We at North Sailing are very happy with yet another fantastic whale watching year in Húsavík, Ólafsfjörður and Akureyri not to mention our wonderful expeditions in Greenland. We are grateful for all the passengers we have had the pleasure to serve on board our boats this year, and we are already looking forward to the…
Like many Icelanders North Sailing follows in awe as Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir takes on the South Pole. Her journey started on 20 November and she estimates that it will take her 50 days to reach the Pole. This is in fact her second expedition this year, but last spring Vilborg crossed the Greenland glacier. …
North Sailing has now started whale watching from Akureyri. Departures every day from Akureyri at 13:30. For further information and booking, you are welcome to call captain Hrólfur directly on his mobile: 898 7016. This is basically the standard 3 hours tour and costs EUR 54,- Sightings have been great on the first tours:…
This morning we invited the 3 senior classes from Húsavík elementary school for a 3 hour whale watching tour. The weather was beautiful, light southerly winds and almost clear skies. Recently, there has been abundances of whales in the bay and today was no exception, about 10 Humpback whales and 2 Killer whales (Orca) were…
Hildur our beautiful schooner has recently returned after 5 weeks in Scoresby Sound in East Greenland with out ever coming to harbour. This summer North Sailing offered 4 seven days expeditions on board Hildur in the remote and arctic wilderness of Scoresby Sound in Greenland and we are very glad to announce that all of…
Next Saturday, (29.09.2012), our departures will be as following: 10:00 & 15:00 (instead of 13:30) For booking and further information call 00354-4647272 or send us email at: info (at) northsailing.is
Wednesday 12.009.2012 Schooner Hildur is now on her way from Greenland to Húsavík after concluding 4 week long tours in the Scoresbysund fjordsystem. They are about 45 nm from Kolbeinsey (see picture below) and estimated time of arrival in Húsavík is around 22pm tonight. We are very much looking forward to schooner Hildur´s arrival…
Finally the foggy weather has cleared up and now there is good visability and whales all around in Skjálfandi bay, Húsavík! This morning our boats have been watching playful dolphins in big groups all around the bay and at least two nice and calm minke whales. AND in the 12 o’clock tour our boat…
We have had some great whale watching these past days here in Ólafsfjörður, in fact it has never been better. To proof it I have added some great pictures I took today. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Guide Binni. …
North Sailing is now preparing for the first Greenland Expedition of the season. The project started in 2010 when Schooner Hildur was taken to the mighty Scoresby Sound fjord for exploration of the area. This evolved quickly and last summer North Sailing scheduled two trips with passengers, both of which were sold out. …
Yesterday was a rather unusual day for North Sailing. Due to bad weather on monday and tuesday this week we unfortunately had to cancel some of our scheduled whale-watching tours. We felt sorry for our guests who had booked their tours for those two day and were so much looking forward to whale watching but…
Following pictures were taken by captain Heimir Harðarson on schooner Haukur and Kjartan Pétur Sigurðsson, a passenger on m/s Garðar. Copyright: Heimir Harðarson Copyright: Heimir Harðarson Copyright: Heimir Harðarson Copyright: Heimir Harðarson Copyright: Heimir Harðarson Copyright: Kjartan Pétur Sigurðsson
Annukka Pekkarinen from Finland has recently joined our team for this summer as a whale watching guide and deckhand on our schooner tours. She has studied Marine Biology and Coastal Marine Management. We sat down together in our cosy staffroom, and I would like to share this short interview with you. Q: Annukka,…
It was a sunny, bright and rather calm day at sea when we were heading out with our boat „Bjössi Sör“ , guide Baldur and an international crowd of passengers. After less than an hour, heading from Húsavík harbour to the mountains across Skjálfandi Bay, Baldur made out several whale spouts. From the upper…
The newest team member of the North Sailing guides is Sabrina Brando. Sabrina has joined us this summer for the first time, and we would like to get to know her a little better. Sabrina runs her own company, AnimalConcepts, a consultancy company working on animal welfare, in zoos, research institutes, universities, public…
Mark Carwardine, a zoologist, conservationist and famous writer and TV/ radio presenter, has been a friend of the North Sailing family for years. Mark joined us last weekend again for a couple of days. He is currently working on a project with Blue Whales, and what better place in the world is there than Skjálfandi…
Today, North Sailing was officially rated with a Certificate of Excellence by Tripadvisor, the world‘s largest travel site for travellers feedback. This award, which is given only to the most exceptional performes in Tripadvisor‘s global business community is a significant achievement. North Sailing is thrilled to have received such positive recognition from our customers, and…
Whale watching on Skjálfandi Bay can get quite chilly, even in summertime. Out on sea the temperatures are usually a few degrees less than on shore, and the wind can add to that. North Sailing therefore provides professional, warm overalls from the icelandic brand 66North for all passengers. Now we have bought brandnew overalls for…
It is the time of the midnight sun when the whale watching season in Húsavík is finally in full swing and the North Sailing staff members from Húsavík and all over the world gather for the summer season. While we only count 15 staff members in winter this number goes up to almost 100 in…
Recent days have been excellent in the bay of Skjálfandi. The food conditions are obviously good for both birdlife and whales. And not just any whales, the big BLUES are here! Blue whales (deu: blauwal), humpback whales (deu: buckelwal), minke whale (deu: zwergwal) and dolphins have been feeding all in the same place, just…
For the last two weeks there was a research team in Skjálfandi Bay, exploring our frequent visitors in the bay, the Blue Whales. A team of scientists have started a new project of tagging Blue Whales to learn about the feeding behaviour of this largest animal of the world. The most interesting question…
