Today and yesterday have both been really successful days here in Skjálfandi Bay: We have seen at least three (sometimes even four) humpback whales on all our tours and on many tours, we have spotted minke whales as well. All the whales have been in the same area (about 7 miles from Húsavík harbour)…
DetailsOn our morning tour at 10:00 we were sailing towards the north-western part of the bay, into the area where we had seen a humpback whale yesterday morning. We did not find the humpback whale on this tour, but in the same area where we had been successful yesterday morning we came across a small…
DetailsWe had a simply fantastic tour this morning onboard “Náttfari”! It started with a very nice and friendly minke whale that we encountered after about 30-40 minutes sailing from Húsavík harbour. The minke whale seemed to be feeding in the area, as it took only very short and shallow dives and at one occasion, it…
DetailsWe had not been able to go out yesterday due to very windy and bad weather conditions here in Skjálfandi Bay. But as we left the harbour this morning, we were of course hoping to find the humpback whales again, so we set the course towards the north-west. There was no sign of the humpbacks,…
DetailsWe had not been able to go out during the last two days due to very bad weather here in Skjálfandi Bay and it is always exciting to sail out after some days of cancellation as you never know what to expect….. But to make it short: It has been a very successful day! As…
DetailsOn both our tours today we saw two minke whales: During the morning tour at 10:00 we were treated to a very special sight: We saw two minke whales surfacing side by side, next to each other, several times and both individuals seemed to be rather big. We could also clearly see the blow…
DetailsNorth Sailing has today received the quality label Vakinn from the Icelandic Tourist Board. Birna Lind Björnsdóttir, North Sailing´s Sales and Marketing manager, received the Vakinn quality certificate from Ólöf Ýrr Atladóttir, Director General of the Icelandic Tourist Board, at the Vestnorden Travel Mart in Reykjavík today. North Sailing has, from the beginning,…
DetailsThis morning we had no luck with the bigger whales and the only marine mammals we encountered were a couple of harbour porpoises just outside Húsavík harbour. So we offered our passengers another tour with us for free whenever they should be back in Húsavík. But in the afternoon we had more luck: Not…
DetailsSchooners Opal and Hildur have just been hauled out of the water for routine maintenance after returning from the summer season in Scoresbysund, NE-Greenland. Schooner Hildur will have the classic winter treatment of paint and varnish plus some sail and engine care. Schooner Opal will have extensive work done in the engine room…
DetailsToday was just a great day for whale watching here in Skjálfandi Bay! Just 10 minutes after we had left Húsavík harbour, we found a very hungry minke whale that was feeding at the surface and several times, it was rolling around, showing us its white underside! As we got some fantastic looks at this…
DetailsWe were not able to go out at sea yesterday due to very bad weather conditions with strong wind from the north and high waves in the bay. Today however, the weather was better and we went out again in search for whales. The mountains on the western side of the bay looked very…
DetailsToday seems to have been the day of the minke whale here in Skjálfandi Bay. We spotted a minke whale on all our tours today (most likely always the same individual) and got some really nice and close-up looks at it. It was also a rather big individual and on some occasions, we could even…
DetailsI have been sailing on two trips onboard “Bjössi Sör” with captain Hreiðar today and even though searching a big area in the morning, we unfortunately did not find any whales or dolphins on our first tour, so we offered our passengers to join us again for free whenever they would be back in Húsavík.…
DetailsSimilar to the last couple of days the weather today reminded of summer instead of autumn. It was sunny and pretty warm and the sea flat as a mirror. We sailed north in direction of the open sea, since other boats already checked out the western part of the bay without being successful. Suddenly we…
DetailsAfter the foggy and windy conditions we had the last couple of days, this morning started rainy but cleared up as soon as we left the harbor. The clouds released the stunning view of the beautiful mountains in the western part of Skjálfandi Bay and I think everyone agreed that it was already worth sailing…
DetailsTo be honest, today was a rather difficult day for whale watching here in the bay. When leaving the harbour this morning at 9:00, we set the course towards the area where we had been successful yesterday. But despite searching a really big area, the only mammals we saw were some harbour porpoises just outside…
DetailsThis weekend started sunny, and although we got some swell from the north the weather conditions were pretty good. We headed out into the bay this morning, quite optimistic that it would be an easy day. But of course conditions might change very quickly and soon we realized that it was quite tough to find…
DetailsLike the past few days also today the sky was overcast, creating a quite mysterious atmosphere in the bay: The sea, the sky and even the mountains appeared in greyish colors, enabeling us to spot the surfacing black back of a whale from large distances. Again we sailed in northwesterly direction and also today we…
DetailsThe day started grey and rainy, but once again we got the proof that whales don’t care about weather conditions. We sailed into the area where we encountered the animals yesterday and luckily they didn’t migrate a lot within the previous 12 hours. Apart from some swell the sea was very flat today, which enabled…
DetailsToday the sky was overcast and although it wasn’t foggy, the mist created a mysterious atmosphere in the bay. We sailed into northwesterly direction. heading for an area where we saw some wildlife yesterday in the evening. It turned out to be the right decision: Suddenly we spotted a blow arising from the sea surface,…
DetailsToday was just a great day to be at sea here in Skjálfandi Bay! I was guiding two tours today at 10:00 and 13:30 and on both tours we have been really lucky whale- and weatherwise. It started with three nice minke whales in the morning, one of them a very small but curious…
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