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the World ARC ADVENTURE This round-the-world journey takes 15 months and covers 26,000 nautical miles. A small fleet of around 40 boats provides a more intimate community atmosphere allowing participants to really meet and socialise with all of the other crews, along with providing the right amount of reassurance knowing that support is close at hand during the circumnavigation. The …

Nordlight X provides insights, experiences and travels in high latitudes. All our journeys are tailor made. Sailing the Lofoten Archipelago, for sailors who sailed almost everywhere without knowing they just missed the best sea. Sail and ski in the Lyngen Alps and outer Islands, ski-sailing expeditions for all levels of expertise who dream of virgin powder Digital detox in the …

We offer digital detox tours on a small and amazingly beautiful sland in the Vestfjorden, in Northern Norway. The island has no shops and no bars. Guests will choose their accommodation between private houses (classic Norwegian houses built in the 18th century), or sailboat / motoryacht. We accept a maximum of 4 persons. The inhabitants of the island require maximum …

This article is a first of a series of ‘Blues’, images and stories where we try to convey not only the colour of the sea but also the ‘mood’ of a place, in this case of the Lofoten archipelago in northern Norway. The sea is like a white noise, the texture of a sheet of paper where nature draws its …

Voyages Magazine number I will take you to the islands of Norway

Nothing beats skialpinism and its fascinating mixture of Romanticism and adrenaline, the skialper says. And how right he is, the mountains and the world all to himself, for he can wander freely where mere mortals would not dare, condemned to squeeze in sad mountain resorts and overcrowded slopes. Yes, when summer arrives, one can charter a boat in Croatia, just …

Our planet is warming up and the sea feels it. We should imagine ourselves in the same position of a crew crossing an ocean with limited resources. This is a humble article of advice for those who would consciously like to help, coming from the experience of months in the middle of the sea with nothing else to depend on …

This article is a very succint decalogue of what a sailor must expect from, and therefore prepare to, a cruise in high latituides, meaning roughly North – or South – of the 50th parallel. General meteorology. Besides being often extreme, the main characteristic of the weather in high latitudes is its extreme volubility. Conditions are governed by the passing of …

Overview: the waters between Sardinia and Corsica are the most famous of the Med. Challenging winds, sheltered archipelagos, crystal waters and fashionable harbours. The top places to visit: Porto Cervo, La Maddalena archipelago, Budelli, Cavallo and Lavezzi, Bonifacio, Tavolara Island and Caprera Our rating: Wind and Sea: testing. Kids friendly: medium Lifestyle: super-fashionable Gourmet: medium Mileage (approx) :80-100 Cruise length: …