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Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

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 1 photos)

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

Hasvik

Sails up, from Hasvik to Kårhamn.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Leaving Kårhamn, and learning to navigate by chart and compass.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Seiland National Park.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Fire, sausages, stories and Polish vodka.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Exploring the islands of Seiland and Stjernøya on foot.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Hammerfest, the most northerly point we reached on this trip (and the northernmost town in the world). A local we met whilst at Kårhamn described it as "so fooocking beautiful". With its enormous gas processing plant at Melkøya, and in comparison to pretty much everything else in the area, we weren't completely inclined to agree. However, it's no doubt an impressive location with quite some history.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

The tiny village of Hamnnes dwarfed by the imposing Lyngen Alps.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

From Hamnnes we took a short sail south to the island of Årøya (nicknamed Aurora Island). Uninhabited, but with a small pontoon and shack, previously used by the military as evidenced by the dilapidated fortifications and tunnels.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

"Aurora Island" certainly didn't disappoint...

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Glacial meltwater runs down from the Lyngen Alps.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

One last night in Hamnnes, before heading back in towards Tromsø.

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Sailing Arctic Norway - Part 2

Where?

Missed part 1?

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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