After few weeks where the bottlenosed whales have been the main entertainer the humpback is back! Most of August has seen Northern bottlenosed whales play the main role in the bay but in the last trip of today captain Hreiðar and guide Thordis found a humpback whale to much joy after two very poor trips…
DetailsAfter a highly successful season of NS2 (Whales, Puffins & Sails) had ended, Schooner Haukur haeded out for a 3 day adventure. The crew was Nils the head guide of Haukur, also playing the role of boatsman and last but not least the cook! Captain Heimir got to go on this wonderful tour for the first time and his and…
DetailsNorthern bottlenosed whales have now been in main role in Skjálfandi Bay for few weeks. These peculiar whales are perhaps not the easiest whales to watch as they can dive for a long time and swim very fast. But if you get close to them you might be lucky to get a good show as…
DetailsDuring 10th – 20th of August a group of 14 students from 12 different nations stayed in Húsavík. The reason was Arved's Fuchs second Ice Climate Education, (the first one was held in Spitsbergen (Svalbard) last year). The group was altogether 25 people, including teachers and lecturers and last but not least the chef…
DetailsJanuary 2006 The first e-mail which left my computer in Germany arrived a few seconds later on the mail-account of North Sailing in Húsavík on Iceland. I had to wait a couple of days, but than I got a reply from Heimir with mainly one question: – Dear Martin, are you experienced in sailing? Hhhmmmm,…
DetailsFor the last week or so we have spotted two northern bottlenosed whales in many of our tours. These whales are rarely seen in inlets and bays, preferring deeper waters. No other whale species, except sperm whales, dives as deep as the northern bottlenose whale. Their diet, like that of other toothed whales, consists mainly…
DetailsThe great fish day is an annual festival held in the beginning of August in Dalvíkurbyggð. This year, North Sailing was invited to be „Honorary guest from sea“ and we sailed with our schooner Haukur to Dalvík where guests were invited for a tour on board. From 11:00-16:00 there was non-stop traffic of visitors to…
DetailsThis summer Rémy Tokouda from New-Caledonia has been working for us here at North Sailing. Rémy arrived in beginning of June. He was hitchhiking around Iceland and wanted to earn a some money to continue his journey. But he liked it so much here that he decided to spend the rest of his time in Iceland…
DetailsTwo days ago passengers on board schooner Haukur and Bjössi Sör witnessed a very active Humpback whale jumping for about 3 hours without stopping. We have seen some jumps this summer but nothing like that. When they jump the usually just do it few times but this one reminded us of the Humpback that jumped…
DetailsMærudagar (e. Sweet Days), annual town festival, finished on Sunday. The festival was very successful, locals and guests enjoyed all sorts of happenings and gatherings in Húsavík. The weather was, and still is, amazing and made the festival even more memorable. People enjoying the weather in front of Café Skuld Two dances with local bands…
DetailsAbout a 100 passengers on North Sailing boats witnessed a group of Killer whales killing a Minke whale today. Something very few people have witnessed before was encountered by two of North Sailing boats. It was an emotional moment when people could see the wild nature at its wildest when the minke whale was being slaughtered.…
DetailsFor the last few days there has been a lot of whales inside Skjálfandi Bay. We have spotted Dolphins, Minkes, a lot of Humpbacks and Blue whales. The weather has also been good and the weather forecast for the week is great. Passengers taking pictures of a Humpback whale. Annual Húsavík…
DetailsSkjálfandi Bay is full of whales at the moment. This morning we sailed across the Bay and saw four Humpback whales and six Minke whales close to the mountains of Kinn. One of the Humpback whales between two of North Sailings boats, Bjössi Sör and Knörrinn One of the Humpback whales…
DetailsThe 40 meter long Schooner Activ just after arrival in Húsavík this morning. The 20 meter long Schooner Haukur is very small in comparison. This morning a majestic 3 mast schooner sailed into Húsavík harbour. Danish built in 1951, Schooner Activ is owned by the Baltic Schooner Company and registered in London. Captain Jonas Bergsoe and…
DetailsThis morning we spotted three Blue whales in Skjálfandi Bay. We haven't seen the Blue whales now for more than a week so we were really glad to see those giants again. Passenger on board schooner Haukur looking at one of Blue whales The Blue whales were very calm so it was easy…
DetailsToday, after a lot of fog, rain and cold northerly wind for the last few days, the sun started to shine again here in Húsavík. This morgning we took both Náttfari and Bjöss Sör out for whale whatching with 115 passengers. One of the Humpback whales close to our boat Náttfari …
DetailsFrom today, 1st of July and until 11th of July there will be six departures each day. You can see the timetable by clicking here. The weather here in Húsavík has been rather bad for the last few days, rainy and strong wind. So today we could only go out twice. In those…
DetailsIn 2006, Húsavík whale watchers saw a surge in the number of humpback whales. Two years later, even larger whales are visiting Skjálfandi Bay in record numbers. One of the Humpback whales in Skjálfandi bay. Why are so many oversized tourists visiting Húsavík? Alas, they are only here for the food……
DetailsSometimes we don´t have to go far away from the harbour to find the whales. Last night when we were coming back to the harbour from the evening tour we found a Humpback whale almost inside the harbour. This was a fantastic end of a successful tour because erlier we spotted Blue whales, another Humpback…
DetailsThe NS-2 season started June 20th and will go on until 15th of August. The first tours have been excellent, plenty of whales, thousands of puffins and a good northerly wind that allows us to turn off the engine and put up sails to get us back home. Blue whale blowing close to…
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