Gunnar dark GGR horse
Explore Norths podcast
Gunnar Christensen might not have the fastest boat in the Golden Globe Race 2026 fleet, but he has the skill set and mentality to keep it all together in this 7-8 month-long solo race around the world. We talked to the experienced sailor just before the start on September 6th. Here you can listen to the first podcast with Gunnar: . You can follow the and . We have just released our Arctic Sailing Program, and it starts in mid-October with above 70 degrees North. Come join us for an experience you will never forget. I have just released the book . Kindle or print. Your decision....
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Betzy seiler og overvintrer i nord
Explore Norths podcast
En kort seiltur på fjorden for noen år siden var alt som skulle til. I vårest kastet Betzy Hansen loss fra Vollen og satt kursen mot Lofoten. Store deler av turen har hun gjort solo, men hun har også tatt med venner og familie langs vår storslagne kyst. Nå er hun i Lofoten og der har hun tenkt å bli over vinteren. Vi tok en prat med den seil- og turglade Betzy. Hvis du har lyst til å ligge mer på svai denne sommeren, så har jeg akkurat lansert boken Kunsten å ligge på svai. Du finner den på Her får du praktiske tips til hvordan du skal ankre opp slik at du sover godt om natten....
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Mara has started solo-world adventure
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Sunday Septembre 6th the starting gun went of in Les Sables d'Olonne and thereby sending 16 solosailors out on a 7-9 months round the world adventure without stops. We sat down with the only female sailor in the fleet Helga Marie Løvenskiold Kveseth, also known as Mara, the day before start. Here is her tale on the adventures that lies ahead of her on the . You can follow her and the other skippers live on . We have just released our Arctic Sailing Program, and it starts in mid-October with above 70 degrees North. Come join us for an experience you will never forget. Keen on sailing...
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Ella ready for Northern Sea Route
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Ella Hibbert (29), aka Ella in the Arctic, finished a record-breaking North West Passage solo last year. Now she is back at her boat to finish what she started: A circumnavigation of the Arctic, and she will be heading for the Northern Sea Route at the beginning of August. Ella's Arctic expedition is officially endorsed by the and she is also part of You can, and you should follow her and support her. Check out We have just released our Arctic Sailing Program, and it starts in mid-October with above 70 degrees North. Come join us for an experience you will never forget. Keen on...
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Thindra tilbake etter tre års bryllupsseilas
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Johanna Brämersson og Sigurd Tengs la ut på en tre år lang bryllupsseilas med Thindra, en Ansö 42, i 2023. 1170 Instagram-poster og like mange dager senere har de kommet tilbake til Oslo. Turen jorden rundt har satt spor og en appetitt på mer eventyr. Men akkurat nå er det hverdagseventyret som venter på de to. Thindra er lagt ut for salg, så hvis det er noen som er på jakt etter en reiseklar båt som er god for både kulden i Nordvestpassasjen og heten i idylliske atoller i Fransk Polynesia, er det bare å sjekke ut . Du kan også lytte til tidligere podcaster med de: og ....
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Erik sails Svalbard
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The Norwegian solo sailor Erik Aanderaa is a man who lives out his sailing dreams. This summer he has sailed to the Arctic dream landscape Svalbard. We talked to him as he was getting ready to ride out a gale in Kinnvika, all the way north on Nordaustlandet. You can, and should, follow Erik Aanderaa on his channel, and his Insta-account . Do you dream of sailing to Svalbard? Start your preparations with my book - and you can also buy it on . We have just released our Arctic Sailing Program, and it starts in mid-October with above 70 degrees North. Come join us for an experience...
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Sisi at Sea sails North
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Dane Sidse Birk Johannsen, better known as Sisi at Sea, has sailed from Denmark to Lofoten in her C&C 37 this summer. In this podcast she shares her experience, her best anchorages, the rough weather in Sognefjorden, and the glory of sailing among the rocks and skerries on Helgelandskysten, and being part of the Træna Music Festival. Now she is planning to leave her boat in the Arctic and maybe do some winter sailing. You can follow her on . The bilge filter we are talking about is the , which every sailor should have to make sure to clean the bilgewater before it gets pumped...
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Harry sails solo round the North Pole
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Harry Anderson has sailed and flown solo to all seven continents. This summer, he is taking his S/V Phywave, an Allures 40.9 lifting keel aluminum boat, through the Northern Sea Route and the Northwest Passage in one exhausting solo passage. First stop is Vardø, Norway, to bunker up and hopefully fix the heating system. You can read more about his adventures on . We have just released our Arctic Sailing Program, and it starts in mid October with above 70 degrees North. Come join us for an experience you will never forget. Keen on sailing the Norwegian coast? You should be....
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Drømmen om Patagonia
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Erik Lindholm og Maren Sævold kastet loss fra Oslo i mai. Nå har de kurs mot Cape Horn og det eventyrlige seilområdet Patagonia. Det er drømmen om vill natur, utfordringen med å klare seg selv og ikke se andre mennesker på ukevis som trekker de to erfarne seilerne. Båten er en rød 49 fots stålseiler fra 1983 som har vært i området tidligere. Nå er det nye eventyr som lokker både mannskap og båt. Du kan lese mer om dem på hjemmesiden og følge dem på deres. Du kan også høre om Patagonia fra et par som har seilt der i en av våre andre podcaster: . Hvis du har lyst til...
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Tone satt seil nordover
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Tone Jørgensen fant ut han ville flytte hjem til Sandsøya utenfor Harstad - og hva var vel ikke mer naturlig enn å seile Arctic Vibe, hennes Maxi Fenix 28, hele veien fra Tønsberg og hjem til nord. 18. mai kastet hun loss. 22. juni kom hun tilbake til Tønsberg uten Arctic Vibe. Båten ligger igjen i Måløv med alvorlige motorproblemer, men Tone er ikke i tvil: Drømmen skal ikke dø i den lille byen før Stadt. Hun skal tilbake i august for å fortsette seilturen nordover. Et nytt liv venter i den andre enden. Et annet liv tett på naturen og med enda mer seiling i vente. Hvis du har...
info_outlineSunday Septembre 6th the starting gun went of in Les Sables d'Olonne and thereby sending 16 solosailors out on a 7-9 months round the world adventure without stops. We sat down with the only female sailor in the fleet Helga Marie Løvenskiold Kveseth, also known as Mara, the day before start. Here is her tale on the adventures that lies ahead of her on the Golden Globe Race 2026.
You can follow her and the other skippers live on GGR 2026 YouTube channel.
We have just released our Arctic Sailing Program, and it starts in mid-October with sailing with Whales and Northern Lights above 70 degrees North. Come join us for an experience you will never forget.
Keen on sailing the Norwegian coast? You should be. Read Sail the Norwegian Coast: How and Why you should sail the most beautiful coast in the world – Kindle edition.
If you need information about sailing in the high latitudes check out the book I wrote with Bob Shepton: High Latitude Sailing – Self-sufficient sailing techniques for cold waters and winter seasons.