by First Class Sailing | Jun 18, 2019 | Norway, Norway Challenger, Sailing Trips
Our 2 week Norway adventure for 2019 has begun. Skipper Jim and Mate Tony are guiding the crew aboard Challenger 4, on their way to Stavanger, Norway. Once there they’ll cruise the fjords for a few days before heading homeward again. They’ll have to sail...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 17, 2019 | Norway, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Tales, Sailing Trips, Santosa
You have three Nordic sailing days rolled into one blog here, although with the sun shining brightly at midnight it is very much one very long day for the guest cre won the luxury yacht Santosa. Day 6 Fiskevaeret Skipnes Stayed put today. Walked a 4 hour round trip to...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 14, 2019 | Norway, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Trips, Santosa, Solent
The Santosa Nordic sailing experience came into its own this week with the Guest Crew sighting a whale and reports of some excellent sailing against a beautiful backdrop with Mother Nature playing her part every minute of the day. Day 5 Andoya to Fiskevaeret...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 14, 2019 | Norway, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Tales, Sailing Trips, Santosa
Even experienced sailors can be blown away by the majesty of a whale, and with the added bonus of hearing the sounds it makes piped through the yacht, this sighting was one that will stay with the crew the rest of their lives. Day 4 – What A Day. The...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 11, 2019 | Norway, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Trips, Santosa
Being so far north it is almost permanent daylight for the Guest Crew of Santosa as they sail from on day 2 from Nordskot to Trollfjord. As you will read in this blog there is a wide variety of small but very interesting events happening each day… 11th...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 5, 2019 | Norway, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Tales, Sailing Trips, Santosa
It wasn’t long ago that the luxury yacht Santosa left Southampton to give couples amazing holiday adventures on her voyage across the North Sea to Norway and the beautiful arctic scenery of fjords, mountains and refreshing climate. Here the ship’s...