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The Norwegian Fjords beckon As the eclectic crew of Challenger 1 get closer and closer to the Norwegian Fjords the spinnaker gets some quality time out of it’s bag and the cooking improves. Day 3: Position 200nm SSW Stavanger 13.30 1st June – 11.00 2nd June “Great adventure yesterday afternoon when we hoisted the spinnaker,… Read more
Day 2 – Sailing up the North Sea to Norway
Fog and phosphorescence in the North Sea enroute to Norway Here is the latest blog from Challenger 1 as she starts sailing up the North Sea to Norway. The crew experience fog, phosphorescence, dolphins and downwind spinnaker sailing. “Unfortunately the fog stayed with us for most of the day, resulting in a small yacht appearing… Read more
Sailing to Norway – Day 1. Hoping for wind!
Norway Sailing Adventure Cruise Begins The crew assembled yesterday for the first of three Norway Adventure Sailing Cruises. Sailing on a 72ft Challenger yacht, extremely suitable to this kind of a voyage, the boat cast off from Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth yesterday. It should take them 5 or 6 days to sail up the North… Read more
Celebrating 70th Anniversary of Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki Expedition
When it comes to epic sailing adventures our thoughts always turn to the Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl, especially as 2017 marks the 70th anniversary of his Kon-Tiki expedition. On 28th April 1947, Thor and his crew of five left the coast of Peru on a simple raft made of balsa. Their destination was ‘the other… Read more
The delights of Norway
First Port of Call in Norway – Stavanger We docked in Stavanger on Thursday, spotting our berth beside the gleaming metal hull of the Petroleum Museum. I’d like to say that we docked in the dawn light, but this time of year the sun rises before 4am (!) so we were a few hours behind… Read more
Sailing to the Norwegian Fjords
We had flat seas, rough seas, arctic mint coloured seas, whales in the sea, dolphins in the sea, lots of oil and gas rigs, wind farms, fulmars, auks, fishing boats, tankers, shallow seas and extremely deep fjords. And a German submarine that we saw coming in from the sea the day we left – perhaps… Read more
