Monday 7.12.2015 Hurricane force storm in all Iceland, Monday the 7th. & in the morning on Tuesday the 8th.From 12:00 Monday in South-Iceland and from 17:00 in other areas travellers areSTRONGLY adviced to stay at their accommodation. Life threatening conditions in many places, among them road 1 from Seljalandsfosswaterfall to Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon. For…
North Sailing has been named the joint-Silver winner of the Best Innovation for Carbon Reduction category at the World Responsible Tourism Awards 2015 at World Travel Market in London. North Sailing won the silver at the prestigious World Responsible Tourism Awards 2015 at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, November 4th. This…
North Sailing received today the Environmental Recognition 2015 awarded by the Icelandic Tourist Board. Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, Minister of Industry and Commerce presented the award at the annual Icelandic Tourist Board ceremony in Akureyri. The recognition has been awarded for 21 years in a row, since 1995. Guðbjartur Ellert Jónsson, Managing Director, receives…
North Iceland´s annual Tourism “Get-to-gether” lead by Visit North Iceland selected North Sailing as the Company of the Year 2015 for positioning, company and product development and innovation. Left: Bergur Erlingsson – SBA, Gústaf Gústafsson – North Sailing and Sævar Freyr Sigurðsson – Saga Travel. Besides North Sailing, Saga Travel received awards as the…
North Sailing Husavik has been selected as a finalist by the World Responsible Tourism Awards at WTM 2015 in the category of “Best Carbon Reduction Innovation.” North Sailing is nominated for innovating electric hybrid technology for use in sailing vessels. On July 12th the world’s first zero-carbon whale-watching cruise set sail aboard Opal, a newly…
North Sailing and Aurora Arktika announce partnership in Jökulfirðir New alternative, more space and increased comfort for passengers Focus on self sustainability and respect for the environment For 10 years, Aurora Arktika has offered organized ski- and sailing tours in Jökulfirðir as well as adventure tours to Westfjords, Jan Mayen and the east coast of…
Sailing ships Opal and Donna Wood have departed for Greenland. The ships left Húsavík harbour yesterday and are headed for Scoresby Sound. Electrically powered sailing ship Opal on the left, and sailing ship Donna Wood on the right ©Christian Harboe-Hansen Captain Heimir Harðarson reported today that the trip is going well and all systems…
Today marks a milestone in eco-friendly transportation as the newly transformed electrically powered schooner Opal embarks on her first whale watching tour. With the outer appearance of a traditional gaff-rigged sailing ship, the vessel is without a doubt the most technologically advanced ship in the North Sailing fleet. Among guests of the renewed Opal’s virgin…
Schooner Opal North Sailing is formally launching the electrically driven sailing ship, Opal. Húsavík – Sunday, 12 July, from 14:00-15:00 o’clock. Electrical motor installed North Sailing, along with a team of Icelandic and Nordic collaborators, has developed a new, specially designed Regenerative Plug-in Hybrid-Electric Propulsion system. The electrical system will later be installed…
North Sailing, a small whale watching company from the tiny fishing village of Husavík on the edge of the Arctic Circle is braving the waves of innovation to make trips to the dockside gas pump a thing of the past for the world’s marine and yachting industry. On July 12th North Sailing Husavík launches the…
The sailing ship Donna Wood, North Sailing´s newest fleet member set sails for Jan Mayen earlier this week with a group of researchers from St. Andrews University. The research group´s main goal is to research bottlenose whales. A report from captain Christian states that many “bottlenose whales have been spotted. Humpbacks, sperm whale and minkis have…
The oak sailing ship Donna Wood arrives in Húsavík harbour tomorrow afternoon, May 17th. The ship will be open to viewing shortly after arrival and light snacks will be served in Restaurant Gamli Baukur at 16:00 pm to celebrate the newest addition to the North Sailing fleet. Donna Wood is latest addition to the North…
Donna Wood is now midway between Shetlands islands and the Faroye Islands. We received a status report from the crew stating that the trip from Skagen in Denmark to the Shetlands islands was favourable in terms of winds and sailing conditions. The crew weathered off a storm in Lerwick in the Shetland islands for a…
The sailing ship Donna Wood, recently purchased by North Sailing is en route to Iceland. The trip is going well and the ship sailed in to port Lerwick in the Shetland islands at around 10 am yesterday morning. Sailing ship Donna Wood is the newest addition to the North Sailing fleet of oak ships.
Due to a labour strike in Iceland – only two whale wathing tours (NS-1) )are scheduled today (May 7th) from Húsavík. Departures are at 10:00 and 13:30. The price for the tour is 9.300 ISK for adults and 3.800 ISK for 7-15 years. Passengers under 7 years are free of charge. Further…
Due to a labour strike in Iceland – only two whale wathing tours are scheduled today from Húsavík. All tours (NS-1 & NS-2) are combined to Whales, Puffins and Sails (NS-2). Departures are at 10:00 and 14:30. The price for the tour is 9.300 ISK for adults and 3.800 ISK for 7-15 years.…
The last oak plank in Opal´s refurbishment is in place in the ships hull. A great deal of work has been undertaken to restore the ageing 64 years old traditional sailing ship to full strength – while at the same time installing a unique Regenerative Plug-in Hybrid Propulsion system. Supports hold the plank in place…
It´s not exactly what one would first think of as a sign of a good summer, but Icelandic folklore says different. A view from Café Hvalbakur terrace – overlooking Gamli Baukur Restaurant The story goes like this: If winter and summer frees together, the summer will be good. Perhaps this is a part of…
North Sailing presented recent developments last Friday, 17 April in Reykjavík, for travel agencies in Reykjavík and people from the tourism industry. Birna Lind Björnsdóttir and Árni Sigurbjarnarson Birna Lind Björnsdóttir, Head of Sales and Communication, presented North Sailing’s product range and on-going projects. Árni Sigurbjarnarson, one of the owners of North Sailing,…
North Sailing had a fantastic trip yesterday afternoon. A minke whale, humpbacks, harbour porpoises and puffins greeted the guests and crew in excellent weather conditions. Humpback posing for the camera in North Sailing trip yesterday Þóra Katrín, the guide of the trip reported the first sightings after about 45 minutes of sailing. “A (nice)…
The humpback is back in Skjálfandi Bay after a long winter in the Caribbean Sea. First animals were sighted yesterday on North Sailing´s oak ship Náttfari. © Hörður Jónasson – A photo taken yesterday of a humpback in Skjálfandi Bay The humpback whale, 11-19 m in length, is a baleen whale, like the…
