{"id":4593,"date":"2019-08-16T07:25:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T07:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/?p=4593"},"modified":"2019-08-16T07:25:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T07:25:42","slug":"santosas-arctic-circle-swim-club-dips-beside-a-glacier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/santosas-arctic-circle-swim-club-dips-beside-a-glacier\/","title":{"rendered":"Santosa&#8217;s Arctic Circle Swim Club Dips Beside A Glacier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-post-image\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/santosa-norway-swim-club-01.png\" alt=\"Santosa's Arctic Circle Swim Club Beside A Glacier\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The latest blog from our luxury yacht <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/norway-sailing-adventures-on-a-55ft-luxury-yacht\">Santosa<\/a> brings you fresh air, a great lifestyle and that curiosity as to what it feels like to have a dip in arctic waters&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Day 2: on Santosa in Norway.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-post-image\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/santosa-norway-swim-club-04.jpeg\" alt=\"Santosa's Arctic Circle Swim Club Beside A Glacier\" \/><\/div>\n<p>So today we were on the water for about 8.5 hours. Sadly, little sailing as the wind speed and direction were against us, although we did have the mizzen sail up for a while.<\/p>\n<p>We covered 58 NM and arrived at Svartisen, Litlvika.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-post-image\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/santosa-norway-swim-club-02.png\" alt=\"Santosa's Arctic Circle Swim Club Beside A Glacier\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is the second largest glacier in Norway, and lowest glacier on mainland Europe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-post-image\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/santosa-norway-swim-club-05.jpeg\" alt=\"Santosa's Arctic Circle Swim Club Beside A Glacier\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Four of us ticked of two bucket list items: swam in the Arctic Circle in a Glacial lake, overlooking the glacier. What an experience!!! Fabulous scenery on route, no whales sighted yet!!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-post-image\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/santosa-norway-swim-club-03.png\" alt=\"Santosa's Arctic Circle Swim Club Beside A Glacier\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Helene got cold at times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Join Santosa For A Luxury Adventure<\/h2>\n<p>It could be a holiday of a lifetime sailing with Santosa. It is perfect for couples who want to sail but also enjoy creature comforts in an adventurous location. You sail as Guest Crew and have a double cabin with ensuite. Full details are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/norway-sailing-adventures-on-a-55ft-luxury-yacht\">here<\/a>, visit this page for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/explore-the-magnificent-lofoten-islands\">Lofoten Islands<\/a> holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The latest blog from our luxury yacht Santosa brings you fresh air, a great lifestyle and that curiosity as to what it feels like to have a dip in arctic waters&#8230; Day 2: on Santosa in Norway. So today we were on the water for about 8.5 hours. 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