The protagonist of the feat is the former fishing boat Dagmar Saen, built in wood and sixty years old. Turned into a sailing ship, its crew are members of an expedition led by Arved Fuchs wich leaves the port of Hamburg in Germany to sail around the North Pole. The venture will take three years, sailing in the summer months.The film describes the route during the first year along the Norwegian coast, then to the North Cape at Murmansk and the polar circle and navigation along the Franz Joseph Land, and then towards Siberia. Then the two members of the crew, all professional in various activities, from various nationalities, are united by a love for adventure.