North Sailing News

During a whale watching tour onboard Bjössi Sör on Skjálfandi Bay yesterday Sperm Whales were sighted. A Sperm Whale has not been seen before on North Sailing tours during the 11 summers the company has offered whale watching tours from Húsavík.

After a few days break of whale watching, due to strong northerly winds, cold weather…. and snow, ‘Bjössi Sör’ sailed back out to Skjálfandi Bay yesterday.
Despite a little movement in the sea the experienced captain Hrólfur Þórhallsson found 3 humpbacks that entertained the 30 passengers onboard.

As reported on our website earlier this year, North Sailing bought a 90 year old house ‘Skuld’.

The house was recently moved to Húsavík again after total renovation and, in its new location, it will serve as a Café, run by the local bakery. The name for the Café will be ‘Café Skuld’ from the house original name.

The first departure for the three day tour on board the Schooner Haukur has sold out, but there are still places on the 7th June.

On this unique trip you experience the exceptional nature and culture of the northern coastline in Iceland. The tour offers you three days of sailing on Haukur the Schooner, wildlife watching and a chance to see some of the most stunning locations in north Iceland.

“Twelve o’clock – it’s a humpback!”

Whale-watch guide Nils has already briefed us on how to tell where he wants us to look. Just a mile outside Húsavík’s picturesque harbour in the north of Iceland, and already I’ve seen my first whale. It’s almost as though they’re out here waiting for me. It isn’t the best of days weather-wise, with an overcast sky and an icy biting wind, but that doesn’t seem to deter the 30 or so passengers on the whale-watching boat Bjössi Sör, all keen to catch even a fleeting glimpse of the gentle giants of the deep.

In the last two weeks the conditions on sea have been good. The sightings during this time have exceeded all expectations and the wild life is thriving in Skjálfandi, both below and above the surface. Humpbacks and dolphins have played the leading roles in North Sailing tours as well as the abundant bird life; arctic turns, puffins, kittiwakes & fulmars.

Yet another successful whale watching tour confirms that this season start is one of the best from the beginning. In total 4 Humpbacks, 6 White Beaked Dolphins and a few Harbour Porpoises were spotted and 2 of the Humpbacks put up a great show for passengers and crew.

Today we had good weather on sea and the whale sightings where equally good. In total 3 humpbacks, 3 minke whales, a few harbour porpoises and 1 seal was sighted.

On board were 42 passengers from various countries, e.g. Denmark, UK, France, Poland, Germany, and Iceland. Among the Icelanders where 14 residents of the retirement home ‘Hvammur’ in Húsavík and two staff members from there.

One can for sure say that the first days of Whale Watching in Skjálfandi Bay are promising for the season to come for the reason that all of North Sailing´s tours so far have been very successful.