It was my first working day for this season and Iceland gave me a great welcome – by giving me a perfect performance of the changing weather conditions, which are typical for this region. In the morning the sea was very calm, it was sunny and the excellent visibility enabled us to spot the whales…
DetailsThe last days have been really good for whale watching here in Skjálfandi Bay. We have seen whales on all our trips and it is just really nice to see the increasing number of wildlife her in the bay. We have been seeing more and more humpback and minke whales and on some tours, we…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsDonna 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…
DetailsThe 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.
DetailsWe went on all three NS-1 tours today (10:00, 13:30 and 17:00). The weather was cold and it was snowing in the morning. The sea was a bit rough in the first tour so unfortunately we had a few seasick passengers on board. In the afternoon it calmed down and searching conditions were great. …
DetailsThe weather was not really nice today here in Húsavík. It was pretty cold and windy and it was also snowing quite a lot during the day. But despite the bad weather we went out on two tours today (at 10:00 and 13:30) with some brave passengers and actually both tours were really successful. On…
DetailsWe decided to go out on our 10:00 despite bad weather, low temperatures, wind and waves. More than 20 brave people joined us for that tour on our boat Náttfari. In conditions like this it´s much harder to spot whales but after a long search we finally managed to locate a mighty humpback whale which…
DetailsDue 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…
DetailsDue 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.…
DetailsToday we went out at 09:30 and 14:30 for the Whales, Puffins and Sails (NS-2) tour on our schooner Hildur. The weather was cold and with its -3 °C it felt more like January than May. But when we came to the Puffin Island we could quickly see what the Puffins thought about what season…
DetailsToday has been a wonderful day for whale watching here in Skjálfandi Bay. On all our trips we managed to find both humpback and minke whales in flat sea conditions. During the tour at 13:30 we had a simply amazing encounter with a very friendly and curious minke whale who decided to check out our…
DetailsToday we had good conditions for whale watching. The sea was calm and we managed to find a humpback whale in all four tours. We went out four times today in pretty good conditions. Even though it’s getting closer to summer we still have cold weather, so it’s very important to dress warmly…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsIt´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…
DetailsToday we had a lot of waves and the wind was blowing strongly. We found one humpback whale but found it hard to get close to it due to the weather. We cancelled the first tour of the day because of bad weather conditions. The weather was a bit better in the afternoon…
DetailsNorth 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,…
DetailsYesterday was a perfect day for whale watching. We had an amazing weather, searching conditions were excellent and plenty of wildlife in the bay. On our first tour at 10:00 h yesterday morning we saw five minke whales within half an hour of sailing. They were all in the same area so every direction…
DetailsNorth 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)…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsAs part of the installment of a new unique Regenerative Plug-in Hybrid Propulsion system in the sailing ship Opal, North Sailing ship builders at the Húsavík shipyard faced a tough challenge. Traditional Sailing ship Opal How to get the 1.5 ton electric motor down into the engine room of the 64 years old oak ship…
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