For the second day in a row, we were lucky enough find whales. The morning tour started with a tiny minke whale and later, we increased in size with the same majestic blue whale that we saw yesterday. It was still there this afternoon, very calm and even showing some spectacular behaviours by rolling on…
DetailsAfter a day without going out in the bay, due to bad weather condition, we went out for our first day with two tours this season. The weather was still a little rainny but the visibility was excellent. Despite our best efforts, we still weren´t able to find large whales, even though a nice group…
DetailsAnother sun shining day enlightened our tour today. But once again, it wasn´t a day to forget his gloves, because the south wind was polar! After an hour of wandering out in the bay, we met with a nice group of dolphins. They weren´t that playful, since they were obviously busy feeding. They still came…
DetailsAs of tomorrow, April 1, North Sailing offers two daily departures for its whale watching tours from Húsavík. North Sailing is constantly expanding its operations and is currently having its latest vessel carefully restored at the local shipyard under the watchful eye of North Sailing’s master craftsmen. The restored wooden boat will be launched…
DetailsMore than 50 adventurers came today with us on the boat, for a very sunny but very windy and cold tour. And it is after at least 2 good hours of intense searching that we finally had the chance to spot a minke-whale next to the so-called „Fish-Rock“. This was quite a small individual, but…
DetailsThe sun is finally back with us in the bay! After few stormy days, our guests were finally able to enjoy a beautiful sight on our daily tour. We weren‘t lucky with the whales, despite our best efforts. But the guests will for sure keep a very memorable souvenir of this scenic cruise. Close to…
DetailsFrom time to time, mother nature reminds us that she is way stronger than us. We had been forced over the last two days to cancel trips, due to bad weather conditions. So as we went out at sea, our passengers were up for a true arctic experience! The sea was a little bumpy and…
DetailsThis morning, as we were cleaning the deck of Náttfarí from yesterday‘s snow, under cats and dogs of rain, with a massive mist over the bay, let‘s say… I wasn‘t very optimistic about our next hours with the guests! But after only few minutes out, we crossed the path of at least 25 dolphins, some…
DetailsFor the first time since the beginning of our daily-scheduled tours, the sun was not with us as we left Husavik‘s harbour. And for close to 3 hours, the picturesque Skalfandí Bay was the only thing that could have warmed our hearts. But just as we were coming back empty-handed, a large pod of about…
DetailsThe days go by in Husavik and the beautiful weather has not yet left us. We welcomed today quite a large crowd for this time of the year. And if the whales are not yet back with us, our guests still very much enjoyed the ever more stunning lanscape on the East side of the…
DetailsIt is with an extended crew that we went out at sea today. In addition to the captain Már, our guide Nils and I, Samuel, former North Sailing guide and futur North Sailing Captain, joined us today, on the lookout for whales. If this search happened to be unsuccesful, our very dear Skalfandí Bay guarantied…
DetailsOur 11.am tour today was a very quiet one. If we started under quite a cloudy sky our morning together, the sun slowly lifted up. The whales didn´t show themselves, but the atmosphere aboard remained a very cheering one, thanks to both the stunning panoroma offered by the snowy bay and the irresistible humour of…
DetailsToday‘s today tour went on under quite a cloudy sky. Even though the whales weren‘t kind enough to show themselves, our guests were eager to learn about the west part of the bay and its many stories. The Viknafjöll moutains have recovered part of their snowy blankets overnight, and could therefore offer us a breathtaking…
DetailsThe scheduled tours keep on benefiting from the surprisingly enjoyable weather that bathes the Northern shores of Iceland these days. Our newly tanned crew was able to spot from up-close a large pod of harbour porpoises. These tooth whales are the smallest whales observed in the bay. And especially, they are hardly seen so close…
DetailsA Caribbean-like sun has once more enlightened our 11.am tour today. Even though we were unlucky in our search for whales, we did enjoy a spectacular view on Skalfandí Bay. And our very experienced guide, Nils, was able to narrate plenty of interesting anecdotes about the history of Husavik´s surroundings. Our guests were more than…
DetailsToday was another fantastic day in Husavik, weatherwise. And another succesfull whale-watching trip for us! After a good hour on our whale-watching vessel Nattfari, we observed for several minutes a group of about 10 dolphins. It was our very first dolphin sighting of the year! The weather forecast seems quite good for tomorow again. So, be…
DetailsToday was our second scheduled tour out in the bay. And, for our greatest pleasure, we had the surprise of spotting once more a blue whale, the largest animal to have lived on our planet! The blue whales are frequent visitors of our waters, but not in mid-march. Adding to it a beautiful sunny weather,…
DetailsThe first scheduled whale watching tours of 2016 start tomorrow at 11:00 am. The Ticket Centre is open daily in March from 9:30 am to 14:30 pm. It´s also possible to book directly on www.northsailing.is. North Sailing jumpstarted the season on March 5th and March 6th. Both blue whales and humpbacks were sighted…
DetailsNorth Sailing starts the first tours for whale watching next weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, March 5th. and 6th. – North Sailing jumpstarts the season with the highly popular 3 hour tours at 14:00 PM. The Ticket Centre opens on the above days at 12:00 PM. It´s also possible to book directly on www.northsailing.is. …
DetailsHaving gained his first insight into Iceland as an apprentice at North Sailing, Martin Varga was actually so impressed by his experience as part of one of North Sailing‘s crews in the summer of 2006, that he asked to return the following year. As it happened, Martin stayed with North Sailing for every season…
DetailsDuring the dark and long winter months the North Sailing employees repair and thoroughly prepare the wooden vessels for the upcoming season. With Bjössi Sör at the wheel, North Sailing‘s initial vessel recently passed a test cruise with flying colours. Incidentally, Bjössi Sör is the father and grandfather to the North Sailing pioneers that…
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