Today the sea was very calm and conditions for whale watching were really good. We saw three species at the 10 o’clock trip, first off all a humpback how was taking it easy in the calm weather. Next we saw some white-beaked dolphins but they were quite far away so we chose to look at…
DetailsToday our crews spotted a lot of blue whales. Blue whales like most whales are very hard to count as they can dive for a very long time and can move incredibly fast. Our estimates are that the number of blue whales currently in the bay is somewhere between 6 and 9 different animals, although…
DetailsNo, B.B. King is not touring Iceland. Skjálfandi Bay is currently full of blue whales today I went out on two tours, saw many blue whales, some white-beaked dolphins, and two minke whales. Both tours were absolutely amazing. This is my third year working as a whale watching guide and the blue whales still leave…
DetailsFor the ten o’clock trip this morning there was so much attendance that we went out on two boats, Náttfari and Knörrinn. There wasn’t sun but the sea was calm and little wind. On Náttari we set our course northwest because we had heard about some blue whales a bit far out there. Soon we…
DetailsToday was my first trip after a short vacation and it was spectacular. At first we had some minor technical difficulties with Náttfari(a fuse that needed to be replaced I was told) but that was quickly taken care of by our skilled crew and we were on our way into the bay. As we were…
DetailsThe largest animal on Earth, the Blue whale, was photographed from air this morning. In addition to the boats of North Sailing going out for whale watching, Heimir Harðarson and Mark Carwardine flew over the bay and shot these photos here below. North Sailing’s boat Náttfari out for whale watching. Obviously there is…
DetailsNáttfari (lit. one/he who travels at night) was true to his name as he came into harbor around midnight tonight after a magnicifent tour. Five species were spotted in the tour and not all of them of the smaller variety, to say the least. In fact, White-Beaked Dolphin, Minke whale, Humpback, Fin whale and Blue…
DetailsWhen we went out this morning, we finally had nice weather and beautiful whale watching conditions: The sun was shining and the sea was much calmer than it had been the days before. We left the harbour at 10:00 and set the course north-west, directly towards the area where we had seen the blue whales…
DetailsSightings have been more or less very good during June and today was one of those fantastic humpback days. A humpback was lobtailing for more than half an hour between two of North Sailing’s boats, Náttfari and Haukur. When everyone thought the show was over, the whale leaped clear out of the water to…
DetailsToday is Icelandic National Day, although the whales in Skjálfandi Bay seem not to care too much. We went out this morning in a northern wind, the air was cold and moist. In the Mid-Bay we met a couple of White Beaked Dolphins, but they were not in a mood for a show, so we…
DetailsToday was another amazing day at sea. We saw five species again today like yesterday. The blue whales, humpbacks, minke’s, white beaked dolphins and harbour porpoises were in rare form today, especially the dolphins who were really playful, breaching and following the boat for a short while. We also saw a humpback feeding, closing it’s…
DetailsOn tuesday night, the 14th of June at 20:00, Knörrinn went out on its first whale watching trip from our new location, Ólafsfjörður. Captain Hörður and guide Jóhann went out with some 9 passengers who were about to get very lucky! The pictures below say more than a thousand words… …
DetailsBoth yesterday and today we have been watching blue whales in the North western part of Skjálfandi bay. It is nice to see them again but they were last seen on a tour in the beginning of June. They have been in the area near Flatey Island and there have also been plenty of other…
DetailsToday was an absolutely amazing day. It was cold like it has been for the last few days but not nearly as windy and the sea nowhere near as rough. Despite the cold the two tours I went out on were simply amazing. I saw 5 species overall, harbour porpoises, white beaked dolphins, a minke…
DetailsThis morning on the 9:30 NS-2 trip we got a very, very pleasant surprise at the end of the tour. A Humpback whale breached all out of the water about 10 meters away from the boat!!It was incredible. And we totally deserved to get a nice ending like this, since we had been out there…
DetailsA sailing tour with a group of skiers was relocated to the Westfjords due to lack of snow in the Skjálfandi bay area. Hildur was therefore sailed to the Glacierfjords in the Westfjords where a jolly group of 10 people joined the crew of 4 onboard for 3 nights. First two days were spent…
DetailsToday I went out on two trips in bad weather and tricky conditions. On the first trip we set of to try and find some whales that had been spotted the day before but had no such luck. We searched around and in the end only managed to find a few harbour porpoises that were…
DetailsAs we left the harbour in the midmorning sun, we were quite optimistic. Although, the sea was still a little rough after the stormy weather of last days, the sight was good. Until.. until we got to the western side of the bay, were the fog (that had been forecasted) appeard. At one moment in…
DetailsSchooner Hildur arrived in her home port, Húsavík this morning at 05:30. With a crew of 4 Hildur sailed over 700 nautical miles and visited different places. From isolated and deserted fjords of the Westfjords to the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík and something in between there’s a lot to tell and lots of pictures…
DetailsToday we haven’t been going out for whale watching since the weather is rough out in the bay. On days like these we like to do safety drills with our crew, it’s important to constantly going over safety measures and exercises to be ready when, and if, something ever happens. Excited…
DetailsIn our trip today we had to battle mother nature as the wind was steadily increasing in power and whenever we turned north up into the wind the waves crashed against the bow, giving everyone that stood there a free shower. Some passengers of the younger generation were having the time of their lives and…
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