Last year was an eventful one for North Sailing and one of the best from the beginning with regards to whale sightings. The weather was favorable making it easier for the crew to spot whales. The big whales, such as the humpback and the mighty blue whale, were frequent visitors in Skjálfandi bay. Total sightings…
DetailsAt the same time the North Sailing team wishes everyone a happy new year we want to thank you all for last year´s cooperation, especially those who came and visited us in Húsavík last summer. Last year was a very successful one for North Sailing and ahead is an exciting year, full of opportunities. We…
DetailsOn schooner Haukur´s voyage around Iceland this fall a brief stop was made in Ólafsvík on the Snæfellsnes peninsular. Haukur moored along the side of a spectacular oak boat, Sveinbjörn Jakobsson. The crews got to know each other quite well and it turned out that North-Sailing then later purchased the ship. Due to bad weather…
DetailsIn light of Iceland’s minister of fisheries decision to resume commercial whaling, North-Sailing would like to put forward its own point of view: • North-Sailing has since 1995 carried around 220.000 passengers, thereof 90% international tourists, on its whale watching trips in Skjálfandi bay. • North-Sailing does not agree with Icelandic authorities that it is…
DetailsLast Monday morning, schooner Haukur sailed gracefully under full sails into Husavik harbour after having circumnavigated Iceland for the first time. The trip took altogether 24 days but that includes shorter and longer stops such as a week in Siglufjörður and 8 days in Reykjavík. The schooner stopped in 6 harbours around the island and…
DetailsToday, schooner Haukur was sailing just outside Breiðdalsvík in the East Fjords on her way to Húsavík. We expect Haukur to dock in Húsavík around noon tomorrow (mon Oct. 2nd) and thereby closing the voyage around Iceland. Haukur left Húsavík harbour on september 8th and has stopped in several ports around Iceland including Siglufjörður, Íslafjörður,…
DetailsAfter an adventurous sailing from Húsavík to Reykjavík, the schooner Haukur has arrived in Reykajvík harbour. Today, September 22nd and tomorrow, September 23rd, the schooner will be open for the public between 10am and 5pm. Guests are welcomed onboard to check out Iceland´s only gaff rigged schooner. Haukur is docked by Ægisgarður (close to the…
DetailsAs the summer is now about to end, preperation for season 2007, North Sailing´s 13th season has long since started. A big part of this preperation has been attending the Vestnorden Travelmart which was now held in Reykjavík. North Sailing has been participating since 1995 and has been sending representatives to Greenland, Farao Islands, Denmark,…
DetailsToday we got the great news from captain Hrólfur that a Northern bottlenosed whales, had been seen together with 6 pilot whales and 3 minke whales. The minkes are an everyday sight so to speak but both the pilot whales and the bottlenosed whales are very rare. When summed up the sightings this summer make…
DetailsThis Friday, Sept. 8th, Haukur will depart to Reykjavík where she will be on display in connection with the Travel Exhibition Vestnorden. Right now, we are working on preparing the boat, make some adjustments and check out the rigging. From Reykjavík the course will be taken to the Faroe Islands. We will post some more…
DetailsThe wildlife in the bay has been amazing all summer and now there are almost 4 months since the humpbacks came in to the bay making this 12th whale watching summer by North Sailing the best humpback season ever. Sometimes the humpback whales breach or jump out of the water but never before have we…
DetailsThe adventure in “Whale paradise” continues and for the last days humpback whales as well as minke whales have been in the spotlight. It seems like the most giving feeding grounds are inside the bay very close to land for the last days and the humpbacks and minkies have been feeding on incredibly shallow waters.…
DetailsLast week North Sailing invited it´s staff and the staff from The Whale Museum to a BBQ. After sailing on the schooner Haukur across the Skjálfandi Bay, anchors were dropped outside of Naustavík, under the beautiful Mountains of Kinn. The pictures below are taken on the trip by one of North-Sailing’s captains, Einar Ófeigur Magnússon.…
DetailsWhen the whales start playing around it´s often difficult to see who´s watching whom. This was the case when Himmi, North Sailing guide, had his camera and shot these amazing pictures! After few cloudy days, the sun has come out again and shines on all our guests out on Skjálfandi bay were the wildlife is…
DetailsIt has been very busy for North Sailing people lately as the company is very involved in organizing the Húsavík festival this year so therefore the website has not been updated as it should have. The whales are not forgotten however and humpbacks, minke whales and dolphins have been pleasing up to 550 passengers pr…
DetailsDuring the last few days the humpbacks have been the superstars on North Sailing tours, demanding all the attention from the passengers and crew. The humpbacks have breached unusually often and even splashed passengers by slamming their flippers on the surface of the sea. A humpback can grow up to 16 meters in length and…
DetailsIn the last few days the humpback whales have been playing the leading roles on our tours although blue whales, minke whales, dolphins and porpoises have also been spotted. br> Some of the humpbacks have been swimming around the boats just taking a look at the enthralled passengers. The following pictures were taken in the…
DetailsToday our boats have been sailing on the bay in good weather and our excellent crews managed to spot 4 species of whales in nearly all departures: white beaked dolphins, minke whales, humpback whales and blue whales! The weather forecast for the next days is promesing and we encourage you, dear reader, to take the…
DetailsSkjálfandi Bay has been exceptionally lively this summer, full of whales and smiling passengers on board North Sailing boats. Many of the passengers decide to go on more than one tour and last Tuesday a couple went on four of North Sailing tours all on the same day! They said that seeing the blue whale…
DetailsAll 4 North Sailing boats are out this morning and so far they have spotted at least one Blue Whale and some Minke Whales as well. The Blue Whale can get up to 20-30 meters long and weigh up to 110-190 tons and although the dinosaurs were super sized, they don´t stand the comparison to…
DetailsThe last days have been amazing on Skjálfandi Bay. Blue Whales have been spottet in almost every trip and the Humpbacks haven´t left since in the beginning of the season. This morning North Sailing´s crew on m/b Knörrinn spottet around 70 to 100 White Beaked Dolphins who put on a great show, jumping out of…
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