Knörrinn, the boat that started it all for North Sailing, is celebrating its 20th season as a whale watching boat. In 1994, brothers Árni and Hörður Sigurbjarnarson decided to buy an old oak boat to save it from being scrapped. (or worse-old wooden boats sometimes ended up on the New Year’s Eve bonfire!) They…
DetailsOn our tour on Garðar at 10.00 we were greeted with sunshine and calm conditions. We sailed north west and came across a small pod of White-beaked dolphins, before reaching an area with three sleeping humpback whales who were logging at the surface (resting). This was exciting to see as it is a behavior…
DetailsThe crew on-board Bjössi Sör has reported that they had encountered a sperm whale in the bay. Sperm whales are very rare in the area since they tend to prefer much deeper areas. A few sperm whales entered the bay a few weeks ago and again today, which is rather extraordinary. We certainly hope…
DetailsPassengers and crew met on Monday evening on the 30th of June on-board Schooner Hildur, got settled on the ship and discussed possible options for the tour ahead. The weather forecast was not optimal; due to strong winds that were expected from the east on Wednesday an alternative route had to be taken. Early…
DetailsWhen we left the harbour at 10:00 this morning onboard our biggest boat “Garðar”, we set the course north-west, towards an area where we had encountered several humpback whales on our evening trip last night. Today we obviously had to sail a bit further out to find the humpbacks, and our first sighting was a…
DetailsThis morning the whales are very far away. We past a lone Minke whale who surfaced twice on our way west but no luck spotting him or her again, these beautiful little whales, but so fast! We kept heading west and we were rewarded with Humpback whales. Traveling slowly we suddenly realize that there are…
DetailsStorm was forecasted, what we got was a wonderful day with sun, blue skies spotted with clouds, and a little breeze, we were in the eye of the storm. In the morning tour we sailed to the west side of the bay to find 3 humpback whales feeding and traveling up and down the bay. The…
DetailsWe are about to start into the main season. Since the 1st of July we offer more tours, the first one going at 8:30 in the morning, last one at 8pm. But is there a time of day where it is more likely to encounter the whales? We just got the answer today: All our…
DetailsWhat an exciting day! This morning the sea was very flat and visibility excellent, but it took us some time to spot the blow from a whale. But finally we were successful and encountered a humpback whale in the nortwest of Skjálfandi Bay; in an area where we saw the whales also during the last couple…
DetailsEvery day is special – once again we realized that today! The weather was very erratic. It was quite rainy and windy this morning and at midday it became very foggy. However we encountered three humpback whales. One of them surfaced close to the harbor of Húsavík, whereas the others stayed in the western part…
DetailsToday the weather was typically Icelandic: The day started rainy, but it cleared pretty soon and when we left the harbor in the morning the sky was bright blue. During the day it became a bit more cloudy again, but it was still quite warm and conditions were perfect for heading out and searching for…
DetailsToday conditions were simply perfect: The sea was incredibly calm and flat like a mirrow. It was quite warm and visibility was excellent – best preconditions to find the whales. In the morning it took us some time to spot them. They were in the northwestern part of Skjálfandi Bay and interestingly despite the good…
DetailsWe had already been successful earlier today with several humpback whales having been spotted on all our tours and some of our boats also saw minke whales and white-beaked dolphins. In the afternoon, our schooner “Opal” even spotted a blue whale, the biggest animal on earth! The weather has also been great during the…
DetailsDamien Saffroy was working at the Húsavík Research Center in the year 2010 and 2011 and part of his job was to go out to Skjálfandi Bay with North Sailing and collect photos and data on the whales. Damien decided to visit North Sailing again for several weeks this summer and has joined us…
DetailsWell, folks – it’s definetly SUMMER here in the north of Iceland! Today the sky was again deep blue and it was unusual warm, even out at sea! However, it took us some time to find the whales. We spotted several blows in the northern part of Skjálfandi Bay and close to Lundey, but the…
DetailsWith two days delay the summer arrived in Iceland! The sky was bright blue, the sea very calm and in the sun we had quite high temperatures – almost none of our passengers needed an overall! So best conditions to go whale watching! We decided to sail west into an area, where we saw the…
DetailsFinally the rain stopped and today it was quite sunny. The wind came from north-westerly direction and it was a bit choppy when we sailed out this morning. Usually it’s a bit more difficult to spot the whales between the white caps of the waves, but of course our crew is experienced and we were…
DetailsThe 21st of July is supposed to be the astronomical beginning of summer. But it didn’t really feel like summer this morning. The sky was overcast and it was quite rainy. However, our passengers wee wrapped in our warm overalls and raincoats and of course the wildlife doesn’t care about the weather, so everybody was…
DetailsToday the sea was very calm and almost as flat as a mirror – best conditions for us to head out into the bay to search for some wildlife. In the middle of the bay we spotted a Humpback whale. But this individual took very long dives, so we decided to head a bit further north…
DetailsVictoria, Crown Princess of Sweden visited North Sailing and Restaurant Gamli Baukur earlier today along with her husband Prince Daniel, the President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and the First Lady, Dorrit Moussaieff. The Crown Princess is in Iceland for two days on an official visit and visiting North Sailing and Gamli Baukur was…
DetailsThe summer seems to take a break during these days – today the sky was overcast and our passengers were happy about our cosy overalls, which kept them warm when we were heading out into Skjálfandi Bay. However, the sea was very calm and visibility was good. In the morning we encountered a Humpback whale…
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