From Tony N2MFT:

1. RI1FJZ -- Franz Josef Land (The team left the island)
From the RI1FJZ Web page and RI1FJZ Telegram channel (edited by OPDX):

The team left the island

Due to deteriorating weather conditions and the yacht's ice formation (strong winds and freezing rain), the captain insisted on leaving Franz Josef Land quickly. The crew had been dismantling the antennas and equipment since yesterday evening, and we left the island this morning. Good radio coverage yesterday afternoon on 10m and overnight on 40/80m, with a large number of calling stations, made it clear that this trip was worthwhile. Unfortunately, we were only able to work a portion of the correspondents due to power supply limitations, lack of internet access, time spent outside the bunker, weather conditions, etc. More details later...
 


2. RI1FJZ -- Franz Josef Land (By The Numbers/September 25th)

From ClubLog (edited by OPDX):

By the numbers as of September 25th, 1557z
On ClubLog: https://clublog.org/charts/?c=RI1FJL#r

Operating Time                           Number of QSOs
----------------------                ----------------------
First QSO: 2026-09-14 19:05:00        Total QSOs:   54,050
Last  QSO: 2026-09-25 01:57:00        Unique Calls: 16,631
Number of days: 10.29                 Duplicate QSOs: 4,373 (8.09%)

 Band    CW      SSB      FT8     FT4    FM    Total    Total %
------- -----   -----    -----   ------ ----  --------  ---------
160       507       0    2392       0     0     2899      5.4%
80        433       0    3046       0     0     3479      6.4%
40        370       0    5718       0     0     6088     11.3%
30       3176       0    7388       0     0    10564     19.5%
20       3484    1313    7827     719     0    13343     24.7%
17       2153     578    4843       0     0     7574     14.0%
15       1210       0    5760       0     0     6970     12.9%
12        683       0    1797       0     0    2480      4.6%
10        188       0      76      73     0     337      0.6%
2           3     142       0       0     9     154      0.3%
70cm        1     158       0       0     3     162      0.3%
--------------------------------------------------------------
Totals  12208    2191   38847     792    12    54050


Breakdown by Continent
  Continent            Total QSOs          %
-------------        ---------------    -------
Africa                      130             0.2
Antarctica                   3             0.0
Asia                      10980           20.3
Europe                    35915           66.4
North America              6300           11.7
Oceania                      431            0.8
South America               291            0.4
----------------------------------------------
Totals                    54050          100.0


3. RI1FJZ -- Franz Josef Land (Update September 25th)

From the FORUM.QRZ.RU (edited by OPDX):

Message from Igor, UA3EDQ:

We loaded up and moved away from the island. The tracker is working.

The internet is back online, and they're promising to upload logs from the yacht. They'll take a break for a bit, but they were loading at a fast pace.

The forecast is "not very favorable." They plan to go to Arkhangelsk. About nine days of travel. Weather adjustments are possible.
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UA1QV REPORTS -- Now available: Message from the yacht:
The yacht "Apostol Andrey" with its full crew left the bay and began its journey home.

Weather conditions are challenging - air 0 degrees, water +1, snow has fallen, the rigging, sails, and deck are covered in ice after overnight frosts, the wind is north/northwesterly at about 8-11 meters per second.

Several photos are currently being copied (ed. See the following link for pictures: https://forum.qrz.ru/201-ekspeditsii-v-efire/59415-ri1fjz-zfi-legendy-arktiki-2-v-2026-a-58.html )

Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: 
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