North Sailing News
July 31st 2009
2000 whale watching tours for North Sailing
Yesterday captain Hrólfur came into the harbour from his North Sailing whale watching tour number 2000 !
July 30th 2009
Humpback with Mouth wide open!
Amazing view down a Humpbacks throat! See the pictures.
July 27th 2009
Successful annual town festival
The annual Swedish days and the town festival Mærudagar (sweet-days) were celebrated in Húsavík last week
July 27th 2009
Breaching minke in a very shaky bay!
July 23rd 2009
Safety drill and a visit to the Whale Museum
The weather today was a bit winter-like. The wind was way to strong for us to go out whale watching and the sky was pouring, both rain and hail.
July 22nd 2009
An enthusiastic passenger
Sometimes it happens that people who visit North Sailing simply want to go again and again. That was the case with William Wright from Scotland who has already been on four tours.
July 21st 2009
Another day of humpbacks!
One more amazing day behind where humpbacks have been jumping quite a lot.
July 20th 2009
4 species in one trip!
Not every day that you can see 4 species of rorqual whales in a single trip!
July 16th 2009
The guides meeting
Last Tuesday all the guides of North Sailing were meeting for dinner and chat onboard Schooner Haukur.
July 14th 2009
A humpback breaching in Skjálfandi bay
The weather today was murky, windy and wet when 78 brave passengers and 5 crew members set out on Náttfari at 13:30.
July 9th 2009
The Basking Shark in Shaky bay
My second trip, with my father Hörður as captain, today in the fog was something I'll never forget and probably never experience again, but never say never! I always say to the passengers when we´re heading out that every trip is unique and this was no exeption.
July 5th 2009
Up to five different species a day
The last days in the bay have been really successful with up to five species spotted a day.
July 3rd 2009
The blue whales are back!
After ten days of a bay without blue whales, two blue whales were spotted again today.
July 2nd 2009
Raggabar get-together
Last night the staff of North Sailing, Restaurant Gamli Baukur, Café Skuld and the crew of kutter Dagmar Aaen got together celebrating the opening of Raggabar.




















