The wounded Humpback whale has been here in the bay for at least one week now. He has been very lively and we are pretty sure that he is not in a lot of pain from his wounded fluke. But it is clear that this Humpback has got tangled in a ghost net (net that…
Captain Hrólfur and guide Þórdís managed to find two Blue whales just few minutes ago. One of those Blue whales is really big, more then 20 meters long, and the crew managed to get very close to this unbelievably big animals. This is the second time this season that we see Blue whales here in Skjálfandi bay and…
We will sail to Grímsey island next saturday, 21st of July if weather conditions are good and enough participation. Departure from the North Sailing dock at 15:00. Price: 6500 ISK Included: Icelandic meat soup and beverage on the way to Grímsey island, and hot chocolate & cinnamon rolls on the way back…
A sailboatfestival will be held in Húsavík, July 25th – 31st in 2011, with emphasizes on traditional sailing vessels. Read the press release here:
Along with the four scheduled whale watching tours on last saturday we went on three incentive tours with staff from icelandic company´s, Eimskip, Air Iceland and Húnagull, all in all 288 passengers. Staff from Eimskip playing volleyball in Flatey island The first group from Eimskip went on board Bjössi Sör and sailed to Flatey island.…
The Blue whales are spread around the bay and they are diving for a very long time. But captain Hreiðar managed to get close to two Blue whales and all the passengers on board Bjössi Sör had a good look at these majestic animals. We sure hope that the Blue whales will stay here in the bay…
Just a few minutes ago the crew on board Náttfari spotted two Blue whales in Skjálfandi bay. Náttfari is now on its way back home with 56 passengers from the morning trip. Next tours are at 13:30, 17:00 and 20:15. Hopefully we will have some pictures and more information about the Blue whales later today
Last week Ph.D. Marianne Helene Rasmussen went on two whale watching tours with us to collect some samples of phytoplankton and zooplankton, which is the first two levels in the food chain. This study is part in a project to study the food chain and ecosystem in Skjálfandi bay. In the first tour on…
A rare sight was seen yesterday when we spotted a mother Minke with a small calf alongside her. The calf was very curious and came pretty close to our boat, but the mother was very awake and protective and always placed herself between the calf and the boat. We didn´t want to disturb them for…
Mr. Sinclair Dunnet from Nature Trek has been coming here to Húsavík, visiting North Sailing with groups of people from the U.K. since 1996, this makes it the twelfth consecutive year. North Sailing was founded in 1995 and that means Mr. Dunnett has only missed the very first summer in Whale watching here at Skjálfandi…
This beautiful morning our boat Bjössi Sör went whale whatching with around 30 passengers. The weather has been brilliant here in Húsavík the last couple of days, and today was no exeption. Humpback Whale stretching in the calm sea. Photo taken by Captain Hrólfur. And just after a few minutes the first whale was…
The reason for this visit was to work on a project in a new Whale school which one of former North Sailing guide, Hilda, has established. The fifth graders on the way home, happy after a successful tour. The bay was calm but lively and we managed to spot a few Minke whales, Humback and a group of…
This morning Náttfari went out for the first time this season whale watching with passengers. The bay was very lively and our crew members, with good help from the passengers, managed to spot three species of whales; Humpbakcs, Minke and Harbore porpoise. Náttfari in his first tour of the 2008 season. In the back is…
Happy passengers leaving the boat after a successful morning tour. North Sailing has been offering 2 trips per day, at 10:00 and 13:30 from the beginning of May with the exception of few days when it was not possible at all to go out. Today was the first day that a humpback was…
A humpback whale together with up to 5 minke whales have been spotted on all tours so far this season. Today, the number of Humpbacks doubled and two minke whales were spotted as well. Today, to much joy of captain Hrólfur and Guide Nils, members from the Húsavík whale museum got on board for…
Today, North Sailing opened 5 new websites. They are designed and hosted by Outcome Software, under the supervision of Arngrímur Arnarson. The websites are intended to promote three main projects or products of North Sailing, that is "Húsavík Whale Watching", "Schooner Haukur" and "Restaurant Gamli Baukur". The websites are linked together to emphasize the fact that these…
Nils Bjartur watches the humpback whale with the fantastic backdrop of Kinnarfjöll Mountains. Picture: Hrólfur Þórhallsson A humpback and a minke whale were spotted in the first official whale watching tour of the season this year. Captain Hrólfur and Guide Nils Bjartur ventured out on m/b Bjössi Sör with 6 passengers to set…
A minke whale near the mountains of Vík. Lot of snow is still in the mountains but today the temperature rose up to almost 15 degrees. The bay seemed lively and within just 20 minutes a big minke whale was spotted as well as a seal (bladder nose seal). Lots of birds have arrived…
North Sailing – Húsavík Whale Watching wishes everyone merry christmas and a happy new year. We hope 2008 will be a good year for everyone. The days are short in Húsavík now, actually today is the shortest day of the year but from now the daylight will increase by few minutes every day. This picture…
SAF, the Icelandic travel industry association has awarded North Sailing with their “Innovation award” for the year 2007. North Sailing is merited this prestigious award for its innovativeness from the very beginning, having had a clear vision and worked towards their goals systematically. Furthermore, for having positive influence in the community of Húsavík and focusing…
After a couple of windy days North Sailings´ boat Bjössi Sör went out on Skjálfandi Bay yesterday. Despite the southern blow captain Hrólfur and the guide Hildur spottet a humpback whale, which was very delight for the crew and 15 passangers. Humpback whales haven´t been seen in the bay since the end of August and…
