unconfirmed)
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Project Cross-Continental
The shape of it: progressive open-water volume from now through July, peak block in early August, taper into race day. Specific weekly structure pending.
Project Cross-Continental
Today I committed publicly. Flights are booked, entry is paid, this site is live. The qualification documents are due June 12 and I haven't started any of them. The plan is to log everything here as it happens — wins, doubts, miscalculations.