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Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

The northern tip of Norway by sailboat

By Greg Annandale

October 4^th, 2020

With this September's plans for a two week sail from Longyearbyen in Svalbard torpedoed, it felt like high time to revisit shots from a sailing trip from Tromsø around the northern tip of Norway back from September 2018.

(See part 2 photos)

The shots from the same trip on medium format film can be viewed in this story.

Tromsø

Lake-like waters near Tromsø, where we picked up our Delphia 47 ft yacht "Arctic Light".

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Along with settling in to our new home for the next two weeks, we were treated to a little spin out on two of the yacht owner's new RIBs

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sails up for the first day's hop over to Akkarvik.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

An early morning fog bow over the village of Akkarvik,

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

After a beautiful morning in Akkarvik, we continued on to Jøkelfjord.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Jøkelfjord's hanging glacier, or what remains of it...

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

The local reindeer herd is checked on, whilst we have breakfast.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

A short stop in Hasvik; with a beautifully clear sky we were treated to a stunning display of Aurora

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 1

Where?

On to part 2...

Footnotes

All photos copyright Greg Annandale. Shot on Fuji X-T2, X-T1 & iPhone 8.

FootNotes

All photos copyright Greg Annandale. Shot on Fuji X-T2, X-T1 & iPhone 8.

© 2026 Greg Annandale

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