Harbour porpoises
This time the visability was poor and there were only harbour porpoises to be seen.
Volcano eruption in South Iceland
Today is the third day of volcanic eruption under Eyjafjallajökull glacier in the South of Iceland. Now it seems to be stable and it´s worth mentioning that there has been no ash fall in the North of Iceland were we´re located. It is completely safe to visit Húsavík and the northern part of Iceland…
DetailsDolphins today
Today we went on our 2nd tour this season. The conditions were quite ok, northerly breeze, quite calm sea but rather cold. We started with searching for the humpback whale we left yesterday but it seemed to have moved on to a different feeding area. At least we couldn´t find it but hopefully it´ll…
DetailsThe first Whale Watching tour of the year!
Today at 13:30 Northsailing started the Whale Watching season when Bjössi Sör left the harbour with 10 passengers on board and together with Captain Hrólfur and Guide Nils. After about 20 min. sailing, we found a Humpback whale which was in a good mood and did some tail splash for us. After a while, we carried on and set…
DetailsGardar up in the shipyard
One of the two newest Northsailing boats Gardar is now up in the Husavik shipyard for the first time for witch we can call a final touch, meaning both routine maintenance and repairing if require. This will probably take few veeks. This is the biggest wooden boat who have ever been in this shipyard…
DetailsMast for Gardar
This week, a work on new mast for Gardar started at Northsailings workshop, this is a Icelandic spruce tree from Hallormstad. The mast will be around 12 m high or little longer if we reckon the flagpole who will be attach with the mast. Her are some photos of the erly work on the…
DetailsThe launch of Schooner Hildur
Schooner Hildur was launched today and everything went very well. In the next few days a work on setting up the rig will begin. A bow-sprit, davits and two gorgeous masts around 20 meters high each. Something to hold well over 200 squaremeters of sails. More pictures from the launch to be seen here:…
DetailsGardar: Tanks, pipes and paint
There is lot of work to reconstruct a passengership like Gardar, there is new tanks, new electricity, new pipes and then of course paint, and probably many more things. Gardar is soon to be ready for the Húsavikshipyard which will be part of the final work on her. We go on board…
DetailsLatest news of schooner Hildur
As March is moving on, so is North Sailing´s project in the shipyard in Egernsund. Schooner to be, Hildur is looking better day by day and now, rebuilding is starting to take shape below deck as well. The weather continues to be "Icelandic" and in fact, much more so than in Húsavík,Iceland where it´s been…
DetailsHúsavík, Iceland among the 10 best whale watching destinations
According The Daily Telegraph, Iceland is among the 10 best whale watching destinations worldwide. The North Sailing speciality, beautifully restored fishing vessels are mentioned and a link is given to North Sailing's partner for 15 years, Discover the world in the UK. Following is the part about Iceland and a link: The Daily Telegraph,…
DetailsThe German division
Through the years, some foreigners have been working as tour guide‘s for North Sailing and majority of them are from Germany. Usually they have joined the company after been working for the Whale Museum for one or more season and got to know the operation by going out with our boats, doing research for the museum. Three…
DetailsHúsavík shipyard
Two of North Sailing´s boats, Schooner Haukur and Bjössi Sör have been up in the shipyard for the past few weeks where they´ve undergone routine maintenance. Since the season start is nearing, things are starting to happen and Schooner Haukur went down from the shipyard last Monday and now some maintenance and improvements are being done…
DetailsThe Humback whale
One of the whale species to be seen during summer time in Skjalfandi Bay is the majestic Humpback whale. In the past years the sightings of Humbacks has increased. Now it is one of he most likely to be seen whale during our tours. The Humpback is a baleen whale, which means that…
DetailsUpdate on schooner Hildur
Work continues in the shipyard in Egernsund where schooner Hildur is in the making. Following are some pictures taken during the last days. Working on the main deck Guðmundur tightening the deck Pulling the engine on board Placing the engine in the engine room Down in the former fishing hold…
DetailsThe Passengership Gardar
The construction work in Gardar has been successful since new year, and non unforeseen problems have come up. Following are some pictures, taken in January and February 2010. HÞ In the Wheelhouse Jonas is tightening the frontdeck with Wool. Adalsteinn is painting the Engine room. Big plans ! Down…
DetailsWork is proceeding nicely
Work on Hildur is proceeding nicely in C.J. Skibs- og Bådebyggeri shipyard in Egernsund, Denmark. Every day there are around a dozen men working in the shipyard, both Danish as well as few Icelanders from Húsavík and surroundings. The weather has been quite cold with snowy days and in fact, it´s been colder in Egernsund…
DetailsTurning point for Schooner Hildur
As the Icelandic team is now leaving Egernsund for Húsavík, Schooner Hildur sees a turning point in her life. For the last few months she has been losing weight as more and more worn oak planks, stanchions and steel parts such as the engine and wheelhouse have been torn off and hauled up on the…
DetailsGarðar – update
For the past few days there have been up to 10 men working on Garðar in Húsavík harbour. A temporary shelter is beeing built over the boat to make all work easier on deck, giving shelter from rain or snow. Following are a few photos of this week´s work. The shelter is beeing built …
DetailsWork on schooner Hildur in Egernsund proceeds
The last few weeks 4 Icelanders have been staying in Egernsund in Denmark, near the German borders in order to work on North Sailing's schooner to be. Hildur in mid November Their job has been mainly to take out everything that cannot be used and has to be replaced such as…
DetailsEnvironmental Award nomination
North Sailing has been nominated for the Icelandic Tourist Board´s Environmental Awards 2009. The purpose of the awards is to put focus on tourism organisations that are active in environmental issues. They are meant to encourage tourism companies and their customers to be more concerned about their environment with the industry´s future in mind. This…
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