Adventure Sailing to Iceland
including Whalewatching in Husavik Bay northern Iceland and a cruise to Grimsey on the Arctic Circle over the summer solstice on June 21st.
- Monday 1st June - Wednesday 10th June [10 days]
Oban - Stornaway,Lewis - Faroe Islands-Seydisfjordur, East Coast Iceland.
Milebuilding cruise of approximately 600 miles with the opportunity to stopover on the Isle of Lewis, visit the Faroe islands, and still have time to experience some of the stunning fjord scenary on the east coast of Iceland before making your own way home.
Crew experience required: Must be competent at watchkeeping (In Steve's eyes!!) - Thursday 11th - Tuesday 16th June [6 days]
Cruise up the East Coast of Iceland from Seydisfjordur to Akureyri visiting small settlements and fishing harbours on the way. A good opportunity for sea life exploration.
Crew experience required: none - Wednesday 17th - Wednesday 24th June [8 days]
Fjord Cruising North/East Coast Iceland: Akureyri to Seydisfjordur.
Join Chewsy and go whalewatching in Husavik Bay, visit the stunning fjords and small villages of the northern coast of Iceland. Cruise to Grimsey on the Arctic Circle for the Summer Solstice on June 21st.
Grimsey Island is just 40 kilometers off Iceland's northern coast.
Remote and beautiful, this island is steeped in folklore and legend.
We are offering a rare opportunity to visit this close-knit and hospitable community of about a hundred people, who live in harmony with their environment on the northern edge of the inhabitable world.
Straddling the Arctic Circle, Grimsey is perfectly located to experience the magic of the midnight sun. Keep a good look out. Polar Bears have been known to pass by on drift ice from Greenland!
Crew experience required: none - Thursday 25th - Saturday 4th July [10 days]
Seydisfjordur - Faroe Islands - Troon. Itinerary to be finalised
Melbuilding cruise of approximately 600 miles.
Leaving this wondrous place we sail towards the Faroe Isles for an overnight stop, before continuing our journey south to Troon in the Firth of Clyde.
Crew experience required: Must be competent at watchkeeping (In Steve's eyes!!)
ICELAND - More regional information
Egilsstaðir and the East Fjords
The east of Iceland has two distinct zones: the scenic, fjord -indented coastline with its fishing villages and distinctive layer-cake mountains, and the farmlands of the interior characterised by rolling, reindeer-haunted highlands, muddy glacial rivers and the largest forest in Iceland.
The gateway to the region by air is Egilsstadir, a small town located at the end of the milky expanse of Lögurinn lake.
Iceland Links for further destination information
http://www.gonomad.com/destinations/0403/iceland.html
http://www.east.is/
http://www.east.is/EastIceland/Destinations/
http://mbl.is/mm/frettir/english/ - news website