[3] The expedition's goals were the same as other DXpeditions:[4] to contact as many amateur radio stations as possible from a remote location.

[15] The 3Y0J team spent over two years fundraising the estimated $650,000[16][17] needed to fund this DXpedition, collecting money from individuals, corporations, and amateur radio organizations around the world.

[23][24][25] The team operated using multiple antenna systems during the activation, including vertical arrays.

[27] The sailing yacht, designed by Dominique Presles is built of aluminium by the N2A shipyard in St Nazaire, under the control of Bureau Véritas.

During their voyage several team members were active on HF-bands under their own callsigns adding /MM (maritime mobile).